It often takes several hours and ten (10) or more phone calls to various medical transport servies. One then waits 30 minutes to several hours or even until the next day to receive all the quotes. There are so many prices and services from which to choose.

You end up calling three to five air ambulance companies for just jets( Lear jet / Citation jet / Beech jet) or just prop-jets (e.g. King Air / Cheynne) on twin engine aircraft single engine, twin engine,. After comparing the air ambulance services and finding them too costly one proceeds to look for alternatives or options such as medical travel escort on an airline. After realizing that your loved one cannot “sit up” for ” “take off and landing”, one then calls another 3 -5 medical transport services that offers ground ambulance or a “stretcher van” and then waits for a 30 minutes to several hours for the quotes to return. Maybe your loved one is way over weight (morbidly obese) and you need specialty care. The calling process starts all over again for individuals weighing over 400 pounds.

One solution: ONE Call. Call a company that can provide several differnt options to fit your needs. You may want to call a transportation center such as the MED Transport Center. One call and you can get 5 different modes of medical transportation. A big time saver.

Since the cost fuel has doubled over the past few years fewer people are able to afford an air ambulance flight. To the high cost of fuel add the struggling economy, the high credit card debt and still fewer people have cash or can put $ 15,000-28,000.00 on their credit card.

One alternative is to transfer the client by ground if the client is stable and cleared for the long distance medical transport. Long distance medical transports (more than 500 miles) become cost effective and are quite comfortable if one rides in a large coach with an air cushion ride. Compared to air ambulance, long distance medical ground transportation is about half the cost of a Lear jet air medical transport. Of course, non-emergency ground transportation is not an option for ICU or CCU patients or for patients who may become unstable. Nor is a long distance ground transport appropriate for any person having or requiring an IV.

Consider your own experiences with medical professionals and it’s likely that you’ll recall some of them whom you preferred over others. Why? Were they more compassionate? Did they take a special interest in you? Maybe they were a little more adept at inserting those needles or they simply took a moment to fluff your pillow. Isn’t it interesting that most of us evaluate our level of medical care on the personal attention – the “bedside manner” – we experience?

Although the medical care and personal safety of patients is very serious, all air ambulance flight team members – from flight nurses to flight surgeons – should be trained to recognize and respond to the most intimate of human emotions. Compassion. Kindness. Respect.

The Air Ambulance company should be fully licensed, insured, and nationally accredited. They should also boast a highly-trained medical crew and a safety- and service-oriented flight crew. They should have the most advanced Medical Flight equipment and medical tools available to ensure the effective medical care.

When considering these options, we invite you to look at Air Ambulance by Air MD. Our company has a history of caring and performing above expectations.