Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrates eight decades of service

Celebrating 80 Years of Saskatchewan Air Ambulance

This February, Saskatchewan Air Ambulance (SAA) celebrates 80 years of service, marking eight decades of providing critical care air transport for the people of Saskatchewan. SAA is the oldest formally organized, non-military air medical transport program in North America, serving Saskatchewan since 1946. Since the first flight, which took off from the base in Regina and flew to Liberty, Saskatchewan, SAA has transported nearly 78,500 people. Th…

Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrates eight decades of service

Saskatchewan Air Ambulance is celebrating 80 years of providing critical care air transport to the province. The provincial service is the oldest “formally organized, non-military air medical transport program in North America,” the Government of Saskatchewan said in a statement. The first flight took off from the base in Regina and flew to Liberty, Sask. in 1946. Since then, Saskatchewan Air Ambulance has transported nearly 78,500 patients. The…