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SSM Cardinal Glennon Medical Center is home to the first Neonatal Transport team in St. Louis, established in 1979. The Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team includes 16 registered nurses and 16 respiratory therapists. Attending-level physicians are available for transport whenever necessary.

Transport teams are available at all times to bring critically ill and injured children to Cardinal Glennon by ambulance, helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. Two teams are readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; others can be mobilized within a short period of time.

Neonatal Transport Team

The Neonatal Transport Team is responsible for the stabilization and transport of thousands of critically ill newborns and small infants. The team includes a registered nurse and respiratory therapist who have advanced training in the stabilization, treatment and transport of neonates. Neonatologist Ayoob Ali, M.D., supervises the team and is available 24 hours a day for consultation.

Pediatric Transport Team

The Pediatric Transport Team includes two registered nurses with advanced training in the stabilization, treatment and transport of critically ill children of all ages. A physician is available for consultation at all times. The team is supervised by Pediatric Transport Medical Director John Peter, M.D.

Contact Us

To arrange the transfer of a neonate, call the neonatal hotline at 1-800-488-9994. After you have given your request to the unit secretary, you will immediately be connected with a transport nurse. A neonatologist is available for consultation upon request.

To arrange the transfer of a critically ill child, call the pediatric hotline at 1-800-733-7310. This number will put you directly in touch with a pediatric transport physician or transport nurse.

Transport Information for Physicians

When placing a call, please have the following information available:

• Patient name, age and weight
• Patient diagnosis and current condition
• Pertinent history (including perinatal history for neonates) and pertinent lab values and radiographic findings
• Referring physician and hospital

After transportation arrangements have been made by the appropriate transport team, the referring hospital and physician will be notified of the mode of transport (ambulance, helicopter or airplane) as well as the estimated time of arrival.

Advanced Training

Advanced Training includes:

• Two years of critical care pediatric nursing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or Emergency Department
• One week of classroom training
• Eight to 10 weeks of mentor/preceptor training with a Cardinal Glennon transport nurse

Ongoing training includes:

• One pediatric intubation per quarter
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Eight hours of continuing education in trauma nursing per year