The BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) Air Ambulance program provides critical transportation linkages between hospitals and referral centres across the province for patients requiring a higher level of care. Operating from 3 flight centers located in Vancouver, Kelowna and Prince George, the Air Ambulance Program employs dedicated aircraft and uses commercial and charter aircraft when required.
Such resources include: 6 fixed wing planes (2 turboprops and 1 jet based in Vancouver, 2 turboprops based in Kelowna and 1 turboprop based in Prince George), and 3 helicopters (2 based in Vancouver and 1 based in Prince Rupert). BCAS also employs approximately 40 charter carriers throughout British Columbia.
All requests for Air Ambulance, neonatal, maternal and paediatric service are processed through the Provincial Air Ambulance Coordination Center (PAACC) located in Victoria, British Columbia.
The BCAS Air Ambulance program employs highly skilled, specially trained emergency medical personnel including Advanced Care Paramedics specializing in Adult Critical Care and Child and Maternal Critical Care.
BCAS also contracts the services of Air Ambulance pilots, who are highly experienced, flying both day and night in varying weather conditions and responding to calls throughout the province. Thanks to flying standards that surpass even those required of the aviation industry by Transport Canada, BCAS continues to achieve safe, effective and efficient air transports.
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