Category Archives: Medical Escorts

The Benefits of Using a Medical Escort for Summer Travel

Summer is a popular time for getting the whole family together. Reunions, beach vacations and graduations can draw generations of family members to the same location to share and make memories. However, travel can be difficult for medically compromised family members. But by using a medical escort for summer travel, people with physical or cognitive…

Traveling With A Medical Flight Escort: Increasing Safety and Comfort in the Air

Medical flight escorts can make long-distance travel possible for health-compromised individuals. Working with such escorts can greatly reduce the stress associated with long flights, arranging in-airport and ground transportation, and navigating airport security. But for the health-compromised individual, the biggest benefit a medical flight escort can provide is to make travel more tolerable – and…

Each year, thousands of Americans travel outside the United States for medical treatment and care. This growing category of health care is known as medical tourism, health tourism or health travel services. Since the term is so broad, it’s worth explaining what medical tourism is and why some people choose to travel outside their own…

Sick or injured abroad? How to find out if you should be treated locally or find an International Medical Transport Service.

Far from home, a traveler is injured when the taxi he is riding in gets hit by a delivery truck. The traveler is rushed to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with cracked ribs and a concussion. But should that diagnosis be trusted? When should travelers seek care locally or arrange for medical evacuations through…