UT San Antonio

Pediatric Transport Team

Pediatric Transport Team

The Pediatric Transport Team is dedicated to providing safe and effective pediatric specific care in the transport setting to ensure that all patients are given the earliest and best opportunity for a positive outcome.

1-855-4-UHS-PED/1-855-484-7733

Pediatric One Call

  • Our call center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support referring physicians and hospitals.
  • One Call will directly connect you with a pediatric physician and the transport team to accept your patient.

Pediatric Transport Team

  • Dedicated team available 24/7
  • Comprised of registered nurses and registered respiratory therapists with extensive pediatric critical care experience and certified in BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP, and TNCC
  • Available for transport of pediatric patients from hospitals, emergency departments, and clinics
  • Modes of transport: ambulance, rotor-wing, and fixed-wing aircraft
  • The appropriate mode of transport is determined based on the patient’s condition, distance, urgency, weather, safety, and resource availability
  • Serves as a mobile intensive care unit offering the highest level of care in a timely response
  • Provides care based on established transport protocols and through direct communication with the accepting medical control physician
  • Specialized equipment to meet the specific and unique needs of pediatric patients
  • Dr. Sabrina Carrillo, Transport Medical Director, is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Communication

The referring hospital will receive an update on the patient’s condition/status within two days of the patient’s transfer.

Family

  • We believe in family-centered care and will make every effort to incorporate the family in the transport process, to include allowing one parent to accompany their child, safety permitting.
  • In the event a parent cannot accompany their child, the parents will receive a phone call from our team updating them on their child’s status once the patient has safely arrived.

Education

We are dedicated to:

  • Providing quality pediatric continuing education and resources to health care providers in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond
  • Offering customized educational offerings including simulation

Contact

For more information on pediatric transport, education, or to obtain information on a patient that was transported, please contact the Pediatric Transport Coordinator at 210-358-4540 or Pediatric.Transport@uhtx.com.