medical transportation stories

Potential clients should know what we think about Med Coach:

Hi Everyone,

My Mom, L_ _ _ _ _,  was transported by your Med Coach from Orlando Fl to Grand Rapids MI on Friday March 27.      I wanted to send you a note to thank you for everything your company did for us.
Your representative, Brenda Funn was so quick in her responses to my question and getting me a quote. She worked so hard to coordinate a date to have a coach ready for when my Mom was going to be released from the hospital. I also was so impressed by her willingness to work with the hospital Case Manager directly allowing me the time to spend with my Mom.

The Med Coach arrived right on time and I can’t tell you how relieved I was when I met their nurse Julie who would attend to my Mom during the trip. Julie took right over with the hospital staff making sure she had all the necessary information. When something was needed (such as portable oxygen to get my Mom from the hospital roo m to the coach) Julie looked for alternatives if the hospital could not provide what she needed. It took so much of the burden off of this stressful situation.

Julie was also so attentive to my Dad. He has been on an emotional roller coaster with my Mom being ill and Julie was sympathetic and took care of him on the trip as well as my Mom. Julie would call me periodically during the long drive to keep me up to date on how they both were doing. In fact, my Mom’s condition improved during the trip, thanks to Julie’s expertise.

My Dad couldn’t say enough about how wonderful and professional the two drivers were and he appreciated their conversation during the long trip.

Thank you again for providing such a top notch program. The program would not work without the wonderful people employed with the company. The caring and all the personal touches that were portrayed by each person helped make an unpleasant situation less stressful and more tolerable.

Thanks so much,
from the entire S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Family*

* privacy is also an important part of our service

One of the scariest thoughts that may enter your mind while preparing for a long or extended stay or trip is, “What will happen if I get sick, hurt or disabled while I’m gone?”   It’s a question as important as any research you might do for your travel, but certainly not as pleasant as thinking about your destination.
Travel insurance for health care, or trip cancellation/interruption is an option, but the reality of what to actually do when it happens is frightening, and the costs of travel in this situation is a gigantic challenge, especially if insurance isn’t available, for one reason or another.
Families often must face a difficult set of decisions for a loved one.  “What is the best way to provide emotional, social/relational/spiritual /family support for the one we love?”  Proximity to family is a huge motivator, often dictated by the expense of travel back and forth by a family member(s), or the cost of a care facility where the patient is located.
Or, “since we live so far away, can the whole family find a better way to care for our loved one closer to home, where we can also provide care and love too?
Satisfying relocation needs for near-death circumstances often becomes a factor.
A medically supervised transfer is a way to satisfy the family’s need, to be closer to the patient, or for the patient to be closer to a next phase, i.e. hospice care, a move into a relative’s home, or to a different medical facility.
We don’t want to think about such things, but life is real, and often includes decisions about transporting loved ones for medical reasons.  It’s comforting to know there are professionals whose life’s work is to help in these circumstances.