Obtaining emergent consultation or transferring patients to the University of Maryland Medical Center takes only OneCall any time, day or night, to 1-800-373-4111 or 410-328-1234.
Our 24-hour, seven-day-a-week toll-free telephone number ensures instant access to friendly, highly trained University of Maryland ExpressCare staff, who are dedicated to ensuring that you and your patients' needs are met with a responsive and well-coordinated approach. With one telephone call, physicians can consult with University of Maryland School of Medicine specialists and, when necessary, arrange to have their patients transported to the University of Maryland Medical Center by ground or air ambulance.
The ExpressCare team ensures the efficient and timely transfer of clinical information among referring and accepting physicians and nurses in order to maintain an appropriate continuum of care. In addition to the Baltimore operation, a satellite ExpressCare operation is based on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
University of Maryland ExpressCare offers the following services:
The Maryland ExpressCare Transfer/Communications Center
The Maryland ExpressCare Transfer/Communications Center provides 24/7 access to University of Maryland School of Medicine attending physicians, who provide expert consultation within minutes of your call. The Communications Center also coordinates transport services to the University of Maryland Medical Center, and works closely with the Medical Center's Patient Placement Center to facilitate the admission process.
Adult Critical Care Transport Service
Maryland ExpressCare Adult Critical Care Transport Service offers fast, expert inter-facility critical care transport by ground or air ambulance for patients requiring advanced monitoring and/or intervention while being transferred to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
The transport staff consists of critical care nurses and specially trained paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Medical direction is provided by University of Maryland Emergency Medicine physicians.
Pediatric Critical Care Transport Service
Maryland ExpressCare for Kids was the first specialized pediatric critical care transport service in the region. The transport team consists of pediatric critical care nurses, specialty trained paramedics and emergency medical technicians, who take direction for each patient transport from the attending physician in the pediatric intensive care unit. The transport services use special equipment designed fo pediatric patients to monitor and maintain vital support measures during transport.
Maryland ExpressCare critical care ground ambulances are equipped with the following monitoring capabilities
Through a partnership with PHI (Petroleum Helicopters Inc.) Air Medical, Maryland ExpressCare transport service includes helicopters with the capability of transporting sick, complex patients extended distances.
The flight crews include highly trained pilots, registered critical care nurses and paramedics. The medical personnel maintain competencies in all aspects of patient care. PHI has a strong commitment to safety, service and customer satisfaction. PHI has logged more than 9 million flight hours, and during that time has developed and refined safety programs and practices. This has given PHI an umprecedented safety record in the commercial helicopter industry.
Critical care air ambulances are equipped with the following monitoring capabilities:
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