As of Feb. 8, Reach Air Medical Services now provides life-saving air medical transports to Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin region. Reach Air Medical Services Photo
Reach Air Medical Services now provides life-saving air medical transports to Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin region. Service began on Feb. 8 from its helicopter base in Cody.
An airplane base located in Greybull is poised to open ahead of schedule with service starting next week.
Both bases will provide round-the-clock, life-saving emergency air medical care to area residents. The well-trained flight crew consists of a flight nurse, flight paramedic, and pilot. These highly skilled teams provide critical care during transport.
“Opening these bases in the Bighorn Basin is a great benefit to the community,” said Sean Russell, president of Reach Air Medical Services. “Our helicopter base in Cody and our airplane base in Greybull, along with our bases in Montana and Colorado, will increase our ability to serve patients throughout in the region.
“Reach has been providing patients with high-quality care for nearly 30 years. To date, Reach has transported more than 100,000 patients to needed care. When minutes matter, having an air medical transport service in the community saves lives.”
Dr. David Fairbanks, Reach’s medical director at the Cody base, is excited to have this resource serving the area. “We’ve got a great team in place to serve the community. The collective experience of both paramedics and nurses averages 13 years of critical care and five years in flight critical care.”
“I am grateful that we will bring patients to the critical medical care they need in a timely fashion,” said Fairbanks.
