Commercial Medical EscortsCommercial Medical Escorts
Our services

The right level of care for every patient, every route

From a single flight nurse on a commercial airline to a fully coordinated international repatriation, we match the right clinical team and logistics to each case — safely and cost-effectively.

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Commercial Medical Escort

A qualified flight nurse, physician, or critical-care paramedic accompanies the patient on scheduled commercial airline flights — managing medications, monitoring, and oxygen from bedside to bedside. Whether it's a domestic transfer or an international repatriation, one accountable team coordinates the entire journey home, across borders, languages, and time zones.

  • RN, MD & paramedic escorts with ICU, trauma & flight experience
  • In-flight medication, oxygen & monitoring management
  • Airline medical clearance (MEDIF), seating & documentation
  • Bedside-to-bedside — domestic transfers & international repatriation

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In-cabin medical escort

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Non-Medical Travel Companion

Not every traveler needs a nurse. For loved ones who are stable but shouldn't fly alone — elderly travelers, passengers with limited mobility, or anyone facing a long, stressful journey — a professional, trained CME companion travels with them door to door and keeps the family informed along the way.

  • Professional, trained male & female companions
  • Airport, security, boarding & connection assistance
  • Door-to-door accompaniment with family updates
  • An affordable option when clinical care isn't needed
A travel companion walking with a passenger through an airport terminal
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Commercial Stretcher

For patients who can't sit upright for a flight, a row of seats on a commercial airliner is removed and replaced with an airline-approved stretcher. Our clinical team travels with the patient and manages care throughout — a lie-flat option on scheduled international flights at a fraction of the cost of a private air ambulance.

  • Airline-approved stretcher installed on scheduled flights
  • Full clinical escort team & equipment on board
  • Available on many international carriers
  • A lie-flat alternative to private air ambulance

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Commercial stretcher on board

04Around every case

More ways we help

Beyond the flight itself, our coordinators arrange the practical details on both ends of the journey — so families and case managers have one team to call.

Ground transportation

Town car, SUV, ambulance, wheelchair & stretcher vans at both ends

Flights & travel arrangements

Booked by Fly CME, our IATA-accredited in-house agency — every leg, every carrier

Visa assistance

Help acquiring visas for international travel

Medical clearance & equipment

Airline clearance paperwork and in-flight equipment arranged

Home oxygen arrangements

Oxygen concentrators sourced and supplied for the destination

Admission arrangements

Hospital, rehab & nursing-home admissions coordinated before arrival

05Escort vs. air ambulance

When a medical escort is the smarter choice

Air ambulance is essential for critically unstable patients. For everyone else, a commercial medical escort delivers comparable safety for far less cost.

Medical escort
Air ambulance
Cost per case
A fraction of air ambulance — often tens of thousands less
Very high; charter aircraft & crew
Best for
Patients stable enough to fly on a scheduled airline
Critically unstable patients requiring an ICU in the air
Care provided
One-on-one flight nurse, physician, or paramedic
Full airborne critical-care team & equipment
Reach
Anywhere commercial airlines fly — worldwide
Limited by aircraft range & landing rights

Our clinical team assesses every patient's fitness to fly and recommends the safest option — we'll tell you honestly if an air ambulance is the right call.

06Cases we handle

Every patient and route is different — our standard of care is not

One-off escorts or complex multi-leg repatriations, we've managed them all.

Travelers hospitalized abroad
Repatriation to a home country
Expats & retirees relocating for care
Cruise & resort medical events
Students & workers overseas
Post-surgical patients flying home

Need to bring a patient home?

Call our coordination team or send us the case details — we’ll review the situation and give you clear options.

Call +1 561-451-8063