PRESS RELEASE
Phillips 66 announced today that it has been named the official fuel provider for Memorial Hermann Life Flight, gifting up to $1.5 million worth of fuel in 2025 to the critical care air medical transport service.
(L-R) Tom Flanagan, Memorial Hermann Life Flight program director and internal consultant; Courtney Meadows, Social Impact manager of Phillips 66; Mark Lashier, Phillips 66 chairman and CEO; Anne Neeson, executive vice president and CEO of the Memorial Hermann Foundation; Michael (Mike) Roussos, senior vice president, president of academic hospitals and CEO of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center; Zhanna Golodryga, Phillips 66 executive vice president of Emerging Energy and Sustainability; Steve Trauber, Memorial Hermann Foundation Board Chair.
The donation to the Memorial Hermann Foundation will support the new Life Flight helicopter fleet, which is set to make its debut next year and is designed to expand services to a wider range of areas. The arrangement gives an opportunity for Phillips 66 to gift the same amount annually for the next five years.
“With this donation, we are putting our company’s mission of providing energy and improving lives into action,” said Zhanna Golodryga, executive vice president of Emerging Energy and Sustainability for Phillips 66 and Memorial Hermann Foundation board member. “Life Flight is a pillar of medical response, and we are thrilled to share our resources to support their life-saving work. Memorial Hermann is a leading health care provider, and as a leading integrated downstream energy provider, we are proud to collaborate with them for the greater good of our community.”
Phillips 66’s donation is equal to the amount of fuel the new Life Flight fleet will use each year. The fleet will include the first H160 helicopter in North America used for medical missions, which will expand Life Flight’s service radius from 150 miles to 250. The Phillips 66 name will also be displayed on one of the fleet’s helicopters and its shield will be on the John S. Dunn Helistop helipad at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
“We are extremely fortunate that Phillips 66 sees how fundamental Memorial Hermann Life Flight is to saving lives in the Greater Houston Area,” said Anne Neeson, executive vice president and CEO of the Memorial Hermann Foundation. “It takes a tremendous amount of resources to ensure Memorial Hermann Life Flight operates efficiently for our community, and this generous fuel gift from Phillips 66 will enable this great community asset valued so highly by Houstonians.”
Memorial Hermann Life Flight crews perform more than 4,000 missions each year, making the hospital’s helipad one of the busiest in the world. Life Flight employs their own crews to ensure safety and quality with a staff of 21 pilots, 24 flight nurses, 12 paramedics, 10 dispatchers and 10 mechanics.
“As technology and helicopters advance, Life Flight is consistently looking ahead to ensure we are operating at the absolute best of our abilities,” said Tom Flanagan, Life Flight’s program director and internal consultant. “Life Flight’s new fleet is proof of that mission, and this generous gift from Phillips 66 helps to ease the transition with an abundance of fuel.”
The service has flown more than 166,000 critical care situations since its inaugural flight in 1976.
About Phillips 66
Phillips 66 is a leading integrated downstream energy provider that manufactures, transports and markets products that drive the global economy. The company’s portfolio includes Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, Marketing and Specialties, and Renewable Fuels businesses. Headquartered in Houston, Phillips 66 has employees around the globe who are committed to safely and reliably providing energy and improving lives while pursuing a lower-carbon future.
About Memorial Hermann Life Flight
Charting a better future. A future that’s built upon the HEALTH of our community. This is the driving force for Memorial Hermann, redefining health care for the individuals and many diverse populations we serve. Our 6,600 affiliated physicians and more than 34,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 250 care delivery sites.
As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has an award-winning and nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, 17* hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater Houston area.
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is one of the nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers and serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. For 117 years, our focus has been the best interest of our community, contributing nearly $500 million annually through school-based health centers and other community benefit programs. Now and for generations to come, the health of our community will be at the center of what we do – charting a better future for all.