Childrens Emergency Transport Program

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Why Our Emergency Transport Program is Needed

Many hospitals in outlying areas do not have the resources or the technology to provide care for seriously ill or injured infants, children, and young adults.  These children must be moved to a major medical center in order to receive the level of care needed. 

Transporting these fragile patients requires an experienced team and access to specialized vehicles and equipment.  Unlike most hospitals, we have a dedicated transport team, consisting of eleven physicians, twelve nurses, and nine respiratory therapists, dedicated solely to emergency transport.  All of our transport personnel are board certified in general pediatrics, pediatric advanced life support, and neonatal resuscitation.  Many are also certified in pediatric emergency medicine or pediatric intensive care. 

The team can mobilize within thirty minutes of receiving a call, and can successfully conduct multiple transports simultaneously.  This significantly minimizes our response time in situations where every minute is crucial.  We employ state-of-the-art technology to stabilize and treat young patients until they can reach the destination hospital.  When our transport team arrives at remote sites, they are bringing with them the cutting-edge intensive care capabilities provided at Childrens Hospital.

We Transport Patients from Around the World

The majority of the transport patients are from the immediate community, however, many also come from all over the U.S. and Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the South Pacific.

We Transport Patients for Other Regional Hospitals

Most hospitals do not possess the expertise in emergency neonatal/pediatric care or have the resources necessary to perform these transports themselves. As a result, they rely upon our medical team to ensure that their patients reach other hospitals safely. Our Pediatric Emergency Transport Program is thus a lifesaving resource not only for our patients, but also for any child requiring emergency medical attention. In addition to bringing patients to Childrens Hospital, we perform emergency transports for approximately forty other contracted hospitals, including Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.