UAB CCT has partnered with Birmingham-based Air Ambulance Card, LLC to offer discounted air evacuation memberships to UAB faculty, staff and students. Under the partnership, members who are sick or injured 150 miles or more from home, domestically or internationally, will be flown home to the hospital of their choice. CCT will be the provider of choice for members who join under the partnership. Air Ambulance Card has set up a special website for UAB community at AirAmbulanceCard.com/uab where they can sign in with a valid UAB email address to enroll at special rates or find more information.

UAB Critical Care Transport is a hospital based, inter-facility transport program for patients in the United States and worldwide that require transport from one medical facility to another. Critical Care Transport has been providing medical transports for over 28 years and has transported over 37,000 patients. Jet aircraft intensive care units provide top notch support during long distance patient transports.

Air Ambulance Card provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital air ambulance service, domestically and abroad.  The membership program offers services for a period of one year to families or individuals, and corporate accounts.  Air Ambulance Card’s discounted UAB memberships cost $130 (a $65 savings) per year for individuals and $200 (a $95 savings) per year for families.  For more information visit www.AirAmbulanceCard.com/uab.

“We couldn’t speak the language at all, it was a Castilian Spanish, and we just couldn’t get any of it,” said Bill Moninger. What they did understand was that the doctor was recommending surgery within 3 days. “We didn’t know the competency level, it could have been great, but we didn’t speak the language. It just didn’t look like a good situation.”

The Moningers are members of Air Ambulance Card, which transports sick or injured members to the US or Canadian hospital of their choice when they are hospitalized 150 miles or more from home, anywhere in the world. “I went back to the hotel and got on the phone right away. I told them I had the card and gave him the number and he said, ‘Well, that’s why you belong to Air Ambulance Card.’”

Air Ambulance Card dispatched a jet and a medical crew that flew the Moninger’s back home to Colorado, where Sally had surgery and physical therapy. The ability to come home for surgery not only gave the Moningers peace of mind, it also saved them from the cost and hassle of an unplanned stay in Toledo, Spain. Bill Moninger says it turned their experience from a nightmare to what he calls a ‘relatively pleasant’ experience. “When I called Air Ambulance Card and told them what was going on they didn’t hesitate to say that’s why you have this coverage and we’ll get the wheels rolling for you, and they did.”

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.

“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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1. Register International Travel with the State Department, https://travelregistration.state.gov in case of a family emergency in the U.S. or a crisis where you are.
2. Know the Law. While in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. Research the country online, http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/safety/safety_2836.html
3. Avoid Drugs and Limit Alcohol. Many travelers are injured or killed in car accidents and other incidents involving alcohol and/or drug use. Avoid illegal drugs and limit legal alcohol consumption.
4. Be Watchful. Americans have been sexually assaulted or robbed because they found themselves in unfamiliar locales, were incapable of protecting themselves because of drug or alcohol use or were the victim of a “date rape” drug.
5. Road Rules. Motor vehicles accidents are the most common cause of death of Americans overseas after natural causes. Standards of safety overseas may differ from those in the U. S.
6. Water Warning. Do not dive into unknown bodies of water. Hidden rocks or shallow depths can cause injury or death. Only rent equipment like scooters, jet-skis or scuba gear from reputable operators and insist on sufficient training.
7. Think About Emergencies Now. U.S. medical insurance generally is not accepted outside the United States. Check to see if your carrier will reimburse you and consider a short term foreign travel policy if not. Medical evacuation to the U.S. can cost more than $50,000. Consider a medical evacuation membership plan and read the fine print to be sure it will get you to the hospital OF YOUR CHOICE. www.AirAmbulanceCard.com.
8. Check Medications. Make sure all medicines are in bottles with drug store labels. Carry copies of the prescriptions and make sure you have enough to last the trip.
9. Have duplicates of travel documents. Leave a copy of your passport and itinerary at home. Do not carry documents, money and credit cards in the same pocket.
10. Establish a Routine. Let everyone know where you will be. Plan regular check in times and stick to them.

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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“The RIDA feels this benefit to be of considerable value to its members as there is ‘No Place Like Home’,” said RIDA Executive Director Valerie Celentano.

RIDA members can purchase discounted Air Ambulance Card memberships through a link on the association’s website, www.RIDental.com “Membership in Air Ambulance Card eliminates concerns about the high cost of a medical flight. Members can fly home to be treated by doctors they know at a hospital they trust, and they never receive a bill or file a claim form,” said Stan Bradley, managing director of Air Ambulance Card.

