Doctors and nurses in the SUC's emergency room meticulously coordinate transport routes and times, aware that every minute is decisive for organ viability. This service mobilizes both land and air resources to ensure organs arrive in optimal condition for implantation.
During 2025, the SUC's medicalized helicopters were deployed twenty times to transport organs and healthcare personnel to hospitals in Gran Canaria and Tenerife. In the first six months of 2026, fourteen services have already been carried out, indicating an upward trend in the activation of these devices.
The logistical and healthcare work of the SUC, under the Canary Islands Government's Health Department, helps reduce waiting times. To achieve this, it maintains constant coordination with extraction teams and transplant coordination units of the Canary Health Service, immediately activating the necessary resources upon confirmation of a compatible donation.
In these interventions, the SUC deploys air resources, including one plane and three medicalized helicopters, as well as a network of land resources such as medicalized ambulances, sanitary ambulances, basic life support units, and rapid intervention vehicles. The selection of resources depends on the distance, urgency, and geographical conditions between islands.
In addition to organ transport, the Canary Emergency Service facilitates the travel of specialized healthcare personnel, ensuring professionals arrive on time for both extraction and implantation phases. This comprehensive coordination maximizes the system's efficiency, especially in a fragmented archipelago like the Canary Islands, where speed and precision are vital.
