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Region’s First Critical Life Support Helicopter
We are the first health system-affiliated air transport program in Greater Cincinnati to provide emergency transport of critically ill adult patients who are receiving ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) treatment.

When UC Health Can Help
Air Care & Mobile Care has provided the Greater Cincinnati area with specialized transport medicine services for patients in our community for more than 35 years. We are the first and only comprehensive adult ECMO ground and air transport service in the region. Our critical care life support helicopter is able to transport patients within a 200-mile radius from University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Our Unique Approach To Patient Care
In Faster Response Lives Better Outcomes
The use of ECMO by Air Care helps expedite transport and critical, life-saving treatment for patients, improving the speed and quality of care. Our state-of-the-art helicopters, operated by Metro Aviation, allow our team to respond to patients faster and more efficiently. UC Health’s Air ECMO program provides a rapid response and keeps patients from ever having to leave the region to receive the fast, cardiopulmonary care they need.
Delivering World-Class Care in Only Minutes

The Most Experienced Flight Team in the Region
Our state-of-the-art aircraft, operated by Metro Aviation, is the only one in the region that features a physician or nurse practitioner (NP) and a flight nurse on board every flight.
ECMO (pronounced “eck-moe”)
A New (Fast) Source of Hope for the Community
Air Care News
UC Health Is First in Southern Ohio to Offer Adult ECMO Transport by Helicopter
