Children's Health Neonatal and Pediatric Transport (Dallas)

Children's Health Transport Services is a hospital programme of Children's Health in Dallas, Texas. It moves premature babies and children by ground ambulance, helicopter or jet to Children's Medical Center Dallas. The site says it also does transfers between two other facilities.

Services

The team gives neonatal and pediatric critical care during transport. The site lists nitric oxide, high frequency ventilation, ECMO and cooling for newborns. It also has an infectious disease response team. A family member can go along on most transports. Nurses and respiratory therapists on the team are also licensed as EMTs or paramedics.

Aircraft and bases

The site lists one Citation Encore jet, one Sikorsky S76 C++ helicopter and twelve neonatal and pediatric ambulances. The site says helicopter services are provided by PHI Air Medical and fixed wing services by AirMed International. Ambulances and crews are based in Dallas and Plano.

Who it is for

This is a service for hospitals and doctors who need to move a child or newborn. The referring doctor chooses the way to travel based on where the patient is and how sick the patient is.

How to request a transport

One call to the Access Center starts a transport. Communication specialists arrange transport or admission with the accepting doctor. Callers should have the patient's name, date of birth, reason for transport, diagnosis, vital signs, breathing support, medications and condition ready. An attending doctor from Children's Health gives advice while the team gets ready.

Facts

• Run by Children's Health, which owns and operates its ambulances.
• The site says the Access Center is staffed 24 hours a day, every day.
• The site says it was the first neonatal and pediatric team to get CAMTS accreditation for ground, helicopter and fixed wing.
• Ambulances and crews are based in Dallas and Plano.