Tel. 937-641-3208, transport office

Medical Directors:

Newborn:  M. David Yohannan, MD
Pediatric: Patricia Abboud, MD

Location information: 
The Children's Medical Center
One Children's Plaza
OH 45404-1815
FAX: 937/641-5131, transport office 

Director: Sue Ciarlariello, MBA, RRT, RCP

The Children's Medical Center of Dayton is licensed to provide newborn and pediatric mobile intensive care ground transport between hospitals within our referral region. Our service is provided free of charge to patients transferred to Children's from referral facilities. Our clinical team consists of specially trained nursing and respiratory personnel who are capable of stabilizing the most critically ill newborns, infants, children and adolescents.

Services available

• Ground transports in specially designed vehicles equipped with all the technical equipment (transport isolettes, ventilators, cardiac and invasive/noninvasive pressure monitoring, transcutaneous and exhaled gas monitoring and more) to provide continuous treatment and monitoring of sick infants and children.
• Vehicles are driven by our full-time security staff with Emergency Vehicle Operator or EMT certification and are maintained by our ASE certified mechanic.
• Arrangements for air transport can be made for patients traveling to or from a distant hospital.

Referral Information:

Communication Center (pediatric and newborn transports)

877-855-PEDS (7337)

937-223-BABY (2229) still available for newborn transports

Hours referrals accepted

24 hours a day, seven days a week

After hours

Long-distance air transports - pager 239