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Marcus Isbill, a veteran pilot of nearly 30 years, has been named chief pilot for CALSTAR, Jim Arthur, director of flight operations, has announced. Isbill’s aviation career started in 1985 with the U.S. Army.

In an effort to upgrade its fixed wing transport capabilities, California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has purchased a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air.

Elite Medical Transport to become the preferred provider of ambulance and air medical transportation services for Las Palmas Medical Center, an HCA facility located in El Paso, TX.

CALSTAR has suspended operations of its helicopter base located in Jackson (CALSTAR 10) and will consolidate its McClellan Park helicopter base operations (CALSTAR 11) with existing base operations in Vacaville (CALSTAR 8).

The Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation has donated $25,000 to the California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) base in Ukiah. It is the ninth year in a row that the foundation has made a substantial donation to the base, known as CALSTAR 4.

New air medical base will enhance the provision of critical care services and provide a rapid means of transporting patients throughout West Texas and Southern New Mexico.

CALSTAR will unveil its new GPS instrument approach and Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) on October 11 at Mee Memorial Hospital. The project will allow CALSTAR to serve more critically ill and injured patients in Monterey County.

CALSTAR's Vacaville base, known as CALSTAR 8, marks its 5th anniversary this month. Since the base opened in 2006, flight crews have transported approximately 1,400 critically ill and injured patients throughout Solano and surrounding counties.

Marcus Isbill, a veteran pilot of nearly 30 years, has been named chief pilot for CALSTAR, Jim Arthur, director of flight operations, has announced. Isbill’s aviation career started in 1985 with the U.S. Army.

A large national coalition of EMS flight crews and fire and law enforcement aircraft operators will be keeping close tabs on a hearing set for April 23 pertaining to California Assembly Bill (AB) 867, sponsored by Mariko Yamada (D-4th District).

Sacramento based CALSTAR, the largest nonprofit air ambulance on the west coast, is the first air ambulance in the United States to introduce a new “clot stabilizing” treatment to its arsenal of medications.

Nonprofit Regional Air Medical Service to Unveil New Brand and Initiatives

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) will unveil its newly acquired Beechcraft B200 Super King Air at the California Capital Air Show, September 8-9. The show takes place at Mather Field in Sacramento.

American Eurocopter announced today that California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), with headquarters at McClellan, CA, has agreed to purchase up to eight EC135® helicopters. With this order, it will become an all-Eurocopter operator.

In an effort to upgrade its fixed wing transport capabilities, California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has purchased a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air.

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has named Cordelia Resident Scott Wallace, R.N., C.C.R.N., C.F.R.N., as its new Director of Medical Operations, CALSTAR COO Tad Henderson announced.

Elite Medical Transport, a leading provider of air and ground ambulance services, announced today it has been awarded a new contract to provide air and ground ambulances services to East El Paso Physicians Medical Center located in El Paso, TX.

Elite Medical Transport to become the preferred provider of ambulance and air medical transportation services for Las Palmas Medical Center, an HCA facility located in El Paso, TX.

CALSTAR has suspended operations of its helicopter base located in Jackson (CALSTAR 10) and will consolidate its McClellan Park helicopter base operations (CALSTAR 11) with existing base operations in Vacaville (CALSTAR 8).

The Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation has donated $25,000 to the California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) base in Ukiah. It is the ninth year in a row that the foundation has made a substantial donation to the base, known as CALSTAR 4.

The El Paso Fire Department and Elite Medical Transport Highlight Ambulance Response Times and Contract Compliance.

New air medical base will enhance the provision of critical care services and provide a rapid means of transporting patients throughout West Texas and Southern New Mexico.

CALSTAR will unveil its new GPS instrument approach and Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) on October 11 at Mee Memorial Hospital. The project will allow CALSTAR to serve more critically ill and injured patients in Monterey County.

CALSTAR's Vacaville base, known as CALSTAR 8, marks its 5th anniversary this month. Since the base opened in 2006, flight crews have transported approximately 1,400 critically ill and injured patients throughout Solano and surrounding counties.

CALSTAR 6 in South Lake Tahoe began operations 10 years ago this month. Since then, the base has completed more than 3,000 transports of critically ill and injured patients throughout the Sierra Nevada region.

The BO105LS helicopter at the CALSTAR base in South Lake Tahoe has been installed with a $230,000 Super Lifter Kit, giving it enhanced aerodynamic performance, more speed, more efficiency and less vibration while in flight.

Native Air division of Omniflight Helicopters expands to its 15th helicopter base in Arizona, offering additional lifesaving transport in the state

RSQ911 Solutions announces today an agreement with Air Methods to provide their customer relationships management system to all 114 community based aircraft.

Functionality streamlines survey data from different sectors of the healthcare industry

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