REACH Air Medical Services opens new air ambulance base in Colorado 

Southern Colorado CareConnect in La Junta opens service in July, 2015
SOUTHERN COLORADO — REACH Air Medical Services announces the opening of its new air ambulance base in La Junta, Colorado, which will operate under the name Southern Colorado CareConnect.  
This much needed and anticipated emergency medical helicopter service will provide Pueblo County and an expansive surrounding region with 24/7/365 emergency medical transport. 
CareConnect is the result of several years of collaborative negotiation on the parts of REACH, headquartered in Northern California and Parkview Medical Center, located in Pueblo, Colorado.  The culmination of their efforts means that the many thousands of residents in this area, as well as visitors to the region, will have tremendously improved access to critical care air transport services, which is especially crucial in rural and rugged areas.  
The La Junta location was chosen because it is centrally located among the many rural hospitals that designate Parkview Medical Center as their preferred tertiary care destination for critically ill and injured patients.  These facilities, which include hospitals in Lamar, Eads, Trinidad, Walsenburg and Raton, New Mexico, have been enthusiastic advocates for CareConnect’s life-saving services.  CareConnect is proud to have partnered with Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center.
“Being able to serve this community is a privilege—and we look forward to doing so from our new location in La Junta,” said Sean Russell, President of REACH Air Medical Services. “Entering the market with the support of a number of facilities including Parkview Medical Center as our primary destination hospital shows the partnership we strive for in all our practices.”  
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in Walsenburg is also another support facility which celebrated its launch on Tuesday September 8, 2015. 
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Care Center was built in 1993 in Huerfano County, Colorado and is a 20 bed critical access hospital with a Level IV Trauma Certified Emergency Room. Their physicians and nurses are all certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Trauma to provide the most advanced care to our patients. Spanish Peaks Hospital maintains mutual agreements and contracts with all local emergency medical service agencies and with all transfer facilities north of their location with a higher level of care to coordinate seamless critical care treatment. 
Todd Oberheu, CEO, states that “Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center is pleased to work with Southern Colorado CareConnect to bring additional coverage to our service area. We understand in a critical care situation, time is of the essence, and increased access to this important service will save lives in our community.”
About REACH Air Medical Services
REACH Medical Holdings, LLC, headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, provides critical care air and ground transport service to communities throughout California, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Colorado and South Texas. REACH has provided safe, patient-centered care for more than 28 years and has successfully transported more than 100,000 patients to needed care. REACH employs hundreds of highly-trained nurses, medics, pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians, who provide service to patients utilizing a fleet of medically-equipped helicopters, airplanes and ground ambulances. REACH has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS) since 1998. CAMTS is the gold standard for patient care and safety for air medical transport services. For more information, visit www.REACHair.com.