CALSTAR

Marcus Isbill, a veteran pilot of nearly 30 years, has been named chief pilot for CALSTAR, Jim Arthur, director of flight operations, has announced. Isbill’s aviation career started in 1985 with the U.S. Army.

A large national coalition of EMS flight crews and fire and law enforcement aircraft operators will be keeping close tabs on a hearing set for April 23 pertaining to California Assembly Bill (AB) 867, sponsored by Mariko Yamada (D-4th District).

Sacramento based CALSTAR, the largest nonprofit air ambulance on the west coast, is the first air ambulance in the United States to introduce a new “clot stabilizing” treatment to its arsenal of medications.

Nonprofit Regional Air Medical Service to Unveil New Brand and Initiatives

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) will unveil its newly acquired Beechcraft B200 Super King Air at the California Capital Air Show, September 8-9. The show takes place at Mather Field in Sacramento.

American Eurocopter announced today that California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), with headquarters at McClellan, CA, has agreed to purchase up to eight EC135® helicopters. With this order, it will become an all-Eurocopter operator.

In an effort to upgrade its fixed wing transport capabilities, California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has purchased a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air.

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has named Cordelia Resident Scott Wallace, R.N., C.C.R.N., C.F.R.N., as its new Director of Medical Operations, CALSTAR COO Tad Henderson announced.

CALSTAR 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).

The Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation has donated $25,000 to the California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) base in Ukiah. It is the ninth year in a row that the foundation has made a substantial donation to the base, known as CALSTAR 4.