# Introduction NeoPORT is a platform for neonatal transports with congenital heart defects. It connects three entities: the institution referring an infant to another hospital (Sender), the ambulance that transports the infant (Transporter), and the institution that accepts the infant (Receiver). {% @mermaid/diagram content="graph LR Sender --> Transporter Transporter --> Receiver" %} ### NeoPORT's aims * Convey actionable clinical information at the time of requesting the transport * Improve planning and preparedness * Improve monitoring of infant’s health during transport * Improve communication between transport participants * Provide a clinically-valid measure of transport quality ### Key features 1. Transporter location tracking with timely notifications to Sender and Receiver 2. 3-way communication between Sender, Transporter and Receiver 3. Clear handshakes, real-time updates, and vitals tracking during transport 4. Sender can select which vitals to monitor, and how often 5. Use of a clinically-validated scoring system — Ca-TRIPS — to assess transport quality 6. Location data of Transporter broadcast to Sender and Receiver ### Deployment, initial funding and ongoing developments NeoPORT was conceptualized by the department of Pediatric Cardiology, AIMS Kochi, and funded by Grand Challenges Canada, as part of Stars in Global Health, Round 8. It has been used in over 80 transports. It was designed and developed by [Lattice Innovations](https://thelattice.in) ("Lattice", "we"). We maintain this website. After completing the grant-related work, we have continued to invest in it, to make it a part of our product portfolio. We have [plans to extend the platform](https://www.neoport.org/the-future-critiport) to a broader range of emergency transports, while improving its ease-of-use. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.neoport.org/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.