Transportation Overview

• Advanced Life Support
• Basic Life Support
• Bariatric Transportation
• Hospital to Hospital
• Nursing Home To Nursing Home
• Wheelchair
• Long Distance
• Special Events

Applications of Transportation
Wide range of transportation such as:

• All emergency calls
• Doctor appointments
• Radiation treatment
• Chemotherapy
• Dialysis
• Outpatient surgery
• Direct admits
• Wheelchair & all other non-emergency calls

Providing Long Distance Features:

• Transfers with 24 hour notice
• Prior insurance approval
• Exceptions are made in an emergency status

BLS AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Our Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances are staffed with highly trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's). CARE provides ambulance service 7-days a week, 24-hours per day throughout Marion and the surrounding counties.

ALS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Care’s experience in ALS Transportation is exemplary. Our vehicles are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, power inverters, and two-way radio communications. We staff ALS Ambulances with highly trained Paramedics (EMT-P’s), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's), and a Respiratory Care Practitioner if needed.

Service Skilled Professionals

• Paramedics & EMT’s available 24 hours a day
• Statewide Registry & Certified

Skilled Paramedics Trained in the Following:

• Monitor IV & IV Pumps
• Cardiac Monitors
  • Vent Dependent Patients
  • Any Invasive Lines such as: Arterial Lines / I.C.P. Gauges

First Responder (Dispatcher)

• 1 Certified E.M.D. & 5 in transition ( 30 hour course & exam / renewal exam every 2 years )
• Professional attention given to every call
• Trained First Chain of Survival
• Specific Telecommunication Techniques
• Marion County E.M.S. Protocols
• All calls are voice documented on computer
• Dispatchers are Audited & Reviewed

Extra Unique Services

• Community Services and Special Events
• Wheelchair Special Events
• E.M.S. Bike Team
• CARE Ambulance Events
• Touch-A-Truck Program
• CARE Ambulance Explorer Post
• Exclusive: The (Bariatric) CARE Cot
• Vehicle Maintenance Department

Community Service and Special Events

CARE Ambulance Service is active in the cities we service. CARE's involvement includes the following:

• Health fairs
• CPR classes
• Career days
• Preschool presentations

CARE Ambulance Service also provides special event ambulance coverage when requested.

Wheelchair Special Events

Empowering individuals by providing transportation to events such as:

• Family reunion & personal family matters
• Court & private matters
• Wheelchair staffing to state & county fair
• Car, drag & bike races
• Concerts – Festivals – Orchards
• Parks – Museums – Art Gallery

E.M.S. Bike Team

Team consisting of Paramedics & EMT’s (5 + members/ 6 team squad)

Capability Features:

• Patrol a large area or crowds
• Can maneuver different types of terrain
• Stationed at the start – midway – end of event
• Can transport directly from event to hospital

E.M.S. Bike Team Current Participating Events

• The Mini Marathon
• Indianapolis 500 Parade
• Johnson County Horse Show
• Indiana Race Series
• Any Large Setting such as:
  • Churches
  • Parks
  • Social Events both Public & Private, etc.

CARE Ambulance Current Participating Events

• Speedrome
• Johnson County Horse Show
• Golden Glove Boxing
• Scout Camps of 3,000 +
• Annual Balloon Race
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis
• Putnam County Road Race (car race, motorcycle and horse show)
• International Police & Fire Games

Touch a Truck Program

CARE provides a friendly setting so children are more curious and receptive to the connection between the word emergency and ambulance.

• Touching: a unique experience for each child
• Life Skills: gain a keen respect for ( E.M.S.) emergency Medical Services
• Learning: exposure to equipment and use
• Knowledge is Power: developing the ability to know who, what, when and where to call for an ambulance emergency

CARE Ambulance Explorer Post

A part of Learning for Life Career Education program, young men & women who are 14 – 20 years of age may (and have completed the eighth grade) participate in the Explorer Program. The program provides the following:

• Career Opportunities in ( E.M.S.)
• Life skills
• Service Learning
• Character Education
• Leadership Experience

CARE Ambulance Explore Post Activities

Program & Ambulance Activities are as follows:

• Training class every other Monday @ 7pm – 9pm
• School nights can ride until end of shift
• Ambulance activity assisting in taking vitals & transfers to nursing homes, assisted living centers, hospital runs, on the scene accidents, prisons (for those over 18 years old), bike team & ambulance sponsored events

The (Bariatric) CARE Cot

• The CARE cot weighs approximately 400 lbs.
• Built and designed to support 2,000 lbs.
• Ramps specially developed to hold the weight of a racecar = 3,000
• Side rails crafted to prevent cot from rolling
• Unit has state of the art winch & cable system
• Folds easily for on-board safety, convenience & on-board storage

Maintenance Department

• 15 years of skilled Vehicle Experience
• Both: (Private/Commercial)
• 24 hour on call emergency pickup
• State Certified Vehicles