Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) could either be short or long-distance medical transport. Non-Emergency Medical Transport companies generally define long-distance as any transportation that occurs at least over 200 miles.
Where a trip is within 24 hours or less than 1,500 miles, it is often advisable to travel by road than by air. Patients who need a stretcher, or are suffering from bariatric issues can enlist a medical transport long-distance NEMT company to convey them to a nearby county, or far across the United States.
Moreover, patients who need wheelchairs to get around, as well as those who can walk without external assistance may also enlist long-distance non-emergency transportation services. With a good medical transport company, users can rest assured that they or their loved ones will experience adequate care throughout the trip.
Pricing in the medical transport market is quite unstable for long distances over shorter transports, and that variation occurs for different reasons. For instance, the special needs of the involved individual and their specific itinerary differ from one situation to another. Different factors, therefore, could contribute to or diminish the transportation costs.
Common factors that could determine how much you’ll pay for long-distance NEMT service include:
Patients who require Basic Life Support qualify for medical transport over long distances. Also, mobility issues, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, heart, and lung conditions qualify an individual for long-distance NEMT. However, persons who need a tracheostomy or a ventilator, or are in critical medical condition aren’t eligible for medical transport over long distances.
Generally, medical practitioners often recommend long-distance NEMT by road over flying. That’s because traveling with a vehicle is usually less stressful than having the patient get to the airport and getting on a flight.
If you or a loved one are traveling over a long distance, here are some of the qualities to look out for:
Not every NEMT company offers medical transport over long distances. But where you find them, long-distance medical transport services are handy professional alternatives for transporting you or your loved ones with implicated medical conditions. Before deciding on a provider, ensure that the company has the requisite safety features and trained staff in place.
When choosing a medical transport service provider, you must ensure to choose one that not only focuses on getting you to your destination, but also prioritizes using the safest, most conducive, and most efficient sets of vehicle fleets and equipment to do the job.
ACC Medlink appeared on the TLC television network reality show “1000 LB Sisters” to transport one of the cast members from Ohio to a doctor in Kentucky. ACC Medlink, four of its employees, and the journey they took with Tammy Slaton were featured in episode 6 of season 4.
ACC Medlink is proud to announce the addition of a new line of elite medical sprinter vans to our long distance medical transport fleet. This addition will allow ACC Medlink to continue to provide superior service and outstanding care for those in need of medical transport out of state...
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