After over a year of training, our Paediatric Emergency Transport Team performed their first patient transfer on December 20, 2024.

The Paediatric Emergency Transport Team (PETT) consists of one Registered Nurse and one Registered Respiratory Therapist who travel with an ORNGE aircraft to retrieve children, primarily under the age of one year, and transport them to a higher level of care (either back to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre or to a children’s hospital).

After completing extensive training and certification, team members will eventually be available 24/7 to transport children across Northwestern Ontario. This new program, the first paediatric transport team not part of a specialized children’s hospital, will significantly reduce the time it takes to transport sick children to a higher level of care. This day marks a momentous occasion for children in Northwestern Ontario.