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Medical Escorts Reduce the Risk of Airline Travel for Ill, Elderly or Disabled Passengers

2009-09-29T02:35:00.000-07:00

Airline travel is often averted by individuals suffering from an illness as it poses the increased risk of the condition worsening. Individuals that are ill, elderly, or disabled often fear of the toll that airline travel can take on their health, and therefore rule it out before even considering their options. In response, the Shemer Medical Center – a leading medical tourism provider in Israel – gives such individuals the possibility to travel while reducing the associated health risks to a minimum.

Patients requiring medical escorts can benefit from a wide range of medical options offered by Shemer’s service. Shemer’s highly-skilled aero-medically trained doctors, nurses or paramedic escorts, or a combination of escorts (if required) accompany patients on commercial airline flights to or from Israel. Since each patient’s condition can range from mild to serious, Shemer provides all of the necessary state-of-the-art equipment necessary to treat the patient throughout the entire flight.

While on the flight, the medical escorts provide round-the-clock medical treatment, monitoring, and consultation. The friendly escorts can assist the elderly, disabled or patients that are ill but stable with such tasks as providing oxygen, administering medication, basic monitoring, and assisting with hygiene and mobility. Similarly, stretchers, more sophisticated medical equipment, and additional space can be arranged for those with more serious conditions that require more enhanced medical treatment.

In addition to the actual accompaniment of the patient, the service also provides comprehensive pre and post flight arrangements, including: assistance and acceleration of the visa process to Israel, booking of the airline tickets, bedside to bedside transportation of the patient, collection of all baggage, and coordination of world-class medical treatment at one Israel’s leading medical facilities through Shemer’s medical tourism sector.

To learn more about Shemer’s Medical Escorts, please click here.

About Shemer

The Shemer Medical Center has been a leading provider of medical tourism treatments in Israel for over 17 years. In addition to offering medical treatment abroad, Shemer also provides international air ambulance service and a variety of other international medical rescue services.

Contact:

Sammy Lawford, M.Sc.

Email: Sammyl@Shemere.co.il

Tel: +972 772 028 317

Fax: +972 772 028 417

International Medical Rescue Services Give Hope to Patients Requiring Urgent Medical Care

2009-09-23T06:58:00.000-07:00

Everyone wants their loved ones to have access to the best healthcare possible, especially in critical or emergency situations. However, what are the relatives of a critically ill or injured patient to do when their loved one is located at a facility that is not properly equipped, or does not have the experienced specialists available to treat the patient?

The Shemer Medical Center – a leading medical tourism provider in Israel – provides a wide range of comprehensive international rescue services that brings back hope into the families of such patients. Amongst many medical services, Shemer offers both emergency and nonemergency services, 24 hours a day to patients located anywhere in the world.

Working closely with two aviation companies, Shemer provides international Air Ambulance Services to patients in both critical and noncritical situations, who are looking to be flown into Israel to benefit from the Country’s leading standards of healthcare. All air ambulance patients are transported by a private jet equipped with all of the leading state-of-the-art equipment required to treat them. In addition, Shemer’s aero-medical crew consists of some of the leading doctors, nurses, paramedics, and pilots in the industry.

Another option that Shemer offers for patients looking to be transported to Israel is the Medical Escorts service. Patients are accompanied by a personal doctor, nurse, or paramedic escort, or by a combination of escorts (should the patient’s condition require) on a commercial flight. In addition to accompanying the patient and providing him/her with medical treatment and monitoring, the escorts coordinate all of the pre and post flight arrangements, including: bedside to bedside transfer, supplying the required medical equipment, booking all tickets, and more.

Another service provided by Shemer is International Flying Doctors, which is an excellent option when the cost of an air ambulance is too pricey, or when the patient’s family is disappointed with the current treatment that their loved one is receiving. Shemer flies in an Israeli physician - who is a leading specialist for the patient’s condition, to treat him/her and provide consultations at his/her bedside.

Shemer’s mission is to provide international rescue services to each patient with the highest standards of immediate medical care at relatively low costs. Similarly, each and every patient and their families are treated with a personal touch that makes all the difference.

To learn more about Shemer’s International Medical Rescue Services

International Flying Doctors Provide World-Class Treatment Anywhere in the World

2009-09-23T05:18:00.000-07:00

When a loved one’s health is at risk, it becomes a matter where all options are explored. Anyone who has a relative that is suffering from a life threatening condition or illness wants the assurance of knowing that their health is in the hands of the leading specialist physician for the particular case. However, nothing can be more devastating than having to watch a critically ill or injured loved one succumb to their condition due an absence of experienced specialists in the facility where they are located available to treat the patient.

When such a situation arises, it is nearly impossible for family members to standby and watch a loved one’s health deteriorate due to inadequate medical treatment. These relatives and the patient now have hope thanks to the International Flying Doctors service.

The International Flying Doctor service was established by the Shemer Medical Center – a leading medical tourism provider in Israel. Shemer’s mission is to give these patients a second chance at life by quickly flying in a physician who is a leading specialist for the patient’s condition. Once at the patient’s bedside, the doctor provides the patient with the highest standards of medical treatment and consultations.

Israeli doctors are internationally acclaimed leaders and innovators in both Israeli and modern Western medicine. Shemer’s tight-knit connection and network of Israel’s leading specialist physicians is what enables it to provide severely ill patients from around the world with lifesaving treatment in their own countries.

In addition to its flying doctors service, Shemer also provides a wide range of other comprehensive international medical rescue services including: international air ambulance, airline medical escorts, and medical tourism.

Learn more about Shemer’s Flying Doctor service.