The Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program provides safe, effective and efficent transport for infants. It is operated as a joint partnership between Johns Hopkins Children's Center and University of Maryland Medical System, with oversight provided by both hospitals.
Features
- Immediate 24 hour-a-day ground and air transport
- No cost for primary transports
- Third-party payors are billed for back transports
- Staffed by specially trained neonatal transport nurse/practitioners
- Rotated service between sponsoring centers
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioners/Transport Nurses (over 120 years combined experience in neonatal transport)
- Dedicated EMTs via contract with private ambulance company (over 20 years combined experience in neonatal transport with MRNTP)
- Two dedicated vehicles via contract with private ambulance company
- Access to sub-specialists at two world-renowned pediatric tertiary care centers.
- Access to multiple services including ECMO, state-of-the-art infant ventilation and full range of medical-surgical subspecialists
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up care
- Telephone consult with neonatologists
- Return transport
- Continuing education
- Ongoing follow-up
Team Composition
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/Neonatal Transport Nurse
- Specialty trained Emergency Medical Technician.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- STABLE
- NICU training
- Physician and Respiratory Therapist as required/requested