If your child is critically ill at another medical facility and needs transport to Wolfson Children’s Hospital, you can trust us to provide safe transport with life-saving care along the way.
During transport, your child is cared for by nurses and respiratory therapists experienced in pediatric and newborn critical care.
Hospitals or referring physicians that need to arrange patient transport should call the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Transfer Center 24/7.
With one call, you will be connected to an attending physician, who will determine your patient’s eligibility and notify our patient transfer coordinator to immediately initiate patient transport via Kids Kare, Life Flight or airplane.
904.202.KIDS (5437)
877.240.KIDS (5437) toll-free
Covering the entire region in North Florida and South Georgia, our Kids Kare vehicles and helicopter safely transport more than 1,300 infants and children a year to Wolfson Children’s for emergency critical care, trauma and specialty care.
Wolfson Children’s is the only ACS-verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in the region. Treatment at our emergency centers comes with the full range of resources of our nationally recognized children’s hospital. That means quick access to doctors representing 30+ pediatric specialties and a multidisciplinary Pediatric Trauma team in house 24/7.
Hospitals or referring physicians that need to arrange patient transport should call the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Transfer Center 24/7.
With one call, you will be connected to an attending physician, who will determine your patient’s eligibility and notify our patient transfer coordinator to immediately initiate patient transport via Kids Kare, Life Flight or airplane.
904.202.KIDS (5437)
877.240.KIDS (5437) toll-free
Kids Kare is equipped with everything needed to care for critically ill infants and children of all ages:
A parent may ride along if conditions allow. DVD players allow less critical patients to watch videos on longer trips.
Carries pediatric-specific medical equipment for advanced life support, including:
The new Kids Kare helicopter is fully equipped with all medications and supplies needed to treat a critically ill or injured infant or child during transport. The helicopter also includes a satellite phone to ensure constant communication between the crew and pediatric physician specialists at Wolfson Children's during transport.
Hospitals or referring physicians that need to arrange patient transport should call the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Transfer Center 24/7.
With one call, you will be connected to an attending physician, who will determine your patient’s eligibility and notify our patient transfer coordinator to immediately initiate patient transport via Kids Kare, Life Flight or airplane.
Wolfson Children's Hospital Transfer Center:
904.202.KIDS (5437)
877.240.KIDS (5437) toll-free
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