Gov. M. Jodi Rell is looking to chop funding for the medical chopper.
Her latest budget proposal eliminates the $1.39 million state subsidy to Hartford Hospital for operating the Life Star program, which includes a helicopter at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich and one at Hartford Hospital, and Democrats aren’t happy about that.
Democratic officials will hold a rally and news conference Tuesday afternoon at Backus in support of the program.
Life Star is available to all emergency/critical care patients within a 150-mile radius surrounding the two bases.
Nearly 500 of Life Star's 1,400 annual patient transports originate from Backus.
