GROUND MedCenter Air maintains a growing number of ambulances based throughout the Charlotte region for basic, advanced and specialty care transports. Bases include: Carolinas Medical Center Carolinas Medical Center-University Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville Anson Community Hospital, Wadesboro, NC Crews: Configuration is based on patient condition and needs Combinations of emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses and respiratory therapists The nurses and respiratory therapists have the same training as the helicopter and fixed wing staff. Paramedics are required to have three to five years EMS experience and are trained in critical care ground transport Additional requirements include TNCC, BTLS / ATLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP certification, yearly rotations through high-risk OB, OR and cardiac catherization labs for procedure training Equipment: Ten ambulances equipped at the critical-care level Each ambulance can transport one adult patient or one isolette Neonatal transport truck capable of transporting two isolettes Satellite tracked All vehicles have 110 volt inverters. Some also have AC generators Advanced medical equipment including LP-12 monitors, LV1000 ventilators, multiple IV infusion pumps, advanced drug supply and Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps