Children's Mercy Critical Care Transport

Children's Mercy Critical Care Transport is the transport programme of Children's Mercy Kansas City, a children’s hospital in Missouri, United States. It is a hospital programme. It moves newborns, children and some expectant mothers by ground ambulance, helicopter and airplane.

Services

The team takes specialty patients to the hospital and between facilities. The site says it can carry maternal and fetal patients, and patients on ECMO. Teams answer requests all day and night.

Aircraft and operators

Children's Mercy runs its own fleet of 14 ground ambulances. For the air, the site names a Sikorsky S 76 C++ helicopter that is used only for newborn, child and maternal patients. It is based at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, and flights cover about a 300 mile radius of Kansas City. The helicopter and the airplanes are operated by PHIHealth, which holds the FAA Part 135 certificate.

The site also lists two fixed wing aircraft. A Beechcraft King Air 200 turboprop is staffed around the clock for trips that start more than 120 miles from Kansas City. A Lear 31 jet is staffed 12 hours a day, every day, for trips of more than 400 miles. The jet is also used for international flights.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of Children's Mercy Kansas City
• Ground ambulances: operated by Children's Mercy
• Helicopter and fixed wing operator: PHIHealth
• Helicopter base: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
• Both fixed wing aircraft fly with two pilots