LifeFlight Ground EMS started with a single ambulance in the fall of 2011, and after several expansions now includes a fleet of 21 Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipped ground ambulances operating from four locations in the Middle Tennessee area: Nashville, Wilson County (Lebanon), Coffee County (Tullahoma) and Montgomery County (Clarksville). These ambulances predominantly focus on interfacility transfers and discharges from Vanderbilt affiliated medical facilities, with the ability to also support non-Vanderbilt facilities.
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Bases are staffed by Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, and a local base manager. Additionally, many of our paramedics have a transport ventilator qualification or Critical Care Paramedic licensure.
Our fleet is outfitted with modern equipment that includes:
- Zoll X-series monitors capable of 12-lead EKGs, EtCO2 monitoring, pacing, and defibrillation.
- Hamilton T-1 ventilators capable of invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
- Stryker Power-Pro XT with auto-load system.
- Mobile electronic patient charting using the ambulance’s wi-fi connection
- Airvo – High Flow Nasal Cannula delivering up to 60 liters per minute
The ALS ground ambulances provide backup transport for the helicopter on days that inclement weather prohibits flying. In these circumstances, the Flight Crew accompanies the Ground Team during transport.
Patient transport by ground ambulance can be arranged by calling our Transport Coordination Center at 615-322-7433.
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LifeFlight Ground Clarksville was established in 2021 and completed the first patient transport on June 19, 2021. The base is centrally located at 600 Alfred Thun Road for easy access to local hospitals to include Tenova Healthcare and Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. In addition to supporting those facilities, Clarksville LifeFlight Ground is responsible for Teritary 911 emergencies for Montgomery County EMS. The base currently staffs 24 full time and 7 part time staff members and operates 5 ALS equipped trucks 24/7, providing patient transports to higher level of medical care. Crews are responsible for transporting patients from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and Tennova Healthcare to higher level medical care facilities within the Nashville area.
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The Wilson County LifeFlight Ground Base at 1316 West Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN, provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) services. We offer interfacility medical transportation from Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and other Nashville facilities. Staffed 24/7, we are always ready to deliver high-quality ALS and BLS care.
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The Tullahoma Ground Base was established in July 2021 and is located at 611 S Anderson St in Tullahoma. We provide long distance, high acuity ALS and BLS transports to a higher level of care for two Vanderbilt Facilities, Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital and Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital. We operate with one ambulance that provides 24 hour coverage as well as one mid-shift ambulance.
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The Nashville Ground base, located at 214 Glenrose Ave, operates 6 ground units providing both Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) services. Our fleet includes 3 E-450 box trucks and 3 Fort Transit vans. One of our missions is to assist Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with capacity management. The Nashville crews ensure patients are safely discharged from the hospital to their residence or rehab facilities. Nashville is also responsible for backing up outlying LifeFlight ground bases by transporting higher acuity patients from outside hospitals to Nashville for advanced care. We are staffed 24/7 with ALS and BLS coverage.