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Air Ambulances In Canada
Most air ambulance services in Canada are operated by third parties including NGO's and private contractors working on behalf of a provincial health authority. There are a mix of fixed wing and rotary wing/HEMS fleets used in Canada.The two largest providers are Ornge Air Ambulance in Ontario which operates 12 bases across the province and STARS Air Ambulance which operates 6 bases across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. List of air ambulances in Canada by province AlbertaAlberta Health Services (AHS EMS) * STARS - Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Sunwest Aeromedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS, formerly Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) is a Canadian non-profit helicopter air ambulance organization funded by individual donors, service groups, corporate donors and government contributions. STARS provides rapid and specialized emergency care and transportation for critically ill and injured patients. STARS operates from bases in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and formerly Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax. History STARS was formed in Calgary, Alberta to provide emergency medical care and transport to the critically ill and injured after founder D. Gregory Powell, Dr. Gregory Powell, who was working as an emergency room physician at the time, lost a patient: a young mother who died en route to the hospital because of the time it took to transport her by ground from her rural home. Powell had worked as a physician on Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units during the Vietnam Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Ambulance Service
The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) is an ambulance service that provides emergency medical response for the province of British Columbia, Canada. BCAS is one of the largest provider of emergency medical services in North America. The fleet consists of more than 500 ground ambulances operating from 183 stations across the province along with 80 support vehicles. Additionally, BCAS provides inter-facility patient transfer services in circumstances where a patient needs to be moved between health care facilities for treatment. BCAS also operates a medical evacuation program that utilizes both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. History Prior to 1974, ambulance services in British Columbia was provided by a mixture of volunteer ambulance brigades, fire departments, funeral homes, and private operators. As a result of recommendations made by the Foulkes Commission's report on health care, titled "Health Security for British Columbians" released in 1973, the Government of Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helijet
Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Its scheduled passenger helicopter airline services operates flights from heliports at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), downtown Vancouver, downtown Nanaimo and downtown Victoria. It also operates a charter division (Helijet Charters) serving the film, television, aerial tour, industrial and general charter markets, as well as helicopter and jet air ambulance services. Its head office and main hangar is Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Sightseeing harbour and city tours and scheduled services to Victoria and Nanaimo operate from the Vancouver Harbour Heliport located on the shores of Burrard Inlet, adjacent to Waterfront Station. The actual heliport is a floating structure located in the harbour waters. Helijet is also British Columbia's largest air medical service provider, operating rotary wing, fixed wing medevac aircraft including Learjet and Hawker. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit Helicopters
Summit Helicopters is a Canadian aviation company that provides charter services throughout remote areas of western and northern Canada as well as the United Kingdom and Indonesia. Summit Helicopters is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and is a sister company to Summit Air. Summit Helicopters operates 6 different types of helicopters, all equipped with "onboard satellite phone, portable phone, next generation satellite tracking, and Transport Canada approved medevac kit." Depending on the service, required optional equipment includes " wildlife antennae, camera mounts, utility baskets, and emergency and fixed floats". History The Det'on Cho Corporation and three Yellowknife residents, Rob Carroll, Kevin Lang and Geoff Furniss, founded Trinity Helicopters in 2009. They quickly grew to a fleet of 17 helicopters operating in all three northern Canadian territories. In January 2013, Ledcor Air Limited, a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies, purchased Trinity Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Thunderbird Air
Northern Thunderbird Air Inc or NT Air is a Canadian charter airline and medevac service based in Prince George, British Columbia. History NT Air was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of two of northern British Columbia's airlines: Northern Mountain Airlines and Thunderbird Airlines. Northern Mountain Airlines began operations at Fort St. James in 1959. By 1971, they were one of the larger airlines in British Columbia. With a mixed fleet of Cessnas, DHC-2 Beavers, Beech 18s, Grumman Goose, and helicopters; Northern Mountain served Northern Canada including Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories. By spinning off its airplane division to merge with Thunderbird in 1971, Northern Mountain was able to concentrate its efforts on helicopters only and did so through 2000. Thunderbird Airlines started in the early 1960s when it acquired the bush operations of Pacific Western Airlines in Prince George. From its base at Tabor Lake, Thunderbird operated Cessnas, Beavers and DHC Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambulance New Brunswick Air Ambulance Program - AirCare
