Critical Care Air Transport for Complex and High-Acuity Patients

Service Highlights:

  • Leading Specialized Medical Transport Services for Complex Cases: AirCARE1 is renowned for providing specialized medical transport services, expertly handling logistically difficult and complicated flights for patients with diverse and complex medical needs.
  • Expert ECMO Air Transport for Critically Ill Patients: We offer advanced ECMO air transport services, utilizing highly trained medical personnel equipped with the specific skills required to safely manage critically ill patients during flight.
  • Safe Infectious Disease Patient Transport, Including COVID-19: AirCARE1 has proven knowledge and expertise in infectious disease patient transport, including COVID-19 cases, adhering to stringent protocols for safe and secure transfers.
  • Tailored Specialty Transports for Advanced Medical Conditions: Our services extend to a range of challenging specialty transports, including those for mental health and behavioral disorders, ensuring appropriate medical personnel and care for every unique situation.

AirCARE1 is known in the industry for its ability to perform logistically difficult and complicated flights for patients with complex medical issues. Many of these intricate flights fall into the category of a specialty transport. We know it’s not enough just to have a medical crewmember on board, but it is imperative to have the right kind of medical personnel on the flight that has the right kind of training. AirCARE1’s medical crewmembers are trained with the particular skills to safely perform specialty transports.

AirCARE1 has the knowledge and expertise to perform specialty flights that include transporting patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19, transports that require Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), patients with Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders, as well as NICU transports. These transports present with their own set of risks that are mitigated by our team to ensure a safe flight.

AirCARE1 has the capabilities to safely transport patients with infectious diseases that include COVID-19, H5N1, SARS, and Ebola in our ISO-VAC portable patient isolation unit. This unit is the only FDA approved isolation chamber on the market.

How the isolation chamber works

Our portable isolation unit is specifically designed to transport patients under the safest conditions. Patients are securely placed in the isolation chamber at time of pickup. The chamber is then pressurized by utilizing a negative pressure system that mitigates the risk of spreading infectious diseases to the outside.

With the units built-in sealing membrane and openings for cables, lines, and a ventilation system our medical crew can continuously monitor the patient and provide any necessary medical interventions needed for a safe transport.

After the patient transport has been completed, the chamber and the interior of the aircraft is cleaned and sanitized with an aerosol fogging system.

AirCARE1 provides highly specialized air ambulance transportation for patients who are receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Patients who receive ECMO have a severe and life-threatening illness that stops their heart or lungs from working properly. ECMO is utilized to pump and oxygenate blood outside of the human body, which allows the heart and lungs to rest. These extremely complicated and delicate transports are performed with a certified ECMO team and AirCARE1’s highly skilled medical clinicians. Learn more about ECMO transports here.

AirCARE1 transports patients of all age groups with Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders. Disorders may include patients who have been diagnosed with broad spectrum autism, violent and aggressive behaviors, and eating disorders.

These transports require unique and specialized training that ensures patients are transported safely with respect and empathy. Read more about these patients and how we transport them here.

We partner with insurance providers and health plans as well as individuals to provide compassionate and stress-free transportation for these patients to their destinations.

We understand that time is of the essence, especially when receiving an organ transplant. As an emergency air ambulance service, we are equipped to transport you quickly to your life-saving organ. Our staff will be available to you 24/7 and provide quick response times at all hours.

Waiting for a transplant can be taxing but being prepared can help ease your anxieties. With some simple pre-planning, AirCARE1 will make the entire process seamless and stress free. Our customized plans will get you to your location with speed, comfort, and safety. We wish for you to start your new life as soon as possible.

Please use our guide on how to prepare for transportation while on the transplant list. Call our 24/7 dispatch to start the process and become listed as a transplant recipient with AirCARE1.

We Are Here to Help

We know that every hour counts when you receive the call. We are here to help you go through the proper steps to ensure when that happens you are ready to go.

At AirCARE1, we take care of the entire process so you can focus on the health of you or your loved one. We have taken extra steps to be an in-network provider with many insurance companies to ensure we are serving our patients with honesty, integrity, and transparency. We are experts when it comes to navigating the insurance process and will obtain pre-approval from your insurance to confirm the transport.

Frequently Asked Questions

AirCARE1 offers a comprehensive range of specialty transport services to meet the unique needs of complex patients. Our capabilities include infant Baby Pod transport, ECMO team support, infectious disease transport, and mental health–trained crew availability. We also provide advanced respiratory support—including ventilator support, high-flow oxygen therapy, Aerogen in-line nebulization, and nitric oxide therapy—along with burn patient care and transport, international repatriation with consulate liaison, dedicated organ transplant transport services, and whole-body organ recovery flights. These specialized offerings ensure we can safely and effectively support patients requiring advanced medical care during transport.

We use an ISO-VAC portable patient isolation unit, which is FDA-approved. It describes the unit as having a negative-pressure system to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. It also mentions cleaning and sanitizing the chamber and aircraft with an aerosol fogging system after transport.

ECMO transports are performed with a certified ECMO team and AirCARE1’s highly skilled medical clinicians. It doesn’t provide specific details on the qualifications of the perfusionists.

These transports require specialized training to ensure patients are cared for safely, respectfully, and with empathy. We use a compassionate approach designed to create a relaxing experience, incorporating holistic comfort measures such as noise-cancelling headsets, music, aromatherapy, hand massages, and supportive conversation.

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    Company Standards

    AirCARE1 was built to challenge the status quo in order to provide superior care and comfort for our patients while elevating the healing process. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of care and safety in the industry. Our high standards are integrate within every aspect of our business which allow our patients to feel secure and have peace of mind during their transports.

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    Holistic Care

    We believe putting both the emotional and physical comfort of our patients at the forefront of our medical care can make a difference in our patients lives. Our unique approach to patient care utilizes holistic methods, combining exemplary medical services with the calming influence of music, aromatherapy, and gentle human touch to provide a pleasant, restorative experience that can advance the healing process.

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    Safety Management

    AirCARE1 has a 100% safety record and continues to provide superior care by creating a safe environment for patients and family members during transport. At AirCARE1 we continuously promote safety as a core value, encouraging all practices that support a robust safety culture. The safety culture is unconditionally supported by the President of the company and is promoted across all departments within AirCARE1.

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    Air Ambulance Accreditation

    To show our patients that we are operating at the highest level of standards across both patient care and safety, AirCARE1 has a voluntary accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS). The rigorous and lengthy review process of becoming accredited demonstrates our commitment to providing the best care to our patients.

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    Our Fleet

    AirCARE1 exclusively relies on Learjet aircraft for the transportation of our patients. Utilizing Learjet as an air ambulance provides our patients with safety, comfort and fast travel time during each transport. To ensure the highest standards of safety and comfort are met during every medical transport, AirCARE1 has made the investment to own and operate its own fleet as well as employ a dedicated maintenance team.

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    Crew Experience

    Work with the most experienced and compassionate team in the industry. Our team has extensive background and knowledge in critical care as well as tangible experience in the flight environment that provides you with peace of mind and reassurance. Our employees go through rigorous training and continuing education to ensure they have the ability to take command of any situation during transport.

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    Medical Equipment

    Our air ambulance aircraft are equipped with the most sophisticated medical equipment and supplies to perform as a hospital grade Intensive Care Unit in the air. Our patients travel bedside to bedside on our custom-designed stretcher transport system, are observed with highly advanced monitoring devices, and have access to specialized equipment to care for a variety of medical conditions.

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