Phoenix Rising Bonus Cuts: Survival and Recovery

December 15, 2020

1 MIN READ

Tom Kerr

Director, Public Relations

As we wrap up our Inside Workers’ Comp series for the year, we thought we’d leave you with a positive podcast — a bonus extra from our inspirational case study video: “Phoenix Rising: Changing Course After Tragedy.” In this exclusive interview, former flight paramedic Derek Boehm goes into extensive detail about his daring rescue on a mountain cliff after a helicopter crash, the psychological challenges he faced in coping with the loss of his flight partners and the Genex case manager who guided him on his road to recovery.

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