Air ambulances in Canada explained
Air ambulance services in Canada are typically operated by third parties including NGOs and private contractors working on behalf of a provincial health authority, with a mix of fixed wing and rotary wing/HEMS fleets in use. The two largest providers are Ornge Air Ambulance in Ontario, which operates 12 bases across the province, and STARS Air Ambulance, which operates 6 bases across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
List of air ambulances in Canada by province
Alberta
British Columbia
- Assurance Air Medical Inc. - operating out of base at Vancouver International Airport.[7]
- BC Ambulance Service - Air Ambulance Program
- Helijet- operated for British Columbia Ambulance Service
- Life Flight International Inc. Worldwide Air Ambulance[8]
- STARS - Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society - eastern BC only
- Summit Helicopters - operated in partnership with British Columbia Ambulance Service to service the interior of British Columbia.
- Lifespport Air Medical Services[9]
- Northern Thunderbird Air
- Technical evacuation advanced aero medical TEAAM
https://www.teaam.ca/
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
- Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North (West)[13]
- Nunavut Lifeline[14] - Kivalliq Air (East)
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Notes and References
- Web site: Alberta Central Air Ambulance Ltd. . en-CA. 2019-12-18. 2019-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218014752/http://albertacentralairambulance.com/. live.
- Web site: Sunwest Aeromedical . 2022-11-29 . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129231357/https://www.sunwestaviation.ca/aeromedical.php . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-10 . 2016-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820091532/http://advancedparamedic.com/ . live .
- Web site: Lifesupport Air Medical Services . 2019-04-05 . 2019-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405213105/https://www.lifesupporttransport.com/ . live .
- Web site: HALO Rescue. www.halorescue.ca. 2019-12-18. 2019-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218014752/https://www.halorescue.ca/index.php. live.
- Web site: Local Hero Foundation - Fort McMurray Emergency Helicopter Medevac. Local HERO Foundation. en-US. 2019-12-18. 2019-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218014755/http://localherofoundation.com/. live.
- Web site: www.assuranceairmedical.com . 2020-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219083527/http://assuranceairmedical.com/ . 2017-12-19 . dead .
- Web site: www.lifeflight.ca . 2012-05-11 . 2012-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505160715/http://www.lifeflight.ca/ . live .
- Web site: Lifespport Air Medical Services . 2019-04-05 . 2019-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405213105/https://www.lifesupporttransport.com/ . live .
- Web site: STARS Air Ambulance | Emergency Medical Services | Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors | Province of Manitoba . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150902003532/http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ems/stars/index.html . 2015-09-02 . dead .
- Web site: Province of Manitoba Manitoba Health Lifeflight Air Ambulance . www.gov.mb.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010418062854/http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ems/lifeflight.html . 2001-04-18.
- Web site: Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North . 2013-01-07 . 2013-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719081404/http://www.advancedmedic.com/ . live .
- http://www.advancedmedic.com/ Advanced Medical Solutions - Medic North
- Web site: Nunavut Lifeline . 2013-01-07 . 2014-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104012948/http://kivalliqair.com/ . dead .
- Web site: Lifespport Air Medical Services . 2019-04-05 . 2019-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405213105/https://www.lifesupporttransport.com/ . live .
- http://www.airmedic.net /