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12/16/2011 - LifeStar takes Braden, Evan and Quinn to school.  Evan's parents were the highest bidder for a local elementary school's silent auction fund raiser.

 

 

 

12/11/2011 - LifeStar participates in Lewisville Christmas Parade.

 

 

12/9/2011 - LifeStar is outgrowing our space.  The search is on for a new location within Forsyth County.

 

12/5/2011 - LifeStar adds another unit to the fleet. 

 

11/1/2011 - LifeStar is now accepting applications for Dispatcher in Forsyth County.  See Careers page to download application.

 

8/18/2011 - LifeStar adds two more units to fleet. 

 

5/2/2011 - LifeStar supports Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure by issuing duty shirts with pink logos to be worn for the week. 

 

3/24/2011 - LifeStar adds two more units to fleet. 

 

2/14/2011 - LifeStar adds second 911 truck to rotation.

 

11/19/2010 - LifeStar  adds ninth unit to fleet. 

 

11/15/2010 - LifeStar partnered with a Heritage Productions to provide medical standby during the filming of The Shunning, a movie directed by Michael Landon, Jr. and filmed in Winston-Salem during the month of November.  The movie is targeted to be shown on the Hallmark channel.

 

10/27/2010 - LifeStar adds eighth unit to fleet. 

 

10/1/2010 - LifeStar celebrates 1 full year of service.

 

9/8/2010 - LifeStar expands service to 24/7.  We are able to handle 911 as well as convalescent transports at any time of the day or night, any day of the week.

 

7/15/2010 - LifeStar adds seventh unit to fleet. 

 

6/6/2010 - LifeStar receives some press coverage from the Winston-Salem Journal.

 

5/12/2010 - LifeStar participates with FCEMS in Shooting Drill at WSSU.

 

5/6/2010 - LifeStar hires 40th employee. Welcome J. Caudle.

 

5/1/2010 - LifeStar enters team of 20 in Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure.

 

4/28/2010 - LifeStar passes ramp inspections at Forsyth Medical Center with flying colors.

 

4/7/2010 - LifeStar participates in National Disaster Drill at WSSU. We transported 5 patients to NC Baptist Hospital as part of this drill.

 

3/5/2010 - LifeStar adds two more ambulances to fleet. LifeStar 5 and 6 were inspected and added into the fleet. These are Ford Type II ambulances built by AEV.

 

2/23/2010 - EMS Source returns to continue documentation training. Second round of training for new employees.

 

2/10/2010 - LifeStar adds GPS Tracking and Dispatching to all ambulances. Software allows dispatcher to send destination to the Garmin and eliminates the need for drivers to enter the address themselves.

 

1/12/2010 - LifeStar hires 30th employee. Welcome D. Murphy.

 

1/8/2010 - LifeStar enters into contract with KBR Hospice in Forsyth County.

 

1/6/2010 - LifeStar crews made our first long distance run with a 600+ mile trip to Connecticut to transport a patient to Salem Towne. Lots of snow along the way.

 

11/12/2009 - LifeStar adds fourth ambulance to fleet with purchase of a 2005 Chevrolet Duramax Type I Horton.

 

10/22/2009 - LifeStar makes first transport out of state to Stuart, Virginia. We are expanding our coverage and it is very common to make runs toward Charlotte, Asheville, Roanoke and Raleigh.

 

10/15/2009 - After two weeks of operations, LifeStar is excited to offer weekend convalescent coverage.  This move makes us a 7 day/week full scale operation.  This move is a result of monitoring the requests from the various facilities that we serve and being able to respond to their needs.

 

 

10/1/2009 - LifeStar begins operations!  LifeStar opened for business on October 1st and had an outstanding first day.  Lots of excitement in the air as we answered our first call at 9:27 am.  First crew was S. Brooks and T. Kiestler.  LifeStar dispatcher was Robert Foster.  The first of many to come!

 

 

9/25/2009 - LifeStar employees have full day of orientation training.  All employees were split over a two day training session that included documentation, HIPPA compliance, AED training, Blood Borne Pathogens, review of SOG's, ambulance and equipment training.

 

 

9/15/2009 - LifeStar gains approval as Medicare/Medicaid provider.  This is a huge hurdle to clear to be able to begin operations.  Startup date is set for 10/1/2009.

 

 

9/1/2009 - NCOEMS has inspected all LifeStar transport units.

 

 

7/14/2009 - LifeStar Emergency Services can now be reached at 336-722-LIFE.

 

 

7/10/2009 - LifeStar Emergency Services to base Forsyth County operations at 325 N. Broad Street in Winston-Salem.  This location is at the corner of 4th and Broad near Business 40 and Hwy 52.

 

 

6/22/2009 - The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on 6/22/2009 to award an Ambulance Franchise to LifeStar Emergency Services, LLC. Anticipated operational startup date will be in the fall of 2009.  For more information, please see the Winston-Salem Journal article from 6/9/2009.