Getting Your Child Safely to the Care They Need
Making sure your child arrives safely is the name of the game for our transport team. With Pediatric Acute Care Transport and Critical Care Transport, your child will get the specialized attention they need from a medical team specifically trained in pediatric healthcare. Since 1995, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has provided inter-facility transport services for critically ill or injured children. If your child is at a referring hospital in one of 18 counties in Central Florida, we provide immediate response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Acute Care Transport
Your child’s Acute Care Transport team comprises registered nurses, paramedics and EMTs trained to care for children of all ages. We provide safe, efficient and timely inter-facility transport for noncritically ill patients and maintain any specialized care the child is receiving.
Critical Care Transport
The Critical Care Transport unit brings your child the high standard of care that Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is known for while on the move. During transport, your child will be cared for by highly specialized registered nurses and respiratory therapists with advanced knowledge in pediatric critical care. Our staff provides rapid stabilization and safe inter-facility transport for critically ill patients from other facilities to the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Critical Care Unit.
Benefits of Our Transport Services
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer's Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Transport Services provides transport for a wide range of conditions, including:
- Asthma
- Cardiac abnormalities
- Closed head injuries
- Complex medical and surgical problem
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Renal failure
- Respiratory distress
- Seizures
- Sepsis
- Submersion
- Trauma
When referring hospitals use our transport services, you can be assured that your child will receive the best mobile pediatric care possible. Benefits of our transport service include:
- Developmentally appropriate care
- Direct access to a pediatric intensivist enroute
- Early goal-directed therapy upon team arrival
- Highly specialized team of pediatric experts
- Improved outcomes for children
- Quicker response times
- Shorter referral facility wait times
- Specialized equipment
Learn More
You can get all of the information you need, consult with a critical care expert or request inter-facility pediatric transport services to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children by contacting us. Please call the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Transport Services Transfer Center at (800) 895-4614 today.
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