An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to medical emergencies by emergency medical services (EMS). For this purpose, they are generally equipped with flashing warning lights and sirens. They can rapidly transport paramedics and other first responders to the scene, carry equipment for administering emergency care and transport patients to hospital or other definitive care. Most ambulances use a design based on vans or pickup trucks. Others take the form of motorcycles, buses, limousines, aircraft and boats. Generally, vehicles count as an ambulance if they can transport patients. However, it varies by jurisdiction as to whether a non-emergency patient transport vehicle (also called an ambulette) is counted as an ambulance. These vehicles are not usually (although there are e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LifeFlight (Nova Scotia)
LifeFlight is an air ambulance critical care transport service that operates in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. EHS LifeFlight is delivered under contract to the Government of Nova Scotia's Department of Health by Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC). EMC is a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services that, along with Medavie Blue Cross, is part of the Medavie group of companies. EMC provides medical staff however the operation of the helicopter is sub-contracted to Canadian Helicopters Limited. EHS LifeFlight is subsidized for Nova Scotian residents and no fees are charged to patients or sending hospitals or agencies in that province. Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick contract this service and may charge a fee to their residents. Fees are charged to non-Canadian residents. History Most medical air transportation in the Maritimes was historically provided by the Canadian Forces' No. 413 Sqn operating out of CFB Summerside (1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyservice Air Ambulance
The International Assistance Group (IAG) is a global alliance of independent assistance companies providing worldwide: medical assistance, travel assistance, roadside assistance, home assistance, employee assistance and legal assistance. Every year, IAG handles more than 10 million cases including nearly 50,000 repatriations on behalf of insurance companies, tour operators, corporations, governments and non-profit organisations. History Founded in 1992, IAG was originally created by five European companies seeking to help one another provide high-quality services. Considerable growth over the past 30 years means that IAG are now among the world’s largest alliances of independent assistance companies and accredited providers. International Assistance Group today As of July 2021 The International Assistance Group has over 140 partners, correspondents and Accredited Service Providers (ASPs) with an aggregated turnover of €1.5 billion, with 15,000 staff working through 150 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornge
Ornge (formerly Ontario Air Ambulance Corporation and Ontario Air Ambulance Service) is a Canadian not-for-profit corporation and registered charity that provides air ambulance and associated ground transportation services for the province of Ontario, under the direction of the province's Ministry of Health. The provision of ambulance services in Ontario is governed by the ''Ambulance Act'', which states that the Minister of Health "has the duty and the power" to make sure Ontario is serviced by a "balanced and integrated system of ambulance services and communication services used in dispatching ambulances." Its headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The name Ornge is not an acronym, but is based on the orange colour of the organization's aircraft and land ambulances. According to the organization, "The 'a' was removed from the name, partly to make people stop and take a second look, and also so that it could be trademarked." In 2012, Ornge and its associated com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brock Air Services
Brock Air Services was a Canadian charter and Medivac airline based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. History The airline was founded in 1978. Operations Brock Air Services operated on-demand air charter services at Kingston Airport and Brockville Municipal Airport. The airline provided air ambulance service under contract with Ornge (Ontario Air Ambulance). The airline also manages the Brockville airport. Fleet As of January 2006 the company operated: *1 Cessna 421 *1 Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company. See also * List of defunct airlines of Canada References < ...
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Angels Of Flight Canada
Angels of Flight Canada is a Canadian owned and operated air and ground ambulance service based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It transports patients to and from 104 different countries. History Angels of Flight Canada was established in 1988 by Gail Courneyea, a critical care registered nurse at the Peterborough Civic Hospital for 16 years. In 1986, Courneyea was asked to accompany a patient on an air ambulance. She felt very uncomfortable during the 20-minute flight as she was working in a foreign environment and had a fear of flying. Determined to overcome her fears, Courneyea received a certificate in aeromedical care and her private pilot's licence in the United States in 1987. She founded Angels of Flight Canada Inc. in 1988 since provincial health insurance does not cover travel outside a province, and no employment as a flight nurse existed in Canada at the time. Air medical transport Since its inception, Angels of Flight Canada has employed aeromedical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance (also called LIFEGUARD) is the air ambulance service for the province of Saskatchewan and for the Ministry of Health (Saskatchewan). History Celebrating 75 years of service in 2021, the air ambulance program was established in 1946 as the first non-military air medical transport program in the world; since October 2008, the Ministry of Health administers the program with operations handled by the Saskatoon Health Region. Lifeguard completes about 1,500 flights per year, both within and outside of Saskatchewan. Aircraft Fleet The program makes use of four Beechcraft Super King Air B200 aircraft based out of the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. The service also makes use of contracted service from providers such as Transwest Air. The Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service also coordinates with Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, that is being contracted to station helicopters at both the Saskatoon and Regina airports. The aircraft are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
