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FEBRUARY 1971 | Harvey L. Hall announces the opening of Hall Ambulance Service |
MARCH 1975 |
HALL initiates service to the Arvin area. |
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MAY 1975 |
HALL launches first mobile intensive care paramedic services in Kern County. |
JUNE 1975 |
HALL offers first Kern County non-emergency wheelchair transportation services. |
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JUNE 1976 |
HALL initiates services to the Lamont area. |
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AUGUST 1976 |
HALL initiates service to Frazier Park. |
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OCTOBER 1979 |
HALL initiates service to the Tehachapi area. |
JULY 1980 |
HALL initiates service to Bear Valley Springs. |
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SEPTEMBER 1980 |
HALL implements a community EMS education program for Bakersfield residents. |
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JULY 1984 |
HALL deploys Kern County’s first two (2) private provider field supervisor units. |
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JULY 1985 |
HALL deploys Kern County’s first private mobile medical communications unit. |
FEBRUARY 1987 |
HALL implements basic life support (CPR) training, training 2000 citizens annually. |
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JUNE 1990 |
HALL is selected as one of the top three (3) national ALS providers by NAEMT. |
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JUNE 1991 |
HALL is chosen U.S. Paramedic EMS Service of the Year by NAEMT and AAOS. |
MARCH 1992 |
HALL launches 24-hour medi-van service. |
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MARCH 1992 |
HALL deploys a custom unit for patients with special disabilities |
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JULY 1992 |
HALL opens a state-of-the-art computer-aided communications center. |
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1993-1995 |
HALL maintains all daily operations of Wilson Ambulance in Palmdale. |
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JANUARY 1994 |
HALL initiates service to Mojave, California City, Rosamond and Boron. |
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JUNE 1994 |
HALL agrees to staff, maintain and equip the Muroc Hospital District ambulance. |
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MARCH 1995 |
HALL purchases Taft Ambulance and takes over the Taft service area. |
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SEPTEMBER 1997 |
HALL implements Kern County’s first ALS Paramedic Bike Patrol. |
MAY 1998 |
HALL establishes Harvey L. Hall/Hall Ambulance Medical Scholarship Program. |
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MARCH 1999 |
HALL acquires Schaefer’s Shafter Ambulance and takes over Shafter service area. |
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MARCH 1999 |
HALL donates fifteen AEDs to the Kern County Fire Department’s rural stations. |
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JULY 1999 |
HALL acquires Golden Empire Ambulance, becoming Bakersfield’s sole amb. provider. |
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MAY 2000 |
HALL installs GPS automatic vehicle locators in company ambulances. |
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AUGUST 2001 |
HALL creates EMT Academy, a model of business/government working in unison. |
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DECEMBER 2001 |
HALL launches helicopter service with the founding of Hall Air Ambulance Service. |
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APRIL 2002 |
HALL donates ambulance and vehicles to cities in Mexico. |
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MAY 2002 |
HALL receives Kern Press Club Award of Excellence for WHALE PSA. |
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JULY 2002 |
HALL receives California Ambulance Assoc. Fellowship Award for 9/11 Project. |
DECEMBER 2002 |
HALL installs black box data recorders in company ambulances. |
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SEPTEMBER 2003 |
HALL AIR upgrades helicopter to Bell 222 for improved patient care. |
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APRIL 2004 |
HALL begins using pocket PC, improving field data collection. |
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JULY 2004 |
HALL receives a “perfect score” and full accreditation from CAAS. |
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APRIL 2005 |
HALL installs GPS automatic vehicle located to ambulances in Eastern Kern County. |
MAY 2006 |
HALL unveils two 4x4 ambulances for rural mountain communities. |
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MARCH 2007 |
Fifteen HALL employees honored as Stars of Life by California Ambulance Association. |
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| MAY 2007 | Hall Air upgrades helicopter to Bell 408 with the familiar orange, white and blue paint scheme. | |
SEPTEMBER 2007 |
HALL opens second ambulance station in the Golden Hills area of Tehachapi |
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DECEMBER 2007 |
HALL receives a “perfect score” and re-accreditation from CAAS. |
