Ambulance Services
At Pacific-Bowers, we provide the most comprehensive choices for non-emergency interfacilty ambulance services designed to meet the needs of our patients and our healthcare customers.
Basic Life Support Transport (BLS) - Basic Life Support ambulances are staffed by two Emergency Medical Technicians-(EMT). EMT’s are trained in airway management and can administer oxygen, suction patients, monitor non-medicated IV infusions, maintain immobilization devices and provide first responder care to the acutely ill and injured, including CPR.
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedic - Staffed by highly trained Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics (EMT-P). Bowers (Pacific’s sister company) provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) level services 24-hours per day, 7 days per week throughout the City and County of Los Angeles.
Our Paramedics, trained to an administer Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) thus making them fully able to monitor cardiac activity, maintain certain medicated IV infusions, and even intubate if necessary. Additionally, all of our Paramedic Units are equipped with sophisticated communication devices, enabling base hospital contact should our staff require real-time physician consultation. This service assures that patients receive the most appropriate level of care based on their acuity.
Nurse-Staffed Critical Care Transport (ACLS) - Pacific provides clinically superior ACLS transport services throughout Orange County and San Diego County. In our Orange County Division of Pacific and our Los Angeles Division of Bowers, we offer the most innovative and responsive ACLS transportation solutions available. Staffed 24-Hours per day, 7 day per week, our state-of-the-art Critical Care Transport units are strategically deployed throughout Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties and are furnished with specialized equipment and medications, including 12-lead cardiac monitors/defibrillators, multi-channel infusion pumps, pulse oximetry, end-title CO2 monitoring, and ventilators. Led by a team of emergency medicine physicians and operating under the most progressive protocols and standing orders, our nursing staff has extensive experience in their clinical specialties and function under an expanded scope of practice. All nurses are required to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications.
NICU / PICU Transports - We offer specialized vehicles with hydraulic lifts for the transport of isolettes and other specialized equipment, along with specially trained personnel who are highly experienced and trained in the transport of NICU and PICU patients and transport teams.
Special Events/Community Services - We are proud of our commitment to community service and provide special-event standby coverage upon request. Our community education and outreach programs also encompass a variety of training opportunities, including Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Our employees regularly take part in local health fairs, career days and school safety events.
Wheelchair and Shuttle Transports - Wheelchair transportation service solutions for non-ambulance transport needs are provided throughout our service areas.