In the second of our Assistance and Repatriation Reviews of 2023 we look at Antarctic assistance and extreme medical assistance for explorers and remote workers. We also examine factors driving cost increases in medical assistance around the world. Covid ramped up the cost of assistance, but what else has actually changed currently? In this issue we also look at treatment and evacuation options from the Caribbean. Finally, we look into the red flags that insurers need to watch out for when contracting with ground ambulance service providers.

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In this issue

Assistance on the Antarctic ice

Antarctica’s hostile environment makes medical assistance extremely challenging. Preparation and training are key, discovers Lauren Haigh

Factors driving cost increases in medical assistance

The pandemic ramped up the cost of assistance – but there are a range of other factors that have caused prices to continue to rise. Cathy Hudson looks into what…

Using ground-based medical transportation

Oliver Cuenca speaks to industry experts about the viability and key considerations of transporting patients by ground ambulance

Treatment and evacuation options in the Caribbean

Fiona Keating explores the considerations and challenges of assisting patients who find themselves needing medical care while visiting the tropical archipelago

Rowland Brothers family Steve, Tony and Joe

150 years of Rowland Brothers International

Rowland Brothers International (RBI) shares its history, and how its work in international repatriation developed over time

Case Study: From Lagos to Cairo

Medjet Medical Assistance recently completed a difficult repatriation from Lagos, Nigeria, to Cairo, Egypt. Our alarm centre received a medevac request from a client regarding an 81-year-old female patient who…

Case Study: Repatriating a body from Micronesia to the UK

When a young British citizen died on a trip to a remote Micronesian island, Servizi Funebri Pozzoli was called upon to bring them home.

Case Study: Handling a pelvic fracture in the US

Northcott Global Solutions (NGS) explains how it managed hospital costs for a patient who suffered a serious injury after a fall.