Critical-care ambulance transport
MICU Critical Care Transport in Houston
MICU (Mobile Intensive Care Unit) is our critical-care level of ambulance transportation: for critical-care patients moving between facilities with intensive-care equipment and staffing, across Houston, the Texas Medical Center and surrounding areas. Your care team may request MICU. Dispatch confirms the service with you.
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Service overview
What Is MICU Transport?
MICU is Preferred EMS's critical-care level of ambulance transportation: for critical-care patients moving between facilities with intensive-care equipment and staffing.
The sending care team decides whether to request MICU. Dispatch confirms the service, pickup, destination and timing with that team by phone before the trip.
When this service is requested
When MICU Transport Is Requested
The care team decides which level to request. MICU is commonly requested for these trips.
Transfers between hospitals and facilities
Hospital-to-hospital and other interfacility transfers when the care team requests MICU.
Hospital discharges
From a hospital to the next care setting when the care team requests MICU.
Long-distance trips
Longer trips to and from Houston when the care team requests MICU.
For healthcare teams
MICU Transport for Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals, emergency departments and other healthcare facilities across Houston and surrounding areas can request MICU transfers. Dispatch answers 24/7 for case managers, discharge planners, nursing staff and referring care teams.
Dispatch confirms the origin, destination, timing and requested service level with your team.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is MICU ambulance transport?
MICU (Mobile Intensive Care Unit) is our critical-care level of ambulance transportation, for critical-care patients moving between facilities with intensive-care equipment and staffing.
How is MICU different from ALS?
ALS is for patients who need paramedic-level assessment or care during the trip. MICU is for critical-care patients moving between facilities with intensive-care equipment and staffing. The care team decides which level to request, and Dispatch confirms it with you.
Who decides whether a patient needs MICU?
The sending care team, such as the physician or nurse, decides which level to request. Dispatch confirms the requested service with that team. This website explains the service levels but does not make a clinical determination.
What should the care team have ready when requesting a MICU transfer?
The pickup facility, the destination facility, the requested time, and a callback contact. Please do not send patient medical details through the website form; Dispatch collects what it needs by phone.
Do you provide MICU transfers between hospitals?
Yes. Hospitals, case managers and discharge planners can request MICU transfers across Houston and surrounding areas. Dispatch confirms each trip with the care team.
Can I reach Dispatch at any hour?
Yes. Dispatch answers 24/7 at (713) 791-9000.
How do I request MICU transport?
Call Dispatch at (713) 791-9000 or send the online request. Dispatch will call you to confirm.
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