Case Study: St. Vincent Critical Care Transport

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St. Vincent Critical Care Transport (StatFlight · Neonatal · Pediatric · Maternal Fetal) is a highly specialized, skilled transport program dedicated to the optimization of outcomes and assurance of safety in transport for neonatal, pediatric, high risk expectant mothers, and critically ill/injured adults. With five critical care ground ambulances available from a centralized location in Indianapolis and six air ambulances strategically located throughout the state of Indiana, St. Vincent Critical Care Transport is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Prepared to handle all of your patient care and transport needs, our teams work diligently from robust standing protocols, are supported by medical direction

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