Houston Methodist, one the nation's leading health systems and academic medical centers, has selected AirMed International to provide global air medical transport services for the
hospital's more than 20,000 employees.
The service is also being offered as a benefit option for the families of employees.
When Houston's Methodist's workforce are hospitalized anywhere in the world, AirMed International will provide bedside to bedside medical jet transportation back to Houston for
continued hospital care. With global reach, AirMed International has flown more than 20,000 missions in all 50 states and over 150 countries on six continents.
"AirMed International is honored that the prestigious medical institution Houston Methodist has entrusted our company with the transportation and health care of their employees," said
AirMed President Denise
Treadwell. "It is also further testament to their foresight in being on the leading edge of innovative personnel benefit packages that encompass a full-range of
support services."
A membership in AirMed International offers a 24/7 Logistics Center for worldwide medical referrals, consultations, and prescription assistance, foreign travel advisories, threat
assessments and emergency message services.
One of the nation's leading health systems and academic medical centers, Houston Methodist consists of seven hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in
the Texas Medical Center, and six community hospitals throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. The system also includes freestanding emergency care centers and outpatient
facilities as well as an extensive network of primary care doctors and specialists, totaling more than 100 locations.
Each year, Houston Methodist Hospital treats thousands of patients for specialized medical care from more than 90 countries around the world. As one of the world's finest hospitals, it
offers patients from around the world a healing mix of high technology, medical innovation, and human caring.
Chosen as a preferred operator for many other top hospitals around the globe, as well as a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense, AirMed operates its own fleet of fully
customized and permanently configured jets. AirMed offers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis and has some of the most experienced
air medical crews in the industry.
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