UAB AMBASSADOR
UAB Ambassador is a secure , web-based tool providing referring physicians with access to their patients ’ electronic medical record . The service enhances continuity of care by giving physicians the ability to follow patients throughout UAB Medicine for both inpatient and outpatient visits , including consultation notes , labs , procedure reports , and discharge summaries . UAB Ambassador improves communication between UAB Medicine and referring physicians by removing barriers to timely access of patient records . To register for Ambassador or for additional information , please contact UAB Physician Services at 205-934-6890 or email physicianservices @ uabmc . edu .
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CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT
Critical Care Transport ( CCT ) is an interfacility transport service providing complete , uninterrupted ICU care to patients from bedside to bedside between any two health care facilities worldwide . CCT is appropriate for patients who are critically ill or at high risk to deteriorate during the course of transfer and therefore are not suited for routine ambulance transfer . CCT air transport also may be appropriate when the transfer distance is beyond 150 miles and the patient is significantly ill and / or cannot tolerate long-distance ground transport .
CCT has one jet and three critical care ground ambulances . Both air and ground vehicles are fully equipped ICUs , and the jet can accommodate two patients . Critical care RNs and respiratory therapists staff the transport of adult patients , with physicians available 24 / 7 , and the neonatal team is staffed with neonatal nurse practitioners and respiratory therapists . Some of the special capabilities include bedside laboratory testing , nitric therapy , therapeutic hypothermia , intra-aortic balloon pumps , ventricular assist devices , and ECMO .
Critical Care Transport may be reached by calling the UAB Medical Information Service via Telephone ( MIST ) operator 24 / 7 at 1-800-UAB-MIST ( 1-800-822-6478 ). To learn more , please visit uabmedicine . org / cct .
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