Medical treatment and evacuation during international travel

Recent surveys indicate that international travel, which had fallen off substantially over the course of the global recession, has rebounded in recent months – which means more U.S. business and leisure travelers navigating health- and security-related risks out in foreign corners of the world.

“H1N1 pandemic flu alone has prompted interest among our members, who benefit from the peace of mind associated with having a plan in place should they require medical treatment or evacuation”

“H1N1 pandemic flu alone has prompted interest among our members, who benefit from the peace of mind associated with having a plan in place should they require medical treatment or evacuation,” said John Gobbels, vice president and chief operating officer at MedjetAssist. “If one of our members becomes hospitalized more than 150 miles from home, they can rely on us for support and to arrange transportation to the hospital of their choice from virtually anywhere in the world at no additional expense.”

MedjetAssist™, the nation’s leading emergency medical evacuation membership program, and The Steele Foundation™, a globally respected provider of risk management and consulting services, have teamed to offer clients a unique portfolio of enhanced travel and expatriate medical and security options in response to global travel trends, exposures and demands.

Together MedjetAssist and STEELE combine trademark travel solutions to create a seamless, 360° travel protection plan that caters to valued corporate clients and leisure travelers worldwide. Both companies have been prominent industry leaders in responding to heightened dangers and an increasingly distributed global business environment, developing in each case a unique ability to manage high-stress situations to guide subscribers to best-case outcomes.

“STEELE brings tactical, boots-on-the-ground security capability, as well as strategic consulting expertise, to ensure that both business travelers and private individuals have a pragmatic response plan and the ability to execute should they run into a challenge on the ground, anywhere in the world,” said Greg Pearson, STEELE’s chief operating officer. “Working together with MedjetAssist, we’re able to provide end-to-end protection and rapid response to whatever unforeseen health- or event-driven circumstance abroad.”

“Additionally, MedjetAssist and STEELE can provide pre-travel planning information on visa, passport and immunization requirements for your destination as well as travel, health and safety precautions,” Gobbels said. “When circumstances are fluid, having access to contact information for doctors, hospitals and attorneys is paramount – and very reassuring. Our members can also receive assistance with foreign-language interpretation over the telephone during medical and legal emergencies.”

The two companies’ strategic alliance offers individual and corporate members’ access to MedjetAssist’s worldwide air-medical evacuation and repatriation services augmented with STEELE’s incident management and executive protection expertise, Global Rapid Response™ travel advisory centers, evacuation support and security consulting services.