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Follow on Google News | CALSTAR Announces Changes in Base OperationsCALSTAR 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).
By: CALSTAR CALSTAR will continue to serve the communities in Amador and surrounding counties from its bases located in Auburn, Placer County (CALSTAR 3) and South Lake Tahoe (CALSTAR 6). “The consolidation of our bases announced today will not have a major impact on the communities CALSTAR serves, particularly those who are CALSTAR membership subscribers, as we remain just minutes away by helicopter,” Malmstrom cited a number of changes in the demand for air transports, notably the opening of three new trauma centers, which will shorten the transport time from accident scenes, as well as the overall drop in trauma transports. “Kaiser South Sacramento, NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, and Kaiser Vacaville all recently became designated trauma centers. In addition, San Joaquin General in Stockton announced its intention to seek trauma center designation by 2013,” said Malmstrom. All of CALSTAR’s specialty services such as transports between hospitals and other capabilities will be retained by the combined operation at Vacaville. Tad Henderson, CALSTAR’s vice president of operations, added that “the all-weather performance of CALSTAR 11’s helicopter as well as its capacity to carry an isolette and neo-natal transport teams from area hospitals will be important to our continued operations at our Vacaville base.” He went on to emphasize that these moves will have the positive effect of reducing response times for transporting critical patients to specialty centers and expediting delivery of the advanced care that patients and hospital customers rely on CALSTAR to provide. CALSTAR employees impacted by the changes are being offered positions at the other bases, as well as at the company’s McClellan Park headquarters. CALSTAR has a 27-year history of providing safe and accident-free transports for more than 45,000 patients. CALSTAR operates a fleet of 18 helicopters at bases in Ukiah, Vacaville, Concord, Gilroy, Salinas, Santa Maria, Auburn, South Lake Tahoe and two fixed wing aircraft at McClellan. CALSTAR employs more than 225 individuals. # # # CALSTAR is a nonprofit air medical program serving California and Northern Nevada. Our mission is "to save lives, reduce disability and speed recovery for victims of trauma and illness through rapid transport, quality medical care and education." End
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