Bariatric Surgery Helps Nurse Fulfill Lifelong Dream
November 19, 2019
Nurse Meghan Malecki had a lifelong dream of becoming a flight nurse. There was just one problem: Her weight.
For safety reasons related to the helicopters' ability to fly and pick up patients, most flight nurse programs place height and weight restrictions on crew members, requiring that flight nurses weigh no more than 250 pounds, including clothing and medical equipment. While not her primary motivation, at 280 pounds, Malecki was not able to take that dream step in her career.
