Interfacility transfer
Bed-to-bed movement of critical patients between hospitals — from community EDs to tertiary and quaternary care. We coordinate directly with sending and receiving teams so the handoff is clinical, not logistical.
Air interfacility transport — 24/7/365
The air bridge between facilities.
AIT Ambulance flies interfacility transfers and emergency scene response for hospitals and EMS agencies across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. ICU-configured aircraft, critical care flight teams, wheels up in under fifteen minutes.
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24/7 Dispatch coverage, every day of the year
<15 min Average wheels-up from transport acceptance
6,400+ Patient missions completed without incident
4 states Licensed coverage across NM, AZ, UT, and CO
What we fly
Three missions. One standard.
Emergency scene response
Rapid launch to trauma scenes at the request of EMS and fire command. Our crews integrate with ground incident command and deliver patients to the right trauma center the first time.
Specialty team transport
NICU, pediatric, ECMO, and organ procurement teams flown with their equipment, on their schedule. When the specialists have to move, we are the fastest corridor between facilities.
The aircraft
A flying ICU, not a ride.
Every AIT Ambulance aircraft is configured as a critical care environment: ventilator, IABP and ECMO capability, full monitoring, blood on board, and a cabin layout designed for in-flight intervention. Each mission is crewed by a critical care flight nurse and flight paramedic — physician-augmented when acuity demands it.
- IFR-equipped twin-engine fleet with night vision operations
- Critical care RN + paramedic on every flight
- Ventilator, balloon pump, ECMO and isolette capable
- Direct clinician-to-clinician handoff at both ends
How transport works
One call moves the patient.
- 1
Call dispatch
One number, answered by a communication specialist — not a menu. Give us the sending facility, receiving facility, and patient acuity.
- 2
We launch
Flight acceptance, weather check, and crew briefing run in parallel. Average wheels-up is under fifteen minutes from acceptance.
- 3
Bed to bed
Our team assumes care at the sending bedside and hands off directly to the receiving clinicians. You get a full report and ETA updates throughout.
Need a patient moved?
Our dispatch center answers around the clock. For transfer agreements, credentialing packets, or service-area questions, our clinical services team responds within one business day.