A new 10-year agreement has been reached between the province and STARS to continue providing emergency patient air transport to critically ill or injured Manitobans.
In 2024 alone, the air ambulance conducted around 1,200 service calls.
STARS Spokesperson Blake Robert says they provide a very important service to Manitobans, especially those in he rural parts of the province.
"If you are in a rural or remote, such as Dauphin or Grandview, and you need to get access to that Traauma Centre in Winnipeg, you are looking at a 4 hour drive in an ambulance, you might not have that time. So that is where STARS comes in. We provide that rapid transport. But also, the care starts from the moment that we arrive. Our helicopter is really a flying intensive care unit."
STARS conducted its first service call in Manitoba in 2009, and has had a permanent base in Winnipeg since 2012.
