Interfacility Transports

 Clinical Indications for Patient Transport

_ Burns                                                 _ Cardiac / Pulmonary

_ Environmental Emergencies              _ High-Risk OB

_ Internal Medicine                               _ Limb Amputation / Reattachment

_ Multiple Trauma                                 _ Neonatal Emergencies

_ Organ Transplant / Procurement        _ Pediatric Emergencies

_ Spinal Cord Injury

Information Needs

_ Referring Hospital / Unit                 _ Contact person & Phone number / extension

_ Patient’s Name and Age                 _ Reason for Transport

_ Sending Physician                          _ Receiving Physician

_ Patient’s Location                           _ Receiving Hospital / Unit

_ Receiving Unit phone number        _ Landing Zone Information

_ Insurance Information                     _ Fax Number

* Medical Necessity and Medicare forms will be faxed, to be signed by the physician, Assignment of Benefits form to be signed by the patient, spouse, parent, legal guardian or POA

 Hospital Staff Procedures

_ Notify hospital security of pending transport 

_ Give patient’s valuables to family / Have family await the flight team’s arrival

_ Copy patient chart, lab results, X-ray’s, CT’s and MRI’s 

_ Provide the flight team with a copy of patient demographic sheet with insurance

   information and signed faxed paperwork

_ Provide patient report to receiving hospital / unit

_ Have a litter with O2 awaiting the flight team’s arrival

_  Assist with transport to aircraft if possible

*  Family members are not allowed to ride aboard the aircraft

 Sky FlightCare Communications Center

_ Will provide updated arrival time to hospital security and sending unit 

_ If remote landing zone, they will assist in making arrangements for ground

   transport to and from landing zone.

_ Also communicate with local communications center.

Interfacility Response area map