May 29, 2025- UPMC Children’s in Harrisburg has expanded its critical care transport services to include pediatric ground and air capabilities, building on decades of neonatal transport that began in 1979. The hospital now offers full-service transport for both ground and air, focusing solely on neonatal and pediatric patients.
This latest expansion of the UPMC NICU transport team to include pediatric ICU patients has led to the region’s first dedicated NICU/PICU transport team that consists solely of neonatal and pediatric registered nurses and clinicians who have received specialized training at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to care for young patients during transport. This team’s focus is dedicated exclusively on transporting critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients. The team has transported over 130 children this year alone, and unlike other services in the region, this team does not transport adults, highlighting its sole commitment to children’s care.