A 7-day old infant girl was transported from Mexico to Rady Children’s Hospital Tuesday night to receive treatment not available in her home country.
A San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) crew and a Rady ambulance helped escort the Mexican ambulance from the border to the hospital.
The baby girl is in critical condition and was transported in a life-sustaining incubator, according to SDFD Captain Joe Amador.
The San Diego County medical system policy forbids its ambulances from transporting incubators, so the Mexican ambulance had to be cleared to bring the baby onto U.S. soil with assistance from SDFD.
It is unclear what medical condition the infant is being treated for.
