UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care

UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care is a hospital programme run by UC Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. It moves patients by helicopter and by ground ambulance. Its goal is to bring the care of University of Cincinnati Medical Center to the patient.

Services

Air Care flies a critical care helicopter. The site says flights carry flight nurses and resident physicians trained for emergency and flight work. UC Health also runs an air ECMO service for critically ill adults. Ground teams offer four levels of care, from mobile intensive care to wheelchair transport.

Aircraft and bases

The site says the helicopters are operated by Metro Aviation. The critical care helicopter can carry patients within 200 miles of University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Who it is for

Transport requests come from recognised medical staff, such as transferring doctors and hospital teams. Police and fire departments and industrial safety officials can also call for the helicopter. The site says the public cannot call the service directly and should contact a local hospital or EMS agency.

More about the programme

The site says Air Care and Mobile Care has served Greater Cincinnati for more than 40 years. It lists about 120 employees. It also runs a mobile stroke unit that works with local EMS. The site has pages for forms, safety, outreach and medical transport professionals.

Air ECMO

The site says UC Health is the first health system program in Greater Cincinnati to fly adult patients on ECMO. Every ECMO flight carries an ECMO trained physician. The helicopter carries a physician or nurse practitioner and a flight nurse on every flight.

Facts

• Run by UC Health, with University of Cincinnati Medical Center as its base hospital.
• Communication Center open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
• The site says it is a CAMTS accredited programme and is in the reaccreditation process.
• Helicopter flying is done by Metro Aviation, according to the site.