Of all the medical transport options, transport by air ambulance is almost always the most expensive. According to FAIR Health, a nonprofit focused on transparency, the price for a private medical helicopter topped $30,000, on average, in 2022. The average cost of transport by fixed wing aircraft was almost $25,000. However, there is another option…
Read more
Nationwide Medical Transport for Emergent and Non-Emergent Scenarios
Medical transport services don't just take people to hospitals. Services such as SentinelMED can provide nationwide medical transport for many reasons – such as emergent and non-emergent scenarios and leisure or business travel. With an experienced team of logistics and medical professionals, SentinelMED is equipped to arrange and manage medical transport for patients of all…
Read more
SentinelMED: Trusted Travel Industry Medical Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
The travel and tourism industry was one of the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, with worldwide losses estimated at more than $4.5 trillion in 2020 alone. As the SentinelMED team adapted quickly in the early days of the pandemic, they found themselves being called on as travel industry medical resources. From arranging medical…
Read more
SentinelMED: Using a Medical Transport to Move Elderly Family Members Closer to Home
Multigenerational living is on the increase in the United States. According to the Pew Research Center, 14% of older adults who live in someone else's household are the parent of the person with whom they live, up from 7% just a generation ago. Moving can be stressful under any circumstances, but using a medical transport…
Read more