It’s every traveler’s worst nightmare: you’re having a great time on your vacation, then – boom – a fall or a fever sends you to a local hospital. After initial treatment, the big question is: “Now how do I get home without breaking the bank?”
While there is more than one option, MedjetAssist is one of the premier medical evacuation membership services in the United States. If a member is hospitalized more than 150 miles from home - virtually anywhere in the world and requires continued hospitalization - MedjetAssist will review his or her condition both with the attending physician and the Medjet physician, and arrange medical transfer to the member's hospital of choice.
Here’s a sample of their services:
June 30, 2011: MedjetAssist arranged air-medical transfer for a 35-year-old member from Chicago, Illinois, who was hospitalized in Cusco, Peru after sustaining a traumatic head injury resulting from a fall. After initial stabilization, the member was transferred to her home hospital in Chicago, Illinois, for surgical intervention and rehabilitation.
Total Transport Cost: $59,830.00
Costs to Member: 0
Also consider that:
• Medjet offers 18% discount to members of AARP.
• Medjet’s Elite Membership includes special services “from personal concierges to vaccination services that make house calls.”
Having said this - I hope you always stay healthy on the road and never need Medjet’s services.
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