Our team is experienced in managing medically complex and critically ill pediatric patients during transport. Contact Phoenix Children’s Critical Care Transport Services when your pediatric patient requires:

  • Advanced airway management
  • Continuous infusions
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Ongoing hemodynamic support or monitoring
  • Seamless transition to Phoenix Children’s inpatient or ICU care
  • Specialty expertise during interfacility transfer
  • Time-sensitive therapies

Who We Transport

  • Pediatric patients from birth through age 18
  • Older patients with an established Phoenix Children’s relationship (e.g., NICU graduates or complex childhood conditions)
  • Patients transferring from community hospitals, freestanding emergency departments or Phoenix Children’s locations

How to Arrange Transport

It is easy to transfer a patient directly to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Call the Connected Care Center line 602-933-3627 and our team will coordinate with the accepting service and provide guidance throughout the transfer process.

When requesting emergency transport, please have the following information available:

  • Airway and respiratory support requirements
  • Information about IV access, medications and infusions
  • Patient’s age and weight
  • Primary diagnosis and reason for transfer
  • Recent labs, imaging or procedures
  • Referring provider’s contact information
  • Vital signs and current clinical status

Advanced Expertise in Pediatric Critical Care Transport

Our transport ambulances function as mobile pediatric intensive care units, allowing us to provide continuous, comprehensive care.

We offer:

  • Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring
  • Continuation of therapies, including active phototherapy
  • Implementation of Phoenix Children’s treatment pathways
  • Pediatric mechanical ventilation
  • Pediatric-specific airway equipment and supplies
  • Transport technology sized for pediatric patients from neonates to adolescents

Healthcare Provider Frequently Asked Questions

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and authorized healthcare professionals at referring facilities may initiate a transport request.

Yes. When transporting from outside facilities, the team can begin Phoenix Children’s clinical pathways during transport.

The team provides pediatric critical care, including airway management, ventilation, monitoring and medication support.

Phoenix Children’s Critical Care Transport Services provide pediatric critical care transport, including advanced airway management, ventilation, hemodynamic support and continuation of specialized therapies.

Phoenix Children’s Critical Care Transport Services currently provides primary ground transport.

As part of our commitment to safety, quality and national standards, our team is actively working toward CAMTS accreditation, with plans to pursue accreditation in early 2027.