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The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS') is dedicated to providing a safe, rapid, highly specialized emergency aeromedical transport system to critically ill and injured patients in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.
- STARS has been in operation in Calgary since 1985 and in Edmonton since 1991.
- STARS has a total of 11 air ambulance bases. They completed 1,115 missions in 2002.
- STARS flight crew includes a pilot, co-pilot, a nurse experienced in emergency/ICU care, an advanced life support paramedic and a referral emergency physician.
- The crew is on stand-by 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be in the air in less than 10 minutes. In 2002, they completed 1,115 missions.
- STARS has four helicopters - STAR-i in Calgary, STAR-3 in Edmonton . STAR-2 and STAR-4 are the back-up and support aircraft.
- The STARS Emergency Link Centre1" is an advanced 24 hour communications centre. When a call comes through a one-number system, communication specialists can link multiple callers to determine the most appropriate response including medical advice, medical referral or transport.
- Albertans are not billed by STARS for care and transport in the helicopter.
- STARS is a non-profit charitable organization. Funding needs are met through significant private donations received from the community and through a partnership with Alberta Health and Wellness.
Source: STARS
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