ER24 Emergency Medical Services of South Africa and Skyservice Air Ambulance of Canada announced on 9 July that they had signed a partnership agreement. Sam Cimone, president of Skyservice Air Ambulance, and Andrew Lee, management associate of ER24 Global, signed the agreement at the recent ITIC Asia Pacific conference in Hong Kong.
The organisations, which both offer fixed-wing air ambulance services, said their partnership had grown over successful wing-to-wing transport missions they had performed together. Both parties will now be able to provide a seamless response for air ambulance transport over a long distance for their mutual clients worldwide, said the firms.
“Seamless wing-to-wing transfers can only take place when both parties are of same level of expertise. It minimises the downtime of an aircraft and decreases the patient transfer process”, said Andrew Lee.
The providers have established a meeting point in Gran Canaria, which will allow them to ‘maximise their fleets’ capabilities and offer transport to longer distances’ with ‘acute medical management of the patient from bedside to bedside’.
According to Andrew Lee, Skyservice also benefit as both parties meet at the predetermined point and this decreases duty time.
ER24 operates a Dassault Falcon 20F, two Cessna Citation 5s and a King Air 200 medically dedicated and equipped for dual patient transport. Skyservice Air Ambulance’s fleet comprises medically dedicated Learjet 45XRs, all equipped for dual patient transport.
About ER24 Global
ER24’s local and international aeromedical evacuation service provides clinical excellence and most containment, meeting the needs of clients. We have a dedicated 24-hour international flight desk which facilitates flights for all patient requirements.
The dedicated Case Management team ensures that each case is proactively handled to facilitate and coordinate the care of the patients from the time of the first request, through to the completion of the case.
ER24 Global Care Services provide a solution for patients requiring evacuation and medical assistance. Amongst others, ER24 Global assists with medical escorting services, in-country representatives, international patient management, medical repatriation and medical concierge services.
