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With the launch of this program, Cleveland Clinic can now providespecialized critical care services to an expanded population, allowingpatients access to superior medical care from bedside to bedside, no mattertheir location. Each mission is staffed with tremendous flexibility, dictatedby the special needs of each patient.
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"Cleveland Clinic continues to put patients first. This expansion allowsthe initiation of Cleveland Clinic care upon the arrival of our teams andensures the highest quality of service world wide," said Marc Harrison, M.D.,Director of Medical Operations and Associate Chief of Staff, Cleveland Clinic."While in the air, our team has the full complement of Cleveland Clinicexpertise at its disposal via direct communication with the Clinic or back tothe referring physician. We provide a seamless transition of care and on-sceneinitiation of Cleveland Clinic treatment."
The program will offer uninterrupted service for patients via a diversefleet of vehicles including ground ambulance, helicopter, and two fixed-wingedjets. The jets are outfitted to provide comprehensive intensive care duringintercontinental transports.
The jets are configurable for virtually every critical care scenarioincluding mechanical ventilation, balloon pump and ECMO. This providesCleveland Clinic the flexibility of transporting a wide variety of cases froma premature infant to an adult on a heart lung machine. The clinical expertiseof the team, coupled with the technology, makes it possible to transportpatients who normally would not have the opportunity to travel due to theextreme severity of their condition.
"As one of the leading healthcare institutions in the world it is ourresponsibility to share our resources with others," said Christopher Manacci,MSN, ACNP, Emergency Services Institute. "This expansion brings ClevelandClinic care to a patient's bedside worldwide. It is an advanced practice modelthat is designed to meet the needs of the patient, not one in which thepatient must meet the needs of the system. Furthermore, the addition willbroaden the resources that will be available for a global response."
The fleet will be stored at Cleveland Clinic with the exception of the twoBeechjet 400 medical aircrafts, which will be based at Cleveland's BurkeLakefront Airport. Cleveland Clinic has partnered with AirMed internationallyfor aviation and logistical support. AirMed will provide the fixed-wingaircraft, as well as the flight and maintenance personnel for the ClevelandClinic program.
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profitmultispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospitalcare with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by fourrenowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care basedupon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News &World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's besthospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Approximately 1,500full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Floridarepresent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, therewere 2.9 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic. Patients came fortreatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were nearly54,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic in 2005. For more information,visit www.clevelandclinic.org.
About AirMed International
AirMed International is the country's le
