Low-sodium. Gluten-free. Diabetic. Kosher. Halah-certified. Vegetarian. People all over the world follow one or more of these diets, whether for religious or health reasons. For many people, long-distance travel brings the potential of disrupting their important dietary practices and routines. A company that provides expert air medical transport, such as SentinelMED, can make sure that doesn’t happen.
Most domestic and international airlines do offer meals that address important health, religious and cultural concerns. Airlines require that these meals be ordered in advance of travel; many require that orders be placed at least 24 hours before departure.
Special meals available from airlines typically include:
- Gluten-free
- Lactose-free
- Diabetic
- Low sodium
- Low fat, low cholesterol or low calorie
- Bland, to avoid gastric irritation
- Vegetarian and vegan
- Kosher (prepared under rabbinical supervision)
- Muslim (Halah-certified)
- Hindu
How SentinelMED Supports the Dietary Needs of Long-Distance Travelers
SentinelMED specializes in commercial air medical transport services and expert air medical transport. Our team has worked with leading airlines throughout the world to help coordinate air medical transport for thousands of patients.
Due to the duration of international flights, airlines typically provide meals to patients who are medically and physically capable of eating. We work closely with the airlines to arrange meals in accordance with a patient’s dietary needs.
We use questionnaires and an extensive preparation process to identify patients who may need special meals, order the meals for them, and confirm that the ordered meals will be available. If a patient is traveling with a medical escort, he or she will confirm with the departure gate agent and an on-board flight attendant that the pre-ordered meal will be available. In addition, our team is diligent in selecting medical escorts that can address a patient’s language, cultural or religious concerns in addition to any medical needs that may arise during travel.
Expert Air Medical Transport Services from SentinelMED
As an air medical transport service, SentinelMED provides domestic and international medical transport, medical escort and medical repatriation services for travelers who are sick, injured, elderly or otherwise need assistance when traveling long distances.
We provide door-to-door transportation by air ambulance, private jet, commercial airline and ground transport as needed to meet the needs of patients. In many cases, we can arrange for patients to be transported on a commercial airline with the assistance of a medical escort, who travels with them from discharge from a hospital to their arrival at a receiving medical facility or the home of a loved one. The medical escort, who is trained or experienced in emergency medicine, ensures that the patient travels in comfort and safety throughout the process and receives any needed medical care throughout the journey.
The SentinelMED team understands the complexity of delivering exceptional care to patients who need assistance during travel. Please contact us to learn more about the services that SentinelMED offers or its staff.
