For the Nightingale helicopter ambulance team at Sentara, ‘exciting’ is not good — they want boring

For the Nightingale helicopter ambulance team at Sentara, ‘exciting’ is not good — they want boring

The Nightingale air ambulance team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital operates in extremes. Some days, it might not get any calls to airlift someone, keeping members mostly in their office, which is equipped with two beds, plush recliners, private bathroom, a kitchenette and a closet full of flight suits. Other times, though, are full speed ahead. Pilot Joe Sherman and the team get a call on a Tuesday afternoon from the Corolla Fire and Rescue …