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Just before a media announcement for STARS air ambulance began in Regina, the medical crew were called out to an emergency in Radville, Sask., proving the air ambulance is a valued part of the province’s medical care. Photograph By Larissa Kurz
The Airbus H145 is the newest upgrade to the STARS Saskatchewan fleet, seen here at the Regina base. Photograph By Larissa Kurz
STARS VIP Carrie Derin, who was one of the emergency calls STARS responded to in its first years of operation in Saskatchewan, gets a tour of the new air ambulance’s interior.
STARS air ambulance adds new helicopter to fleet
The STARS air ambulance has announced another helicopter that’s been added to their fleet. It’s the fifth of 10 medically equipped aircraft that will compose a new, upgraded fleet.
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The STARS air ambulance service has unveiled its second Saskatchewan helicopter(Matt Duguid/CBC)
The air ambulance service that flies over Saskatchewan has added a new helicopter to its fleet, with a nod to Rod Gantefoer, the former Saskatchewan politician who was key in establishing the service in the province.
STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service) Air Ambulance officially unveiled the new Airbus H145 helicopter in Regina on Tuesday, though it actually entered service in the province weeks ago and had actually been unveiled to the public a day earlier in Melfort, Gantefoer s hometown.
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It’s an emergency service this province can be proud of. It has already touched many lives and will undoubtedly touch many others, and in the weeks ahead the public will learn a lot more about the special work that STARS does.
Saskatchewan’s radio stations, including those of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, are gearing up to combine their efforts for the Critical Care on the Air radiothon in support of STARS.
The two-day on-air special will run April 21 and 22 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. to ‘Keep The Fight in Flight.’
The media event, presented by GMS Health and Travel Insurance, aims to raise $500,000. All funds will stay in Saskatchewan to keep STARS in the sky and operational. Among the items that will be funded are cardiac monitors. These critical devices are used on every patient flown by STARS.