Lifestar Ambulance Service, Inc. has announced they will once again this year provide their ‘Home for the Holidays’ program. During the Christmas season, Lifestar Ambulance Service will transport people in the Centralia area from Skilled Care Facilities and other persons that are disabled, bed-ridden or wheelchair-bound to their relative’s homes for Christmas at no charge.
Executive Vice-President of Lifestar Ambulance Service John Wright says this is one way to express their appreciations to the citizens they serve on a yearly basis. He adds this is something that employees of Lifestar enjoy doing every year. Wright says the gratitude that has been expressed in the past years from persons that would normally have to spend Christmas away from family has been overwhelming.
Lifestar will schedule a pickup time and a time to return them back to their residences after spending whatever time the persons wish with their families. If the individual is a resident of a Skilled Care Facility, there may be a release that the family may need to sign with that facility. Family members choosing to utilize this free service should check with their Director of Nurses to find out what their procedure is.
Family members may contact dispatch at Lifestar Ambulance Service or ask their nursing personnel to do so from eight am to four pm up to one week prior to schedule time of pickup and return. There may be some families as in the past that would like to have their loved ones home on Christmas Eve and stay over. They can also accommodate those wishes.
The non-emergency phone number for Lifestar Ambulance Service in Centralia is (618) 532-2474. Lifestar asks that people that would like to take advantage of the service call so scheduling can be done and they are able to accommodate as many families as possible this holiday season.
