Dr. Wedel, who died at the age of 60, spent more than a quarter century improving critical care transport by air or by land to teaching hospitals in Boston, according to The Boston Globe. Under her leadership, Boston MedFlight grew from a dozen staff members to more than 100.
In recent years, she also worked hard to increase awareness about ovarian cancer detection, even launching the XOXOut Ovarian Cancer Fund. Additionally, Dr. Wedel was a founder of the North East Air Alliance, which fosters coordinated efforts among air ambulance organizations in the Boston region.
Dr. Wedel “was always caring about everybody else,” her husband, Alasdair Conn, MD, who is chief emeritus of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General and who preceded Dr. Wedel as head of Boston MedFlight, said, according to The Boston Globe.
“Her mother was a nurse and it’s no accident that she went into the medical profession,” he added. “She always was a patient advocate. She always put the patient first, and she would roll over any obstacle to get the best care for her patients.”
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