Critical care transport services for neonates
Children’s Minnesota provides transfer and transport for critically ill neonates from any location in the Upper Midwest to our NICU campuses in Coon Rapids (Level III), St. Paul (Level III) & Minneapolis (Level IV). Our neonatal transport team, which operates via ambulance, helicopter or fixed-wing plane is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Transport teams receive NICU Level IV training to provide the safe transfer and transportation of patients. Their expertise and state-of-the-art equipment allow them to implement treatments such as nitric oxide therapy, active therapeutic body cooling and oscillating ventilation immediately upon their arrival at the referral hospital and during transport.
- With 500+ annual transports in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, our dedicated neonatal transport team has expertise in the specialized, interfacility transport of critically ill newborns.
- With over 35 years of experience in neonatal transport, our team operates as an extension of the NICU by providing a neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) and a highly trained respiratory therapist (RT).
- We have a history of excellence in the stabilization and management of critically ill neonates in the field, acknowledged through the U.S. News & World Report’s measures of Neonatology clinical care.
Arranging transport
Children’s Minnesota Physician Access representatives will help connect you to a Children’s Minnesota physician and resources to make transportation arrangements. Call Children’s Minnesota Physician Access:
Toll free: 866-755-2121
Twin Cities metro area: 612-343-2121
Patients requiring ECMO services
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) services are provided for patients with severe respiratory and/or cardiac insufficiency that is unresponsive to mechanical ventilation and medical therapy. Staff are available 24 hours a day for professional consultation, patient transport or provision of ECMO. (Note: ECMO is only available at Children’s Minnesota Minneapolis hospital.) Learn more about the award-winning ECMO program at Children’s Minnesota.
Neonatal transport team
