REACH Air Medical Services and Methodist Healthcare announce expansion of Texas operations
REACH Air Medical Services and Methodist Healthcare announce the expansion of our partnership providing emergency helicopter service to include a second base in Pearsall, Texas, called Methodist AirCare 2. Service began on December 12, 2011. AirCare 2 will provide life-saving 24/7 emergency medical helicopter service from a base located 50 miles southwest of San Antonio where AirCare 1 is located. AirCare 2 will help meet the increasing air ambulance demands of this large region and will better serve and support the community.

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December 14, 2011



REACH Air Medical Services and Cal-Ore Life Flight Merger Creates Expanded Air and Ground Medical Transport Network
REACH Air Medical Services and Cal-Ore Life Flight announce the merger of the two privately-held companies, creating the most comprehensive network of medical air and ground transportation in the Western United States. REACH, with 13 helicopter bases and one airplane base, and Cal-Ore, with two airplane and two ground ambulance bases, have been collaborators in patient transport services for years. Their mutual commitments to safety, outstanding patient care and customer service bring two organizations together into a broader network.

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December 2, 2011



A History of REACH Air Medical Services in Rotorcrat Professional Magazine
REACH is featured in the November, 2011 Rotorcraft Professional magazine. The cover is a shot of our Agusta 109a and inside (starting on page 14) is an article written by Linda McDonald Ahmadi entitled "A History of REACH Air Medical Services."

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November, 2011



The Woman's Hospital of Texas and REACH Air Medical Services Partner to Provide Emergency Air Transport to Houston Region
The Woman's Hospital of Texas and REACH Air Medical Services, LLC announce a collaboration to provide life-saving 24/7 emergency medical helicopter service to Houston and outlying areas. The service will provide air transport exclusively for high-risk maternal and neonatal patients to Woman's for specialized care.

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November 16, 2011



REACH Air Medical Services adds Brian Karr as CFO
REACH Air Medical Services LLC announces the hiring of D. Brian Karr as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Karr will direct all finance, treasury, funding and accounting functions to assure the success of current and future business strategies for REACH. "REACH is pleased to welcome Brian Karr to our senior management team," said Jim Adams, CEO of REACH. "As we continue to expand our operations, technology and services, we are confident Brian's experience, skills and leadership will help take REACH to new heights."

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April 18, 2011



REACH Air Medical Services earns Diamond Certified Designation
REACH has earned the Diamond Certified® designation. Earning the rating of "highest in quality" came after being rated in a customer satisfaction survey performed by American Ratings Corporation. "Everyone at REACH is pleased to have earned the Diamond Certified designation," said Jim Adams, CEO of REACH. "We're proud of the high ratings, but especially grateful to hear from so many different types of customers. We work closely with hospitals and Emergency Medical Services providers, so we don't often hear directly from our patients who are flown in emergency situations. This survey gave us unprecedented access to people or their families who were transported by us. We believe that no other air medical services company has been so rated by its customers."

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March 18, 2011



REACH 8 appears on KVAL TV in Corvallis
KVAL news station in Corvallis, Oregon recently videotaped the segment below about REACH Air Medical Services.

From the newsdesk of KVAL.com: If you look up and see one of Oregon's air ambulances in flight, you're seeing a hero in action. Air ambulances reach remote corners of the state where an ambulance can't go or can't get to in a reasonable amount of time. "We fly in an aircraft that travels around 160 to 170 miles an hour," said Kenny Nealy, a REACH helicopter paramedic. "There's no stop signs up here, no traffic jams."

Nealy and his pilot, Ken Huston, respond when time is of the essence. Nealy handles the patient while Huston navigates the sky. That's no easy task in the tiny interior of the helicopter. The REACH aircraft works like a mobile ER, taking patients from the scene of an accident directly to a hospital, saving valuable time.

And time is what it's all about. From time a call comes in to the time they pick up a critically ill or injured person, the clock is ticking. The days are long, the shift demanding, but these heroes don't need to wear capes to get satisfaction from a job well done.

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REACH Crew Helps Find Men Lost in the Snow
Two men who got lost in a steep, wooded area near Round Mountain, California were reached by rescue teams early morning on Monday, February 28. A REACH helicopter from Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding located the missing men around 10 p.m., three hours after they first were reported missing. The REACH crew consisted of Pete Ortiz, pilot, Terri Douglas, RN, and Jon Kowalski, EMT-P.

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February 28, 2011



REACH Provides Critical Component in Saving Officer's Life
Lincoln City, Oregon police officer Steven Dodds is expected to make a full recovery from the multiple gunshot wounds he suffered during a January traffic stop, according to trauma surgeon Seth Izenberg at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital. Izenberg said Dodds suffered at least two gunshot wounds, with one or more rounds causing serious injury to his abdomen. Somewhere between 150 and 200 people were involved in the emergency response that saw Dodds transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and airlifted to Portland for emergency surgery. Izenberg said the REACH Air Medical Services response was a critical component in Dodds' survival.

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Reprinted with persmission by the The News Guard
February 2, 2011



REACHing Out
Emergency workers at a bad crash on Highway 34 near Lebanon, Oregon wanted a speedy medical response so they requested a helicopter. Helicopters don’t have to slow down at traffic lights, watch for other vehicles, and they don’t even need roads. Medical helicopters are often called in when a patient needs to get to a hospital as quickly as possible. They fly at speeds up to 180 miles per hour and can access remote locations that regular ambulances cannot.

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Reprinted with persmission by the Albany Democrat-Herald
October 14, 2010



REACH Air Medical Services Opens New Base in Southern California
REACH Air Medical Services, the City of Upland and the Upland Fire Department announce the opening of a 24/7 helicopter emergency air medical services base, located in southern California at Cable Airport in Upland.

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March 1, 2010



REACH CEO, Jim Adams, Chosen among Most Influential Leaders
The North Bay Business Journal published their annual "Most Influential Leaders" story highlighting some of the region's most highly respected and influential leaders. Jim Adams, CEO of REACH Air Medical Services, is high on the list.

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February 8, 2010



REACH Air Medical Services Donates Stretcher to Pacific Communities Health District Foundation
REACH Air Medical Services will present Pacific Communities Health District Foundation with a new EMS stretcher. REACH provides air ambulance services and is committed to supporting rural hospitals and the patients they serve. "This is our way of giving back to the communities we serve, while helping support rural health care on the Oregon Coast," said David Brown, Operations Base Manager for REACH in Corvallis, Oregon.

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December 22, 2009



REACH Air Medical Services Relocates Acampo Base to Stockton Airport
REACH Air Medical Services announces the relocation of its Acampo base of operations from Lodi Airport to Stockton Airport. Emergency air transport services via helicopter began from the new location on December 1, 2009.

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December 4, 2009



REACH Air Medical Services Opens New Base in Partnership with Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio, Texas
REACH Air Medical Services announces the launch of Methodist AirCare, an emergency air transport service that provides life-saving 24/7 emergency helicopter service to residents located throughout Bexar County, Texas and most of South Texas. The service is a partnership between REACH and Methodist Healthcare, and will ensure the most effective use of resources and optimal patient care for residents. The state-of-the-art EC-135 helicopter and staff will be housed at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital.

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November 3, 2009



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