General Contact Number: (530) 621-5567

Emergency Medical Services Agency

Air Ambulance Servicesimage of Air Ambulance

When a remote location, severe trauma, winter weather conditions, or other factors threaten a patient's outcome, a helicopter air ambulance may be used to airlift the patient to a receiving hospital or trauma center, saving precious minutes. El Dorado County is served by several air ambulance services with professional and highly-trained flight crews:

California Highway Patrol β€“ aircraft based at Auburn (Valley Division)
CALSTAR – aircraft based at McClellan, Auburn and South Lake Tahoe 
REACH Air Medical Services – aircraft based at Reno, Marysville, Stockton and Sacramento