Metro Life Flight is the internationally recognized critical care air medical transport program, serving all of northeastern Ohio and beyond.  The nurses work collaboratively with the physician team member to provide critical care to those patients with serious and life-threatening conditions requiring interfacility or direct scene transport   The nurses are highly trained to provide care for a wide variety of patient needs including trauma, pediatric, neonatal, obstetrical, medical/surgical, pulmonary or cardiac conditions, and including those patient requiring intra-aortic balloon pump or ventricular assist device transport  The Flight Nurse Specialist are board certified in one of the critical care specialty areas, as well as are ACLS, PALS and NRP providers.