Acute Care Transport Service

We provide consultation to community hospital colleagues 24 hours a day, seven days per week (together with intensive care physicians). 

We attend deliveries of premature infants less than 32 weeks gestational age in the community if the mother or fetus are too unstable to be transferred for specialized care. Learn more about high risk delivery guidelines (PDF).

We offer high-quality transport service to ensure optimal care and safety with a patient and family centred focus. ACTS brings the expertise of an intensive care unit to the referring facility.

We ensure stabilization and transport of all critically ill and injured patients requiring a higher level of care to or between tertiary centres, or in some situations, to level 2C (PDF) facilities if deemed appropriate. This includes but is not limited to: 

• Patients with a compromised airway (breathing) or requiring ventilatory support 
• Patients with the potential for deterioration and/or requiring multiple or complex interventions during transport 

Finally, we also assist in the return of patients who remain on respiratory support or have specific needs during transfer to hospitals in the community.  

We provide international transports for newborns and children in conjunction with an air ambulance provider. This may be offered to patients needing repatriation closer to home or acute care to be provided at SickKids. Only patients who cannot receive tertiary or complex care locally will be considered for SickKids admission.  

Our team coordinates with all specialty services (e.g. Cardiology, Neurology, Surgery, Neurosurgery) to ensure the safe transport of babies to tests and procedures within SickKids. We stay with the patient for the duration of the test or procedure providing procedural sedation and monitoring for ongoing safety. 

• Fred Ballard, RRT 
• Crystal Barker, RN (TA)
• Chantal Beaudoin, RN
• Jennifer Bizzarri, RN
• Ashley Centis, RN (TA)
• Anita Chakrabarti, RRT (TA)
• Bee Civiero, RRT (TA)
• Ashley Cochrane, RN (TA)
• Heather Colangelo, RN
• Nicole Coutu, RRT
• Veena Deekonda, RRT (TA)
• Andrea Deluce, RN 
• Catherine Forsythe, RRT (TA)
• Kelly Hayes, RRT
• Jennifer Fawcett, RN
• Jill Gardiner, RN
• Miriam Godfrey, RN
• Jayme Gowanlock, RN 
• Debby Holden, RN
• Anthony Iacolucci, RRT 
• Krista Iacolucci, RN 
• Sarah Lipton, RN 
• Bridget Liriano, RN
• Wendy Mak, RRT
• Alise Mancini, RN (TA)
• Michelle Manning, RN
• Debbie McFarlane, RN
• Laura Mills, RN (TA)
• Jaclyn Murray, RN
• Sabrina Persaud, RRT 
• Christinia Phillips, RRT (TA)
• Lori Richmond, RRT
• Melissa St-Onge, RN
• Amanda Stewart, RN
• Gillian Toni, RN
• Shirley Tran, RN 
• Chrissy Walmsley, RN
• Francesca Yensu, RN
• Yvonne Yoon, RN (TA)