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FACT SHEET

REACH Air Medical Services

Company Overview

Company Overview: REACH Air Medical Services (REACH), headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, supports operations in Concord, Lakeport, Lodi, Marysville, Redding, Sacramento, and Santa Rosa, California.  REACH provides air medical transport services to all age groups utilizing rotor (helicopter) and fixed wing (airplane) aircraft regionally, nationally and internationally and has performed more than 25,000 air ambulance missions since its inception in 1987.  REACH transports approximately 3,000 patients per year, including 700 children per year and has been the primary provider of air ambulance services for critically ill and injured children for Children’s Hospital of Oakland since 1993.  REACH has been CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) accredited since 1998.  REACH is privately owned and operated.

Company Inception:                    April, 1987       

Employees:                                 160  

Crew Configuration:                  Pilot(s), Critical Care Flight Nurse, Critical Care Flight Paramedic, and/or Flight Respiratory Therapist

Aircraft:                                     REACH operates and maintains 12 emergency services aircraft including nine helicopters and three airplanes

Rotor-Wing Service Area:        Typically within 150 nautical miles of the base

Fixed-Wing Service Area:        Regionally, nationally, and internationally

Fact: The REACH medical crew specializes in the transport of critically ill and/or injured pediatric patients.  This commitment to pediatrics has catalyzed the REACH staff’s heavy emphasis on pediatric critical care education and training.

Fact: REACH was the first air ambulance company to receive FAA approval to respond in low-visibility conditions using established GPS routing procedures.  REACH continues to be a leader in air ambulance safety, currently installing Night Vision Goggle equipment in its aircraft to increase night flying safety.

Fact: The REACH maintenance department, one of the preeminent modification shops in the industry, operates under its own 145 Air Carrier Certificate.  REACH’s FAA licensed Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) maintenance technicians customize both cockpit and patient care cabins to a higher standard of safety and utility.  REACH operates under our won FAA-approved inspection program and has received a repair station license from the FAA, indicating REACH adheres to the highest standards.

Fact: The REACH Training Institute provides continuing education to more than 1,000 people each year.  The REACH Training Institute is an American Heart Association Community Training Center.

Chief Executive Officer:                       Jim Adams

Chief Operating Officer:                      Greg Stone

Director of Aviation Operations:           Jim Larsen

Director of Program Development:       Jennifer Hardcastle, RN

Director of Clinical Operations:            Sean Russell, EMT-P, RT

451 Aviation Blvd., Ste 201, Santa Rosa, CA  95403                  Phone: (707) 324-2400        Fax: (707) 575-8049