What is an air ambulance?
In a broad sense, an air ambulance is any aircraft outfitted with special equipment necessary to transport injured or sick people, in both emergency and non-emergency situations, over distances or terrain where using a normal ground ambulance would be impractical or impossible. Use of an air ambulance, and related operations, is called an aeromedical operation. Similar to a normal ground ambulance, an air ambulance is equipped with common medical equipment - medication, ventilators, ECGs, monitoring units, CPR equipment, stretchers and extra equipment as necessary on a patient-by-patient basis. Here at Galore Jets we choose to only use the Learjet 60 (LR 60), a mid-size business jet, for air ambulance operations.
Why would a patient need an air ambulance?
- Critical illness or injury where time is limited
- Distance or terrain limits practical use of normal ground transportation
- Injury or illness prevents commercial transportation
- Injury or illness requires specialist care
- Injury or illness while in a foreign country
- Comfortable, reliable and quicker than other modes of transportation
Preparing for an air ambulance transport
You are responsible for choosing a receiving hospital and physician, the date and time of the trip and providing payment options. Galore Jets takes care of ground transportation to and from the hospitals, the flight crew, medical crew, accompanying family members or other passengers, coordinating medical crew and medical facilities, and other miscellaneous aspects. Our goal is to provide you with a safe, fast and reliable flight that is as stress-free as possible.
Licensing
Galore Jets, through it Part 135 Air Carriier operators are fully licensed and insured and FAR Part 135 compliant. In addition, our
re ARG/US certified pending gold plus audit. Certificate numbers are available upon request.
re ARG/US certified pending gold plus audit. Certificate numbers are available upon request.
Costs
Air transport is not inexpensive; however, cost is of secondary concern when lives are on the line. At Galore Jets we understand the need for safe and fast transportation to get a patient the care they need immediately. We try to ease the financial burden by accepting all forms of payments, including all major credit cards, bank wire drafts, cash, cashiers checks and money orders. Consult our staff at +1.914.437.5051 for payment plan options. If the cost of air ambulance transportation is too high a burden, Galore Jets is also capable of arranging other forms of transportation. Contact us for more details.
