The Children's Hospital Critical Care Transport Program coordinates and provides transport services for critically ill or injured patients referred to Children's Hospital. The transport team is responsible for the resuscitation, stabilization, and interfacility transfer of patients ranging from preterm infants to young adults. The team operates twenty-four hours per day and serves all critical care areas in the institution, including the Neonatal ICU, Cardiac ICU, Medical/Surgical ICU, Medicine ICU and Emergency Department.
Advances in pediatric and neonatal intensive care and regionalization of services require the availability of high quality, efficient and safe inter-hospital transport services for critically ill or injured infants and children. The primary goal of the Children's Hospital Transport Program is to improve outcomes for critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients who require transport to our facility.
Through improved access, system efficiency and expert patient care, our goals are to reduce morbidity and mortality, improve patient and family satisfaction, and support the tertiary care programs at Children's Hospital. We will strive for the continuous professional advancement of our team through advanced staff education, peer review, and quality improvement activities. We are committed to improving the quality of acute neonatal and pediatric care in the region through outreach education and support of community programs.
Furthermore, we plan to contribute to the field of transport medicine through research and participation in system improvement and policy development on a regional and national level.
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