What we do
We're the only emergency ambulance service in Greater Wellington and the Wairarapa, supporting our communities 24/7,365 days a year free of charge.
We're the only emergency ambulance service in Greater Wellington and the Wairarapa, supporting our communities 24/7,365 days a year free of charge.
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Patient Transfer Service
Our patient transfer team take people to scheduled medical appointments and treatments.
Our Patient Transfer Service team take people safely and comfortably to and from scheduled hospital treatments, transfers between hospital and aged care facilities or to and from hospice inpatient units if required. This is a pre-booked and arranged service that is accessible on a referal basis.
To hear more from the team on the road, read about Patient Transfer Officer Maria Swain.
Patient Transfer services are organised by your health provider. Our service runs 17 hours per day, seven days per week throughout Greater Wellington and Wairarapa completing over 40,000 transfers each year.
If you are a health professional arranging a patient transfer between 07:30am – 4:00pm, call: 04 806 0048.
If you are a health professional arranging a patient transfer outside of these hours, call: 0800 262 665.
For private transfers and general enquiries call: 04 499 9909.