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Disasters know no Disasters know no geographic geographic or seasonal limitationsor seasonal limitations
EarthquakesWildfiresFloodsTornadoes
HurricanesPandemicsTerrorismBioterrorism
U.S. Air Ambulance…U.S. Air Ambulance…
offers the nation’s only customized, complete, private evacuation program specificallyfor hospitals and nursing homes – the Hospital Evacuation Liaison Program – HELP.
Is your hospital prepared?Is your hospital prepared?
You Probably Expect That:You Probably Expect That:
Your own personnel can plan and direct an evacuation
Local EMS capabilities will be there to help your patients
State reciprocity will provide additional resources
FEMA will rescue you
The Reality is That:The Reality is That:
Many facility personnel are unavailable or unable to handle the stress
Local EMS is inundated with emergency callsState resources are spread too thinly
throughout the regionFEMA’s priority is NOT to your hospital or
your most critical patients
The Solution:The Solution:
U.S. Air Ambulance’s Hospital Evacuation Liaison Program
The Benefits:The Benefits: We focus on YOUR specific needs We support YOUR disaster preparedness plan We put YOU in control – of when you evacuate, how your patients are
transported, and where they will be treated
Our Services:Our Services: Comprehensive planning and/or plan review Grant writing expertise Contracting with ground and air transport providers and
medical personnel Establishing MOUs with receiving hospitals Training and drills On-site support teams Hour-by-hour management of actual evacuation Insurance assistance
Our Network:Our Network:
Participating Suppliers – All are FEMA compliant
Participating Hospitals
Our Work Prior to Evacuation:Our Work Prior to Evacuation:
1. REVIEW your current preparedness plan
2. ASSIST with grant writing
3. ANALYZE your patient profile information
4. PROCURE Letters of Intent from ground and air medical transport companies
5. CONTRACT with appropriate providers
6. FINALIZE Memorandums of Understanding from appropriate potential receiving hospitals
7. PROVIDE training and drills
8. DEVELOP evacuation trigger methodology
Our Reaction to Your Call:Our Reaction to Your Call:
1. MOBILIZE transport and additional medical resources
2. ALERT receiving hospitals to expect patients
3. DEPLOY staff to your hospital and receiving hospitals
4. COORDINATE all external communications – hospitals, families, media
5. RETURN patients to your facility
6. AUDIT functions and provide follow-up report
Our Difference:Our Difference:
We mobilize a second tier of providers, outside of FEMA and State reciprocity zones. (Example shown is for our partner hospitals in Baton Rouge. Appropriate providers are identified/contracted with based upon your specific location.)
Our Difference:Our Difference:
We FOCUS on your hospital or nursing home When possible, we evacuate PRIOR to local, state
and federal efforts We RETURN your patients to your facility as soon
as it’s safe to do so We COMMUNICATE with all parties We have a PROVEN track record of safe, efficient
mass evacuations
A Testimonial:A Testimonial:“One of the most essential components of our plan involves evacuating patients out of the region, and we've partnered successfully with U.S. Air Ambulance’s HELP program for more than two years.
“The benefit of this relationship is that it allows Ochsner to focus on preparing its facilities and staff who are in imminent danger, while U.S. Air Ambulance handles the logistical details of relocation; including contracting with transportation providers and facilitating MOUs with receiving hospitals.
“We've been so impressed with U.S. Air Ambulance professionalism and reliability that we've recommended this program to other hospitals, nursing homes and university medical centers.”
Norris Yarbrough, Assistant VP of Emergency Planning for Ochsner Health System, New Orleans
U.S. Air Ambulance…U.S. Air Ambulance… Evacuated and returned patients during Katrina, Wilma, Gustav
and Ike; train bombings in Spain; tsunami in Southeast Asia 100% safety record; 97,000+ patients Licensed and fully insured Access to over 600 air and ground transport providers and aero-
medical personnel A preferred air ambulance evacuation provider for the U. S.
Department of State’s 286 foreign posts Command Center on-call 24/7/365
Next Steps:Next Steps: Call U.S. Air Ambulance – 800-633-5384 Speak with the HELP Director about your current
status and needs Provide facility location(s), patient counts and profiles We’ll send a detailed proposal, specific to your needs,
then refined as necessary
Sleep better.Sleep better.
