Special Transport Serves Patients With Life-Threatening Injury/Illness

McLeod serves as a regional resource for transport and treatment of a wide spectrum of life-threatening illnesses and injuries. The chances of survival increase dramatically, the sooner treatment is begun by trained medical professionals.

Thanks to the McLeod Critical Care Transport Team: McLeod Air Reach, Heart Reach and Child Reach, who provide rapid access to the tertiary care facilities of McLeod Regional Medical Center when seconds matter the most. Whatever the critical care needs are, and whether patients reach us by ambulance or air transport, they are within minutes of the services and support that ensure the continuum of care needed.

  • HeartReach – a Critical Care Unit on Wheels

    HeartReach – our mobile Critical Care Unit – travels with state of the art cardiac equipment, including cardiac monitors, defibrillators, pacemakers, a ventilator, high-tech IV pumps, blood pressure equipment and an electrocardiogram (EKG). While en route to the medical facility, the unit remains in contact with physicians. The technology and personnel in HeartReach provides care equivalent to care received in a Medical Center Intensive Care Unit.

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    The HeartReach Team encompasses critical care nurses and paramedics, all of whom have completed in-depth specialty training in emergency cardiac and medical care. Each member of the team attends a monthly in-service training session that continually keeps them abreast of the latest advances in critical care. All members have also had extensive training in care for pediatric and adult acute life threatening illnesses.

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  • ChildReach – Safe, Quick Transport to McLeod Children’s Hospital

    As the primary care center for children in the Pee Dee and Grand Strand Regions, McLeod Children’s Hospital operates the ChildReach ambulance, a mobile pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit. ChildReach transports children and newborns from community hospitals to the lifesaving physicians and staff at McLeod Children’s Hospital in Florence.

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    Transport nurses and respiratory therapists on board the ambulance respond immediately to ensure high quality care of the child during transport.

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  • AirReach – Rapid Access to McLeod Regional from the Midlands to the Coast

    McLeod AirReach can transport patients within a 150-mile radius of its centrally located station in Marion County. A BELL 407 single-engine helicopter serves as our AirReach vehicle. Designed and built specifically for medical transport of patients, AirReach contains the most advanced life support equipment.

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    The McLeod Air Reach Crew includes critical care trained medical professionals that care for both pediatric and adult patients. The air ambulance service provider for McLeod Health is Med-Trans Corporation. Med-Trans has been in the air ambulance service for over 20 years. They have an outstanding record for safety and meet all air ambulance requirements and state and federal regulations.

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