b'Nicklaus Childrens LifeFlight Critical CareSeven Nicklaus Childrens Hospital Pediatric Transport Program Achieves Commission onSpecialty Services Again Ranked Among the Accreditation of Medical Transport systemsBest in the Nation(CAMTS) Accreditation Seven Nicklaus Childrens Hospital Nicklaus Childrens Hospitals LifeFlight criticalspecialty programs were again care transport program achieved full three-yearidentified among the best in the accreditation status from the Commission onnation, according to U .S .News & World Accreditation of Medical Transport systems (CAMTS) .Reports 2018-19 Best Childrens LifeFlight is the only pediatric/neonatal team inHospitals rankings . Nicklaus Florida to achieve this accreditation. CAMTS offers aChildrens had more ranked pediatric programs than program of voluntary evaluation of compliance withany other hospital in Florida .accreditation standards demonstrating the abilityNicklaus Childrens 2018-19 rankings were as follows:to deliver service of a specific quality. Accreditation standards address issues of patient care and safety inCardiology & Heart Surgery, #50 (only ranked fixed and rotary-wing services as well as ground inter- program in South Florida) facility services providing critical care transports . EachDiabetes and Endocrinology, #48 standard is supported by measurable criteria to assessNeonatology, #49 (only ranked program in South a programs level of quality . CAMTS accreditation isFlorida) the gold standard for transport teams internationally, said Jose Perdomo, Senior Vice President for NicklausNeurology & Neurosurgery, #16 (no other program in Childrens Health System . We are enormously proudthe southeastern U .S is ranked higher) of our LifeFlight transport team and the essentialOrthopedics, #36 work that they do in connecting critically ill patientsPulmonology, #42 (no other program in South with needed medical care . LifeFlight providesFlorida ranks higher) specialized advanced life support and critical care patient transport by ground and air ambulance 24Urology, #45 (only ranked program in Florida)hours a day, 365 days a year . The service safelyA total of 191 hospitals participated in the 2018-2019 transports more than 4,000 patients annually within aU .S . News & World Report survey . The methodology is service area that includes South Florida, the Caribbean,based on clinical outcomes such as patient survival, and Central and South America . The LifeFlight fleetinfection rates and complications; the level and quality includes six ground ambulances that are speciallyof hospital resources directly related to patient care equipped to provide critical care or advanced life- such as staffing, technology and special services; saving support for patients, a hospital-owned Sikorskydelivery of healthcare programs that prevent infections S76 C+ helicopter, operated by PHI Air Medical, whichand adherence to best practices; and expert opinion is equipped to care for any acuity level patient of anyamong pediatric specialists and subspecialists . The age and a fixed-wing jet contracted on demand forsurvey is updated every year, designed to account for long-distance transports .new treatments and evidence-based best practices, informed by leading experts in the field.6 Nicklaus Childrens Hospital'