"It is with a heavy heart that I share with you this information. The U.S. Coast Guard has officially ended the search for Dr. Bill Kinsinger and his plane. Crews from Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Mexico searched for almost 80 hours, scouring more than 17,000 nautical square miles of the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately they were unable to find Dr. Kinsinger or his plane. Sadly, it is presumed that he did not survive the impact when the plane went down. This is not the outcome anyone wanted. The circumstances of this tragedy leave us feeling shocked and heartbroken. We wanted so badly to find Dr. Kinsinger alive, or at the very least – find conclusive evidence that he did not survive so his family and friends could have some sense of closure. Perhaps that will come, in time. The support shown to his wife, Kerri, his children and our Women's Center and anesthesiology teams has been overwhelming. We have received an outpouring of messages and prayers from countless members of the community, many former patients of Dr. Kinsinger. There is no doubt, he was a kind and compassionate man. One who devoted his life to caring for people and pets alike. He may have only walked this earth for a short 55 years, but he made a lasting impact on everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him."