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Huntsville Hospital pioneered care for cardiac patients in north Alabama more than twenty-five years ago. More recently, the hospital joined with The Heart Center, P.C. and Huntsville Cardiothoracic Surgeons to establish FirstHeart of Alabama, a collaborative initiative to improve the cardiac health of the citizens of our region.

First Heart Transport Unit

FirstHEART Critical Care Transport Unit:

  • Region’s only cooperative initiative among Huntsville Hospital, The Heart Center and Huntsville Cardiothoracic Surgeons to facilitate the delivery of the best cardiac care
  • Region’s only mobile intensive care unit designed for continuity of care between facilities
  • Staffed with EMT driver, Paramedic trained in Critical Care Transport and Critical Care Registered Nurse
  • ICU ventilator
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
  • In transport lab work
  • 12-lead EKG transmission via satellite phone uplink
  • Constant satellite/cell phone voice communications
  • Certification of Accreditation for Ambulance Standards