Summit Aviation Medical Transport



Mission Statement

SUMMIT AVIATION Medical Transport Division is dedicated to Excellence in Patient Care and Rapid Response to our Clients. We are a group of highly skilled, specialty trained professional physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, pilots and coordinators who are committed to patient care and expert service.

We operate within all mandatory regulatory guidelines and exceed many voluntary agency guidelines. We abide by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) staffing standards with respect to critical care for all advanced cardiac life support transports. An ACLS certified nurse and ACLS certified paramedic are the minimum staff provided by Summit Aviation, Inc, Medical Transport. In addition, any flight can be customized to include a physician and respiratory therapist if patient care dictates.


Summit Aviation Means....

  • Twenty-four hour dispatching
  • Rapid response time

  • All captains are ATP rated with special emphasis in medical transportation
  • Medical Personnel are Summit employees and are extensively trained in flight physiology and flight safety
  • All medical personnel are certified by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Physician to physician consultation available

  • Aircraft are medically dedicated, company owned and maintained
  • All transports are bed to bed
  • Competitive pricing
  • International / domestic escort service available


    When You Call....

    When you call you call 1-800-597-4655 you will be asked to provide the following information.

  • Your name and location
  • Patient's name, age, and weight
  • Diagnostic and purpose for transport
  • IV medications currently being administered
  • Special equipment needed for the transport, i.e. ventilator, ETCO 2 ,IBP monitoring and A-line

    Please be prepared to provide the following:

  • A physician order for the transport
  • Copies of the transfer paperwork(chart, x-rays, scans and interfacility transfer sheets)
  • Copies of the face sheet to facilitate the transfer
  • Verification of acceptance from the receiving facility

    The flight nurse will call the sending facility for a patient update


    Our Medical Staff

    Physician Staff:

    • David W.Bauer, MD, Ph.D.
      (Medical Director)
      Board Certified, Family Practice
    • John Dingilian, MD
      Board Certified, Family Practice
    • J. Nathan Rubin, MD
      Board Certified, Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Diseases
    • Jan H. Dauer, MD
      Board Certified, Internal Medicine & Critical Care
      Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine

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