Air Ambulance Travel - What Can I Expect?

If your medical situation or that of a loved onesituation and it is their job to coordinate all the
requires travel to another medical facility hundredsdetails of getting you from the bed in your
if not thousands of miles away, you are bound tocurrent hospital, to the bed in the hospital you are
be very nervous. Here are a few things that yougoing to as comfortably as possible.
can expect from an air ambulance.This includes ground transportation, medical
Continuation of Careequipment and supplies, hospital records, discharge
It is a nervous thought, leaving the safety offrom one hospital and admission into the next
your current hospital, with the doctors that haveone, insurance forms, personal comfort items,
been treating you near at hand and having to goflight plans, catering and any special family
by air ambulance to get to your next care facility.requests.
But be assured that the you will receive aPersonal Medical Professional
continuation of your current health care.At all times when you are in the care of an air
Staffed with medical professionals, air ambulancesambulance, be it on the ground getting to the
also carry all necessary medical gear, medicationsairplane or in the air, you will be accompanied by a
and any specialty items relevant to your healthmedical professional. This medical professional will
care situation. Air ambulance medical professionalshave consulted with your previous physician and
thoroughly discuss your health care with bothwith your receiving physician. They are prepared
your current doctor and the doctor into who'sto handle your health care needs in the air and on
care you will be going.the ground until you are in your receiving hospital.
Trained Facilitator to Coordinate Your TravelAn air ambulance service makes your long
Well before you ever enter an air ambulance, adistance transition from one medical facility to
trained facilitator will be assigned to you. Thisanother as seamless as possible.
person is very aware of your current health