Tue, May 28, 2019
Patient Flown From Columbus, OH To MDAnderson Hospital In Houston, TX
Corporate Angel Network (CAN) announced that it recently flew its 60,000th cancer patient to treatment. CAN transports cancer patients to clinical trials and specialized cancer centers in order to access the best available treatment for their specific diagnoses. CAN’s mission is to reduce the emotional stress, physical discomfort and financial burden of cancer patients undergoing treatment.
David J. of Columbus, Ohio, contacted Corporate Angel Network for assistance when he was referred to a specialist at MDAnderson Hospital in Houston, TX for his aggressive salivary gland cancer. David’s only hope of getting to his appointment was to make the grueling 17 hour drive until he learned about CAN.
After registering him on the phone, CAN volunteers searched for a flight that would take David to Houston. Volunteers look for empty seats on business jets to offer both adult and pediatric cancer patients, at no cost, to distant medical centers. American Electric Power (AEP), one of CAN’s 500 corporations, was scheduled to fly from Ohio to Texas a few days before David’s appointment and they offered him a seat. David’s flight was the 60,000th cancer patient flight that Corporate Angel Network has provided since its founding in 1981.
“We strive to do more than keep the lights on for our customers. We’re passionate about being involved in and supporting the communities where we live and work. We’re incredibly proud to be able to support the Corporate Angel Network and help give cancer patients access to the most advanced care possible, even if it is far away from home,” said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.
Corporate Angel Network is grateful to American Electric Power for providing this milestone flight.
(Source: Corporate Angel Network news release)
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