Photo Courtesy Nationwide Hospital
Transport at Nationwide Children's Hospital has expanded services to now
include a fully-dedicated helicopter (named Monarch 1) to serve critically-ill
patients. And fast. Their new helicopter, Monarch 1, will allow their neonatal
and pediatric transport team to initiate critical care services more
quickly.
The helicopter is an addition to the existing
ground-based and air transport options offered by Nationwide Children's Hospital
and MedFlight, their current partner for helicopter transport. The helicopter
will be based at The Ohio State University Airport and is equipped with
state-of-the-art critical care equipment. This includes IFR technology allowing
the helicopter to fly in low visibility and a combination of nitric oxide
therapies and High Frequency Ventilation (HFV) for patients in need of
respiratory care.
Monarch 1 is the only Ohio transport
helicopter that offers this kind of respiratory care for neonatal patients. And
with Nationwide Children's Hospital being home to one of the largest neonatal
networks in the U.S., with about 30 percent of all neonatal admissions requiring
at least a one-hour drive, the helicopter will be a dedicated, specialized
resource.
"Minutes count when it comes to transporting
critically ill infants," said Edward Shepherd, MD, section chief of Neonatology
at Nationwide Children's Hospital. "The addition of this EC145 helicopter allows
them to better serve their patient families while increasing the access to the
neonatal and pediatric specialty care."
The helicopter also
offers a large cabin with the potential to allow a parent or guardian to ride
on-board during the transport of their child as well as additional staff to
ensure patient safety while in flight. The helicopter will focus on transfers
between hospitals and will not land at accident scenes.
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