REACH Air Medical Services Opens New Base in Southern California
REACH Air Medical Services, the City of Upland and the Upland Fire Department announce the opening of a
24/7 helicopter emergency air medical services base, located in southern California at Cable Airport in
Upland.
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March 1, 2010
REACH CEO, Jim Adams, Chosen among Most Influential Leaders
The North Bay Business Journal published their annual "Most Influential Leaders" story highlighting some
of the region's most highly respected and influential leaders. Jim Adams, CEO of REACH Air Medical Services,
is high on the list.
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February 8, 2010
REACH Air Medical Services Donates Stretcher to Pacific Communities Health District Foundation
REACH Air Medical Services will present Pacific Communities Health District Foundation with a new EMS stretcher.
REACH provides air ambulance services and is committed to supporting rural hospitals and the patients they serve.
"This is our way of giving back to the communities we serve, while helping support rural health care on the
Oregon Coast," said David Brown, Operations Base Manager for REACH in Corvallis, Oregon.
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December 22, 2009
REACH Air Medical Services Relocates Acampo Base to Stockton Airport
REACH Air Medical Services announces the relocation of its Acampo base
of operations from Lodi Airport to Stockton Airport. Emergency air transport services via helicopter began
from the new location on December 1, 2009.
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December 4, 2009
REACH Air Medical Services Opens New Base in Partnership with Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Texas
REACH Air Medical Services announces the launch of Methodist AirCare, an emergency air transport service that
provides life-saving 24/7 emergency helicopter service to residents
located throughout Bexar County, Texas and most of South Texas. The service is a partnership between REACH
and Methodist Healthcare, and will ensure the most effective use of resources and optimal patient care for
residents. The state-of-the-art EC-135 helicopter and staff will be housed at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital.
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November 3, 2009
REACH Air Medical Services Builds Strong Management Team
REACH announced the promotion of Sean Russell to Chief Customer Officer and the hiring of Mark D.
Myers as Director of Risk & Safety. "REACH continues to retain, promote and attract top-notch
talent," said Jim Adams, CEO of REACH Air Medical Services. "Sean Russell has been with REACH for
almost 19 years and has played a key role in our growth by demonstrating a strong commitment to
the communities we serve. Also joining the REACH team is Mark Myers, who brings nearly thirty years
of aviation, quality assurance and safety experience to our team and will be instrumental in developing
new, critically important safety systems."
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September 15, 2009
REACH Air Medical Services Opens Eleventh Base
REACH opened its newest base in Thermal, California and will immediately begin providing emergency and
critical care air transportation services to communities throughout Riverside County and surrounding areas.
The base will offer residents and visitors life-saving 24/7 emergency and hospital-to-hospital critical
care helicopter service.
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July 17, 2009
A Sick Baby Needs Help Fast, REACH 2 Air Ambulance Answers the Call
A four-day-old baby has had multiple seizures since she was born, and now she's more lethargic than normal.
Doctors are worried. She's already been in two hospitals, but doctors want a pediatric specialist to figure
out what's wrong. The tiny girl needs to go from Modesto to Children's Hospital of Oakland, a drive that could
take an ambulance at least two hours in Tracy and Bay Area traffic. So they call REACH Air Medical Services
dispatchers.
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Lodi News-Sentinel
July 18, 2009
Ambulance of the Sky
Oregon's Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District turns to REACH when a helicopter can get to a trauma
facility faster than a ground ambulance, increasing a patient's chance for a good outcome.
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Sweet Home Newspaper, Oregon
July 8, 2009
REACH Partners with California Highway Patrol to Improve Air Safety
REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) entered into a first of its kind
interagency memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve air safety during medical and emergency transports.
This agreement was reached following a situation when both CHP and REACH responded to an emergency situation and
the helicopters were in close proximity of each other and the pilots lacked the ability to communicate directly.
For more details...
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Read the Memorandum of Understanding.
June, 2009
HEMS Industry Risk Profile Position Statement
On Monday, April 20, 2009, the Flight Safety Foundation, an international research and advocacy organization
whose mission is to pursue the continuous improvement of global aviation safety and the prevention of accidents,
released an assessment of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) industry. The assessment, referred
to as an Industry Risk Profile (IRP), was developed and prepared by Aerosafe Risk Management, an Australian
aviation risk and safety company. As stated by the Flight Safety Foundation, the IRP “provides a roadmap
outlining proactive steps that the industry and regulators can follow in order to mitigate risks.”
REACH Air Medical Services welcomes and supports the intent and efforts of the Flight Safety Foundation and
Aerosafe Risk Management in bringing this matter to the forefront.
Among the many affiliations, activities and technologies used by REACH to enhance safety, REACH is a founding
member of the North American Aviation Safety Network (ASN). ASN, a subsidiary of Aerosafe Risk Management,
was established in March 2005 to support participants in the implementation of advisory standards for the best
in practice safety and risk management programs in the air medical profession. As an active member, REACH works
and collaborates with other like-minded air medical companies committed to creating and sustaining an
unparalleled safety and risk management culture.
The elimination of air medical accidents is an absolute that cannot be minimized, delayed, or actuarially
accepted. REACH's commitment to those we serve and those we employ is that we will take all necessary steps to
ensure their safety and well being. As a leader in the air medical profession, REACH understands and acknowledges
that air medical services are not without risks. However, and most importantly, we also know and understand that
with proper risk management and safety planning we can address and manage our risks in order to ensure the safety
of our employees and our patients.
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HEMS Industry Risk Profile (PDF)
April, 2009
For more informatoin, visit Flight Safety Foundation's website.
Urgent Care in the Air
Emergency responders, including REACH 7 flight nurses Kimberly Parker and Kimberly Krutz, train for flights at
Rood Center. They lifted off under brilliant skies from the Eric Rood Administrative Center aboard the REACH 7
helicopter on what was supposed to be a routine training session. Within seconds of the helicopter taking off,
the nurses were diverted to a motor vehicle accident call in Colusa.
Read full article... Emergency Responders Train for Flights (PDF)
April 17, 2009
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