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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the owners and employees
4of the Air Methods Corporation on the occasion of the 25th
5anniversary of the organization's LIFESTAR Chicago program;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, LIFESTAR Chicago is a critical care transport
8service owned and operated by the Air Methods Corporation; the
9service consists of a 24-hour, 7 day a week air medical service
10established to facilitate the rapid transport of critically ill
11or injured patients; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The history of LIFESTAR Chicago began in 1988,
13when a vendor contract was created to provide aircraft, pilots,
14and mechanics to Loyola University Medical Center; the program
15operated as a "Traditional Based" program, flying patients
16primarily back to Loyola University Medical Center; in 2003,
17the Air Methods Corporation of Peoria, Colorado took over as
18the vendor for Loyola University Medical Center; in 2007, the
19Loyola University Medical Center sold the LIFESTAR program to
20the Air Methods Corporation, which changed the program from a
21"Traditional Based" program to a "Community Based" program
22which flies patients from any hospital to any hospital; that
23same year, the LIFESTAR Chicago program was relocated to the

 

 

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1Joliet area; and
 
2    WHEREAS, For the last 25 years, LIFESTAR Chicago has
3faithfully fulfilled its mission of providing safe and
4professional air medical transportation services with the
5highest level of quality and integrity in a community-based
6setting; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we congratulate the owners and employees of the Air Methods
10Corporation on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the
11organization's LIFESTAR Chicago program and wish them
12continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the Air Methods Corporation as a symbol of our
16esteem and respect.