Air Ambulance Card Launches iPhone App to Help Travelers Find Hospitals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 26, 2010) – Medical evacuation membership program Air Ambulance Card has launched a free application for iPhone to help travelers find medical assistance away from home. Find-ER by Air Ambulance Card has a one touch hospital finder that locates the nearest medical centers, maps routes to them and provides contact information. The app contains a distress call function that allows travelers to call their designated emergency contact with the touch of a button. Find-ER also stores medical information and doctor and pharmacy contact information that doctors and paramedics can use to help treat a patient.
“We offer our members peace of mind that they can come home for treatment when serious injury or illness strikes on the road,” said Air Ambulance Card Managing Director Sam Jackson. “With Find-ER, we can extend some of that peace of mind to all travelers from the moment a problem arises.”
Full features include:
Hospital Mapping
- Tap screen to map nearest hospitals
- Tap hospital name to access contact information
- Map route to hospital of your choice
Distress Call
- Store emergency contact information
- Tap phone icon to place distress call
Store Medical Information
- Doctor and pharmacy contact information
- Medical conditions Medications Allergies
Find-ER by Air Ambulance Card is available as a free download in the iTunes store.
Air Ambulance Card® flies sick or injured members home to the US or Canadian hospital of their choice when they are hospitalized 150 miles or more from home, domestically or internationally. The membership program offers services for a period of one year to families or individuals, and corporate accounts. Air Ambulance Card memberships are available to residents of the U.S. and Canada and cost $195 per year for individuals and $295 per year for families. For more information visit www.AirAmbulanceCard.com.
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