Admit or Transport a Patient to Valley Children's
Valley Children's Transport Team is one of the busiest and best in California. Made up of highly qualified critical care registered nurses and respiratory care practitioners, our transport team provides intensive care services for medically fragile neonates and children. Functioning as a mobile ICU, Valley Children's Medical Transport Teams perform more than 1,200 transports annually, two-thirds of which are neonatal transports.
Transport a patient to Valley Children's Hospital
Call the 24/7 Valley Children's Access Center Transfer Center:
1-866-353-KIDS (5437) or 559-353-KIDS (5437)
About transport services
Dedicated to the safe transport of infants and children, Valley Children’s Medical Transport services cover all of the hospital’s 45,000 square-mile service area and more. We have specialized experience in transporting neonatal and pediatric patients between hospitals.
Air transport
Air George, the hospital’s emergency transport helicopter, is an EC-135 which has the latest technology and ample interior room. Specially configured for both neonatal and pediatric patients, Air George can be equipped with either an isolette or a pediatric sled. Air George has four full-time pilots, with one always on-call, in-hospital, for immediate mission departure. Patient care capabilities include:
- Blended gases
- Respiratory and cardiac monitoring
- Invasive line monitoring
- Defibrillation/cardioversion/transthoracic pacing equipment
- Neonatal/pediatric ventilation
Valley Children’s contracts with REACH Air Medical Services for air transport services. REACH provides all air transportation and controls all air transport operations under its operations specifications (OpSpecs). REACH ensures the Air George aircraft is airworthy and compliant with its FAA-approved inspection/maintenance program. REACH specifies the conditions under which flight may be operated. All Air George flight crewmembers assigned to a flight by REACH are qualified and have been trained under REACH's approved training program.
Ground transport
In partnership with American Ambulance, Valley Children’s has ground ambulances dedicated to our patients. Our state of the art “kid friendly” ambulances can be equipped with either an isolette or a pediatric specialty gurney. Patient care capabilities include:
- Blended gases
- Respiratory and cardiac monitoring
- Invasive line monitoring
- Defibrillation/cardioversion/transthoracic pacing equipment
- Neonatal/pediatric ventilation
Services we offer
- Consultation with a neonatologist or pediatric intensivist
- Triage and referral to appropriate Valley Children’s attending physician
- Facilitation with the Valley Children’s transport process including mode of transport best suited to a patient’s needs
- Evaluation, stabilization and transport of neonatal or pediatric patient from the referring facility to Valley Children's
- Follow-up information on the status of the patient
- Educational support in the stabilization of neonatal or pediatric patients prior to the arrival of a specialized team