Notes from the Program Director
April 2008
Lifestar has officially transitioned to our new base of operations in Joliet as of 04-14-08. Our address is 23810
County Farm Road, Joliet , IL. Our base phone # is 1-815-744-8546. Fax # is 1-815-744-8609. We are very excited to
be part of the Will/Grundy County community. Please stop by any time to see the aircraft or speak with the crews. I
would like to send a special thanks to Herb Landis and Candy Brands from Imperial Construction. They are the utmost
professionals and have made this entire transition almost seamless. ~BG
Lifestar would also like to thank all of the
following people and companies that played a role in Lifestar coming to the area:
- Bandza Construction Corp.
- Brakur Custom Cabinetry, Inc.
- C.R. Leonard Plumbing & Heating, Inc. & Plumbers Union Local 422.
- Charles E. Lab, Attorney.
- Clennon Electric, Inc. & Electrical Workers union 176.
- Complete Water System Specialists.
- First Community Bank.
- Imperial Construction Associates, Inc. & Iron Workers Local 444.
- Jim Phelps Landscape, Inc.
- Krippel Construction, Inc. & Will County Carpenters Union 174.
- Lockwood Furnace Co. & Sheet Metal Union 265.
- Rogina & Associates, Ltd.
- Thomas A. Buchar & Associates, Inc.
- Troy Fire Protection District & the late Kerry Sheridan.
- Will County Building Division.
- Will County Health Department.
- Will County Land Use Department.
- Will County Planning & Zoning Commission.
- Zeiters Septics Unlimited, Inc.
- P. Yelnick Concrete, Inc.
- Richard Kubinski Excavation, Inc.
- Will County Well & Pump Co., Inc.
- Local 150 Operators Union.
March 2008
It brings me great pleasure to announce that Lifestar received notification from CAMTS that we have passed our
recent site survey and have been granted a full, three year unconditional accreditation. Congratulations to all the
crews who worked so hard preparing for the survey.~BG
January 25, 2008
I would like to personally thank our communication technicians for all their hard work and dedication throughout
their years with Lifestar. We wish each and everyone of you success in your future.
We are anxiously awaiting moving to our new home in the Joliet area sometime after the 1st of March. This move will
allow us to better serve our customers in the future. We will be undergoing our CAMTS site visit on February 6th and
7th and have been busy preparing for their arrival. Thank you to the medical crews for the huge amount of work that
has been produced in the last few months. We as a program look forward to serving you with the same expert critical
care and safe operation that you have become accustomed to in the last 19 years. I would like to leave you with
the following: historically, January and February have been rough months with regard to air medical incidents and
accidents and I ask that everyone take that extra amount of time needed to keep themselves safe. At Lifestar we
like to say,"safety first, safety last, safety always in any task".
~BG