San Diego Healthcare Executive Turns Love Of Flying Into Community Service

As founder and CEO of Millennium Laboratories, Jim Slattery helps people in pain through the doctors and healthcare staff that serve people with chronic pain. Millennium Laboratories provides therapeutic drug monitoring, education and research to the pain management industry. Now, Jim is combining two of his passions - helping people in need and his love of flying - by becoming a pilot with Angel Flight West.

James Slattery's career reflects his commitment to helping others and to community service. He has been a police officer and held office in Massachusetts for eight years as the State Commissioner of Aeronautics. "My love of aviation and experience as a pilot for over 30 years drew me to Angel Flight West," said Slattery (below, right).

Angel Flight West is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to easing long-distance air transportation burdens during personal and community crisis. The organization links both volunteer private pilots and commercial airline partners with people in need whose non-emergency health care problems require that they travel to and from medical facilities throughout the 13 western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. The costs of all flights are donated and there is never a charge for an Angel Flight West mission.

"At Millennium Laboratories, we look for ways to serve our community with the same care and concern with which we serve our network of pain physicians," Slattery explained. "Angel Flight West is our official Millennium Laboratories charity. All employees are encouraged to join. So far, we have seven pilots and four Mission Assistants registered." Jim has joined the established Southern California AFW chapter with Southern California Wing Leader Vince Giampa. Flight hours and use of an airplane for Angel Flight missions are donated personally by Slattery.

"All the volunteers working with Angel Flight West give generously of their time and resources," added Slattery. "Helping someone seriously ill get to the far-off help they need is the best reason to fly. I am proud to have the opportunity to be a part of it."

FMI: www.angelflight.org