Our team is readily available 24/7. 

Each year, around 650 critically ill infants come to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cardinal Glennon by ambulance or helicopter.  They arrive with the help of our Neonatal Transport Team - a group of highly skilled professionals who provide essential medical care while babies are in transition.

The team is made of registered nurses and respiratory therapists with advanced training in the stabilization, treatment and transport of small babies.  An attending physician may also accompany the Transport Team during a trip. 

A newborn baby's first helicopter or ambulance ride is less frightening, thanks to some special blankets created by Cardinal Glennon.  These blankets help mothers who cannot travel with and comfort their babies along the ride from another hospital to Cardinal Glennon's NICU.  Mothers hold the special "transport blankie" to her chest, while it absorbs her warmth and unique scent.  The blankie is then tucked in with her child during the helicopter flight or ambulance ride to Cardinal Glennon.  Babies recognize the mother's scent, making them feel safe and secure.