Repatriation Services
We all know that becoming unwell or having an accident is a stressful time for anyone involved, but when this happens away from the familiarity of home or in a foreign country, you want to talk with a friendly voice that will solve your problems quickly.
A medical repatriation involves the transport of a patient back to their home country by qualified medical professionals to ensure the patient’s wellbeing and safety during travel.
Often medical repatriations are organised by insurance companies on behalf of their clients when they have suffered an accident or have fallen ill abroad. Insurers will engage a medical repatriation service who will make all the arrangements and bring the patient back home safely.
What is involved?
We’ll make sure you have got access to the right treatment for you. What is involved will depend on a few things, including:
1. Where you are?
2. Where you need to go?
3. Treatment you require?
4. Urgency of your condition
Working with trusted insurance and repatriation providers Odessa Ambulance provides a high level of patient care abroad through our repatriation service. Whether the trip back to the UK is planned or whether you need a 24 hour response, we are there to help. In fact, together with our modern fleet of ambulances, professional and caring crews, you can expect nothing short of excellence. We undertake specialist medical repatriation and emergency patient transfer services on behalf of:
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Hospitals
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Health institutions
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Insurance companies
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Ambulance Trusts
Ground Ambulance as part of our Bed-to-Bed Service
The patient is picked up by a medical team, either from their home or hospital bed, and is taken to the airport. The ambulance aircraft will already be waiting for them on the tarmac.
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In most cases it is possible to bring along at least one companion in the ground ambulance and ambulance aircraft. This way, the friend or relative can be close to the patient during the entire journey and can provide support. Often, the passport checks and security checks can be done directly on the tarmac and not in the main terminal, as is usually the case.