Air Ambulance permanently over Manitoba

WINNIPEG – Manitoba has signed a deal to make the STARS air ambulance a permanent fixture in the province.

Health Minister Theresa Oswald also announced today that the province will build a helipad at Health Sciences Centre as part of a new, seven-storey, $39-million diagnostic imaging facility.

Oswald notes that STARS arrived in Manitoba this spring to ensure uninterrupted ambulance response during the flood as land ambulance service continues to be affected by this year’s unprecedented flooding.

Since arriving in Manitoba on April 1, STARS has responded to 60 calls and transferred 34 critically ill patients.

More than $10 million in equipment will be located in the new facility.

(The Canadian Press)