The MEDUCARE Pediatric Team is the MUSC Children’s Hospital medical transport service. Their high-skilled and dedicated pediatric/neonatal team that consists of a Registered Nurse and Registered Respiratory Therapist is available around the clock to transport patients who need immediate medical intervention.The team can manage any interfacility transfer up to age eighteen.

Depending on the needs of the patient, MEDUCARE’s Pediatric Team arranges emergency transportation using its helicopter, fixed wing airplane, or ground ambulance. Advanced procedures include rapid sequence intubation, central line placement, needle decompression, chest tube insertion, and intraosseous line placement. Specialized medical equipment required to maintain life support functions for neonates and children is available on each transport.

The Pediatric Team’s mission could not be accomplished without the helicopter assistance from Omniflight helicopters and their medical team (MEDUCARE Air), as well as ambulance/medical coverage by the MUSC MEDUCARE Ground Team. Also, our dispatch center, which provides flight/ground following as well as provides vital communications during patient transfers.