ECU Health EastCare

EastCare is the critical care air and ground transport service of ECU Health. It is based at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. It is a hospital programme.

Services

EastCare can take a patient from the scene of an injury or illness, or move a patient from a regional hospital to ECU Health Medical Center. The site lists trauma, heart, medical, high risk pregnancy, burn and newborn and child patients. Several ground units work alongside the aircraft. One ground unit is set up for children.

Aircraft and bases

The site says EastCare has six air units. They are based in Bertie, Craven, Nash, Onslow, Pitt and Wayne counties. The Pitt County aircraft is dedicated to children. It is described as a flying pediatric intensive care unit for patients from newborn to age 14. Each aircraft has a range of 150 miles from its regional base. Metro Aviation provides the aviation services and keeps operational control of the aircraft.

Coverage area

EastCare serves eastern North Carolina. ECU Health Medical Center is the region Level I adult trauma center and is home to Maynard Children's Hospital.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of ECU Health
• Base: ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville
• Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, as the site states
• Children transport team available by helicopter or ambulance around the clock

Who it is for

The service cares for patients with trauma, heart problems, burns, high risk pregnancy and newborn or child illness. The children transport team is made up of intensive care nurses who can start care at the start of the transport and bring the child to Maynard Children's Hospital.