FirstHealth Critical Care Transport Service operates throughout the mid-Carolinas 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. CCT’s mission is to provide inter-facility transports between referring hospitals and tertiary care centers.

CCT provides mobile intensive care unit (ICU) care for approximately 2,000 patients annually. These ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art intensive care medical equipment and extensive formulary.

With the leadership of a physician medical director, CCT has assembled a team of seasoned health care professionals including experienced critical care registered nurses; critical care paramedic and emergency medical technician.

The following advanced skills can be provided by CCT:

• Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI)
• Advanced airway management (intubation and surgical airway insertion)
• Needle thoracostomy
• Transport ventilator with CPAP, BiPAP and other advanced settings
• Transcutaneous and transvenous pacemakers
• Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) transport
• Neonatal transport (with specialty team)
• Invasive hemodynamic monitoring (PA and arterial lines)
• Administration of blood and blood products

CCT is licensed to operate in North and South Carolina. For more information, call (800) 543-3672.