We have 15 air ambulances, 658 regular ground ambulances that includes specialty ambulances for critical care and infant care. There are 238 non-transport vehicles that carry attendants with superior health care skills.
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And for longer air ambulance flights:
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AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE • BCEHS air ambulances respond to critical hospital transfer patients as well as emergency 911 medical calls. (2023)
About 90 per cent of air ambulance transports are interfacility transfers, from hospital to hospital.
• The BCEHS air ambulance program currently has a dedicated fleet of 15 air ambulances: o Vancouver – airplanes (3) and helicopters (2)
o Nanaimo – helicopter (1)
o Kamloops – helicopter (1)
o Kelowna – airplanes (3)
o Prince George – airplanes (2) and helicopter (1)
o Prince Rupert – helicopter (1)
o Fort St John – airplane (1)
• In addition to the 15 dedicated air ambulances, two airplanes were added in October 2021 in Vancouver and Nanaimo on a temporary basis. They are currently planned to be place until October 2024. • BCEHS also calls upon about 35 air carriers around the province to provide service as needed.
• There were 8,290 patient transports completed by air resources in 2023-24 including 6,177 patient transports by airplane and 2,113 patient transports by helicopter. o In 2023-24, airplane transports accounted for approximately 75 per cent of all air ambulance calls; helicopters were used in approximately 25 per cent of calls.
A breakdown of air ambulance transports in BC (for fiscal year 2023-24) by originating health authority:
o Northern Health 41%
o Interior Health 25%
o Vancouver-Coastal 18%
o Vancouver Island 13%
o Fraser Health 2%
o Out-of-Province less than 1%
