Contact: Jennifer Hardcastle, RN
REACH Director of Program Development
 (707) 324-2400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REACH Air Medical Services Welcomes
Paul Langlois as Director of Aviation

 

 Retired United States Coast Guard Captain Joins REACH

 

SANTA ROSA, CA – Sept.  19, 2006— REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) is proud to announce Paul Langlois, retired United States Coast Guard (USCG) Captain, has accepted the position as REACH’s Director of Aviation.   Mr. Langlois will be responsible for overseeing REACH’s aviation and maintenance departments including its fleet of 16 emergency medical aircraft, 38 pilots and 30 maintenance technicians.  Mr. Langlois is based at REACH’s headquarters in Santa Rosa, Calif. 

 

“We are all very excited to have Paul join our organization,” said REACH CEO, Jim Adams.  “Paul’s extensive aviation experience coupled with his exceptional leadership qualities will serve to further enhance and solidify our commitment to quality, safety and unparalleled service.”

 

“What brought me to REACH is its leadership position within the industry,” said Mr. Langlois.  “REACH’s aviation department is ‘cutting- edge,’ utilizing night vision goggles, instrument flight capability and global positioning system approaches to hospital sites throughout the service area.  I was attracted by the high entry-level requirements and the highly experience pilots on staff at REACH.  I know I will enjoy working with the REACH professionals.”

 

“I come to the table with safety as my number one priority,” continued Langlois.  “I will ensure REACH’s solid training programs, consistent recurrency training, and excellent maintenance programs will continue.” 

 

Mr. Langlois brings a remarkable sense of purpose with him to REACH and commented, “Whereever I am, I like my agency to be the best, to be the benchmark as the right way to do business.  I drive toward excellence.  My goal is for REACH to be known as the best and the safest in the EMS industry.” 

 

About REACH Air Medical Services:  REACH Air Medical Services (www.reachairambulance.com) is headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and provides helicopter and fixed wing patient transportation for critically ill and injured patients from eight California base locations, and one Oregon base location.

 

Since REACH’s inception in 1987, the company has performed more than 30,000 air ambulance missions and has developed regional specialties in serving pediatric and neonatal patients.  REACH offers a membership program, REACH for LIFE.

 

REACH was one of the first air transport programs to be fully CAMTS accredited (www.camts.org) and has one of the most aggressive safety programs in the air ambulance industry.  REACH was the first air ambulance company to receive FAA approval to respond in low-visibility conditions using established GPS routing procedures.  REACH continues to be a leader in air ambulance safety, having installed Night Vision Goggle technology into all of its helicopter aircraft fleet.  REACH is privately owned and operated.

 

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