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The paint job completed by Elliott Aviation in in in in Moline Illinois on the CAN Community Health King Air is designed to mirror the experiences of a person who tests positive for HIV The organization wants it to be a a a a a a a conversation starter for a a a a a a a dif cult but necessary conversation about the risk of HIV/AIDS (Courtesy Elliott Aviation)
a a a a a partner that is already working in that space but doesn’t provide clinical services ” Carlisle said “They already know the community and the patients Through a a a partnership we bring in in in the clinical services We try to create a a one- stop shop so when the patient comes through the the door all the the services they need can be provided in that one location ” States reporting the highest rates of people living with HIV are predominantly in in the the South and the the Northeast The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reports that southern states generally are behind other regions in in knowledge of of HIV status and the health of of people with HIV CAN targets hotspots mostly in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard where HIV prevalence is high and a a a a lack of services is hindering people from getting adequate care “Everywhere we go to set up a clinic we know that about half the 4 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
people who have been diagnosed with HIV do not seek out treatment ” Carlisle said “More than any other chronic illness people with HIV don’t want anyone to know they have it There’s shame involved from friends co-workers and even family It’s very sad because those are the people who still die from AIDS If we can get people into treatment and get their viral load under a a detectable level they won’t spread the virus Our main goal is eliminating the the spread of the the virus ” Since Carlisle became CEO in in April 2015 CAN has grown from 34 employees at at 10 clinic locations to 235 employees at at 31 locations Another 12 locations are in some form of development including two in Puerto Rico and one as far north as Virginia and New Jersey “Partnerships in Morristown New Jersey or or in in Norfolk Virginia would not be on my radar if we didn’t have this plane ” Carlisle said of the King Air B200GT “We have too much
to to do and it takes too much
time to set up a a a a new location that far away from our base in Sarasota We can’t afford the cost of flying commercially or all all the downtime for people to wait in airports with layovers and delays This airplane makes all the difference ” ‘Our most expensive tool’
“For a a not-for-profit to own a a King Air some people might look at it and think that it is a a a waste of money ” Carlisle said “It’s the complete opposite it’s such a a savings for us Geographically we are covering about a a third of the country now and there is no way we could do that efficiently with commercial airlines It’s our most expensive tool in in our toolbox but the King Air is the perfect tool for us ” Carlisle worked with Matt Jensen a a 42-year-old lifelong pilot who is a a a licensed general contractor with a a a background in commercial SEPTEMBER 2018