A medical escort is a medical professional who provides medical assistance during a non-emergent ground or air medical transport. SentinelMED provides medical escorts for domestic and international medical transports, and for a wide array of medical situations.
Preparation Services Provided by SentinelMED Medical Escorts
Medical escorts provide a number of services before, during and even after a medical transport. Once SentinelMED identifies the ideal medical escort or medical escort team, we immediately begin preparing for the patient’s transport. The medical escort meets with the referring physician and medical team that are providing care to the patient to get a full briefing on the patient’s medical condition. The medical escort is responsible for obtaining and carrying all medications, travel documents and medical clearance documentation. On the eve of transport, the medical escort meets with the patient to ensure the patient is prepared for transport.
Services Provided by SentinelMED Medical Escorts During Transports
On the day of the medical transport, the medical escort meets the patient at the referring facility several hours before departure. Depending on the patient’s medical condition the medical escort may accompany the patient in an ambulance, town car or other ground transportation to the airport. For commercial air medical transports, medical escorts help the patient navigate through airports and security checkpoints. During transport, the medical escort monitors the patient and administers any medications or treatments that the patient may require. The medical escort also sends updates to the patient’s family and care team every step of the way.
Arrival Services Provided by SentinelMED Medical Escorts
In the final stages of the medical transport, the medical escort assists the patient with off-boarding and in the case of international commercial-air medical transports, with navigating customs. After arriving in the destination location, the medical escort oversees the transport to the receiving facility or to the patient’s home. The medical escort is responsible for evaluating and approving the release of the patient to the care of the family or receiving facility. Providing the patient with the highest level care throughout the transport process is of primary importance to the medical escort.
Arrange a Medical Escort
SentinelMED is a medical travel assistance company that knows the ins and outs of medical transport service and also can provide expert medical escorts. Our team of qualified logistics and medical professionals are able to determine the appropriate form of affordable medical transportation service and can help manage the process from end-to-end. We understand the complexity of delivering exceptional care to the sick, elderly or injured patient in an unfamiliar environment. Please contact us if you’d like to learn more about our services and staff.
