By Sean Krofssik

Hartford Courant

HARTFORD, Conn. — Life Star, the critical care air medical transport service, has been in the skies of Connecticut for decades.

This June, the service is celebrating 40 years of service.

Life Star provides air transport for a variety of patients who require care at a specialized medical facility that focuses on complex medical procedures and treatments. The service is operational seven days a week, 24-hours a day and is available to patients within a 150-mile radius surrounding the bases at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden, one at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich and Westfield Barnes Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts.

The fleet includes two American Eurocopter EC-145’s and one American Eurocopter EC-135 which can travel 155 miles

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