Neonatal Transport Nurse: A registered nurse (RN) or nurse practitioner who specializes in the care, stabilization, and transport of sick newborns to a neonatal intensive care unit. The RN is the team leader and coordinates transport. Our RNs are experienced NICU nurses and many have been doing neonatal transport for more than 10 years.
Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs): A person who specializes in caring for the lungs and breathing. Our team also contains a RT with specific neonatal training and experience for every transport.
Emergency Vehicle Operators (EVO): These individuals are Emergency Medical Technicians-Advanced (EMT-A) who operate and monitor the performance of the Angel II mobile unit. They are also trained to deliver emergency medical care when necessary.
Physician Trainees: Physicians in training from the Emory University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Training program and the Neonatology Fellowship program will occasionally accompany the team to gain more experience in neonatal transport medicine and assist with the care of infants during transport.
Medical Control: We confer and receive explicit direction from board certified neonatologists within the Emory University Division of Neonatology during stabilization, transport, and upon arrival to the destination hospital.