Life Link III
Courtney Olek is an experienced medical professional currently serving as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at North Memorial Health, specializing in trauma, emergency, general surgery, and surgical critical care since February 2023. Additionally, Courtney has been a Critical Care Flight Nurse with Life Link III since March 2019 and an ECMO Specialist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center since March 2020, focusing on mobile ECMO services. Previous experience includes working as a COVID ICU RN at Bethesda COV, Fairview Hospital, and as a Critical Care Registered Nurse at both the Mayo Clinic and Fairview Health Services over a span of several years. Courtney holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Adult Gerontologic Acute Care Nurse Practice from Winona State University, complemented by education from the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences.
Life Link III
Life Link III is an air medical transport company that provides life-saving care to patients who are critically ill or injured. Life Link III operates ten helicopter bases that include Alexandria, Blaine, Brainerd, Duluth, Hibbing, Rush City and Willmar in Minnesota, and Marshfield, Rhinelander and Rice Lake in Wisconsin. The company plans to open its eleventh helicopter base in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in spring 2022. The company’s helicopter and airplane services provide on-scene emergency response and inter-facility transport for patients requiring critical care. Life Link III’s transportation services are accredited by CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transportation Systems), ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety are met. Life Link III is a not-for-profit consortium made up of the following member-owner organizations: Allina Health, CentraCare Health, Children’s Minnesota, Essentia Health, M Health Fairview, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners®, Hennepin Healthcare, Marshfield Clinic Health System, St. Luke’s, and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital/St. Joseph’s. Learn more at www.lifelinkiii.com.