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This weekend, we gather and celebrate the lives at WellSpan touched by ECMO 💙 When a patient’s heart or lungs are failing or too weak to work on their own, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment, offering the body the vital opportunity it needs to heal. This weekend, former ECMO patients at WellSpan York Hospital will gather in celebration of their recovery. | WellSpan Health

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥." Rick Armijo is grateful to be alive today thanks to our ECMO team’s unique partnership with Plano Fire-Rescue. It's one of a handful of programs nationwide where the hospital and paramedics work in coordination to start ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) in the field. Because of the technology and skil