The Rhode Island Dental Association was founded in Providence on July 2, 1878 by a group of seven dentists. Today, more than 600 members, representing over 90 percent of all practicing dentists in this state, belong to the Association. The object of the Association is to improve the dental health of the public and to promote the art and science of dentistry.

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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“He was being treated in public ICU in Mexico. We wanted to be home, he wanted to be treated by his own doctors,” said the member’s wife.

“When a patient is in a foreign hospital, they simply want to come home,” said Sam Jackson, Managing Director of Air Ambulance Card. “Not only do we provide them that comfort, our members enjoy a significant financial protection. This flight from Mexico would have cost $31,000 thousand of dollars if Mr. Soliman had to pay for it out of pocket.”

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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Air Ambulance Card memberships have been included as a part of the UNMC Private Medical Practice program for two years. UNMC doctors sought out the coverage after arranging a patient’s air medical transport from Italy that cost $150,000. “We know the serious financial risk associated with travel without medical evacuation coverage,” said UNMC’s Keith Swarts. “These memberships protect the staff, protect their families and protect the medical center from the financial hardships that accompany the kinds of medical emergencies we see every day.”

UNMC faculty and staff can purchase discounted Air Ambulance Card memberships online using their UNMC email address at www.AirAmbulanceCard.com/UNMC. Employees can use UNMC’s internal procurement card or can purchase the membership personally by using their own credit card. “With these memberships, UNMC employees and their families can travel with the peace of mind of knowing if something goes wrong, we’ll be there to bring them home,” said Stan Bradley, managing director of Air Ambulance Card.

UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.

Air Ambulance Card provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital air ambulance service, domestically and abroad. 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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“In a medical emergency, our patients know they have instant access to physicians who are familiar with their personal medical records. With Air Ambulance Card we are able to take that peace of mind one step further, bringing the patient home to the hospital of their choice,” said WorldClinic Director Dr. Dan Carlin.

Under the arrangement, WorldClinic patients hospitalized 150 miles or more from home, domestically or internationally, will be flown home aboard a dedicated medical aircraft to the U.S. or Canadian hospital of their choice. “We eliminate the high out-of-pocket cost of these flights, and strip out the headaches caused by claim forms and reimbursements. WorldClinic patients will do nothing more than pick up the phone and call, and we will bring them home,” said Air Ambulance Card Managing Partner Sam Jackson.

Based in New England, WorldClinic is a unique medical practice dedicated to providing exceptional medical and telemedical care to an exclusive group of corporate executives, individuals and families whose lifestyle may require immediate access to a personal doctor for any health issue, at any hour, from anywhere in the world.

Air Ambulance Card® provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital air ambulance service, domestically and abroad. 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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“We found out about this program through a member who used the service when his wife was injured on a trip to Costa Rica,” said NCDS Executive Director Dr. Alec Parker. “If one of our members was injured while traveling, either away at a conference or on a family vacation, an extended absence could have a dramatic effect on their practice.”

NCDS members can purchase discounted Air Ambulance Card memberships through the society’s website, www.NCDental.org. “Membership in Air Ambulance Card eliminates concerns about the high cost of a medical flight. Members can fly home to be treated by doctors they know at a hospital they trust, and they never receive a bill or file a claim form,” said Stan Bradley, managing director of Air Ambulance Card.

The North Carolina Dental Society is an unincorporated association founded in 1856, whose primary constitutional objectives are “… to encourage the improvement of the oral health of the public, to promote the art and science of dentistry and encourage the maintenance of high standards of professional competence and practice, and to represent the interests of the members of the dental profession and the public which it serves.” More information at www.NCDental.org.

Air Ambulance Card provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital air ambulance service, domestically and abroad. 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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“Patients in the Carolinas Medical Center want be treated by CMC experts, no matter where they get sick or injured,” said (who should we quote here? Jason?). “When we can send our jet and our staff to pick them up and fly them home for treatment, it’s a win for us, a win for the hospital and a win for the patient.” Members can enroll in the MedCenter Air partnership online at www.AirAmbulanceCard.com by entering medcenterair in the group code field.

“Membership in Air Ambulance Card eliminates concerns about the high cost of a medical flight. They can come home to CMC aboard a MedCenter Air jet and the member patient never receives a bill,” said Stan Bradley, managing director of Air Ambulance Card.

MedCenter Air offers comprehensive critical care transport services through a growing fleet of fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and ground ambulances. All are custom-equipped and staffed with highly trained medical and aviation specialists to serve as airborne and mobile critical care units. MedCenter Air is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS).

Air Ambulance Card provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital air ambulance service, domestically and abroad. 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. More information at AirAmbulanceCard.com.

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