Helijet renews contract with BCEHS

Effective 1 April, Canadian air ambulance service provider Helijet has renewed its dedicated air medical contract with British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) for an additional four years, which will allow BCEHS to continue to provide air ambulance services for patients around the country’s westernmost province 24/7/365.

The renewed contract dictates that Helijet will continue to supply four Sikorsky S-76 model helicopters for the British Columbia Ambulance Service (which is operated by BCEHS). The British Columbia Air Ambulance Service currently uses a Sikorsky S-76A helicopter as a backup aircraft, but the new agreement will have this model replaced with a Sikorsky S-76C.

Two of the helicopters, as well as the backup model, will be based at Helijet’s Vancouver International Airport facility, while the other helicopter will remain at Helijet’s Seal Cove, Prince Rupert facility, from where it will operate. BCEHS also has another contracted helicopter based in Kamloops, in addition to seven fixed-wing aircraft in its air ambulance fleet, to serve British Columbians.