About transfer of hospital

In the case of transfer, if a patient once housed in a medical institution needs to be transported to another medical institution urgently at the medical institution, such as sudden deterioration of symptoms or needing more specialized treatment, An ambulance will participate based on a request from a medical institution.
For urgent transfer transport, please use an ambulance, taxi, or private patient transport vehicle owned by a medical institution.
List of transport business certified companies such as patients in Yokohama City
Yokohama City Transfer Transport Guidelines (PDF: 191KB)

1. Emergency action is required
2. The difficulty of treatment at the contracted medical institution
3. The means of transportation other than the ambulance of the fire department cannot be used

Requests that do not meet the requirements for transfer transport will not be transferred by ambulance of the fire department. Please use an ambulance, taxi or a private patient transport vehicle owned by a medical institution.

1 Make sure that all of the criteria for transfer requests are met.
2 Confirm the acceptance of the destination medical institution. If the destination medical institution is not determined
　Please consider using the "Kanagawa Emergency Medical Central Information Center (045-242-2199)".
3 After confirming the securing of the destination medical institution or the doctor's ride, etc., prepare a transfer transfer request form and contact the Fire Command Center.
　After sending a fax (in principle), please make a transfer request by calling 119.
　　The fax number of the Fire Command Center is 119.
4 After receiving the 119th request at the Fire Command Center, the rescue squad near the contracted medical institution will participate.
5 Please prepare in advance (moving from the bed, waiting near the entrance, etc.) before the arrival of the ambulance.
6 When the ambulance arrives at the contracted medical institution, hand the transfer request form to the paramedic.
7 A doctor or nurse will be on an ambulance with the patient, and please manage the condition of the patient being transported.
　If a doctor is unable to ride due to unavoidable circumstances, transport it to patients or family members only by emergency services.
　In addition to explaining, please send necessary information such as treatment to paramedics.
8 If the condition suddenly changes to a serious condition (such as cardiopulmonary arrest) during transportation, Yokohama City, where the paramedics are located at the Fire Command Center.
　Ask the lifesaving instructor for instructions, and under the direction of the lifesaving instructor, the destination medical institution will contact the nearest critical care center, etc.
　It is subject to change.
9 If a doctor or nurse rides in an ambulance, it is necessary to ride on an ambulance and return home from the viewpoint of securing a regional emergency medical system.
　You can do it. Until you return home, you will be running normally, not emergency driving. In addition, if there is an emergency entry order on the way home, the emergency entry order is issued.
　You will either ride to the emergency site or get off on the spot. In addition, takeovers at transport medical institutions are carried out promptly.
　Please cooperate with the smooth implementation of emergency services.