tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post8414066220750204732..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Missouri Rips Air Ambulance Companies For Charging 'Jaw-Dropping' Fees To Patients In Emergencies Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-36198793458880784162019-02-25T22:49:28.236-05:002019-02-25T22:49:28.236-05:00Maryland used to do a great job with just a couple...Maryland used to do a great job with just a couple of State Police choppersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671354995793998591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13620427370761235002019-02-05T11:10:46.007-05:002019-02-05T11:10:46.007-05:00I’m a fixed wing air ambulance pilot and I agree t...I’m a fixed wing air ambulance pilot and I agree that air ambulance is used WAY too often. The problem that I see is this: medical practitioners (i.e. doctors, nurses, EMTs) are required to provide the highest level of care possible and this includes using air ambulance for patient transportation. It’s easy to Monday morning quarterback and say “yeah that kid could have gone by family car” but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-57511687165582977272019-01-13T22:31:43.082-05:002019-01-13T22:31:43.082-05:00The Opt Out "No Medical Air Transport" i...The Opt Out "No Medical Air Transport" idea is the best idea yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-36188527857408301202019-01-11T14:04:32.158-05:002019-01-11T14:04:32.158-05:00Apparently, lawyers have figured out a way to not ...Apparently, lawyers have figured out a way to not only chase ambulances but to operate them, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-76863069382847186552019-01-11T14:03:33.179-05:002019-01-11T14:03:33.179-05:00
FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD
11-Jan-2019 and for perpet...<br />FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD<br /><br />11-Jan-2019 and for perpetuity.<br /><br />I, James E. Byrd refuse to allow or pay for any air medical transport service of any kind.<br /><br />If my directive is not followed the individual(s) and/or organization incurring this service on my behalf will be fully responsible for any and all billed air medical services.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><brJim Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-28905841299470983212019-01-11T12:30:03.735-05:002019-01-11T12:30:03.735-05:00If free enterprise reigns in too and a few more pe...If free enterprise reigns in too and a few more people volunteered to offer air ambulance services as part 135, either by small plane or helicopters, the price might drop dramatically. Especially if run by pilots who would charge fairly.<br /><br />The author above fails to recognize it is in fact the mountains of governmental regulations that make up part 135 that represent a culling of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-23665254230137906922019-01-11T11:34:43.819-05:002019-01-11T11:34:43.819-05:00We should be able to enter into a national registr...We should be able to enter into a national registry "NO MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-14848571941371735772019-01-11T10:28:35.464-05:002019-01-11T10:28:35.464-05:00I'm afraid the fox has been watching the hen h...<br />I'm afraid the fox has been watching the hen house in this industry too long. It's time for government regulation *sigh*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-83487624840248654092019-01-11T08:18:43.904-05:002019-01-11T08:18:43.904-05:00I was billed $41,000 for an 18-minute flight to a ...I was billed $41,000 for an 18-minute flight to a St. Louis trauma center following a motorcycle accident (not my fault). A volunteer firefighter called in an Air Evac (Air Evac Lifeteam based in Missouri) because I was knocked out. I had no apparent broken bones or bleeding. I was wearing a full-face helmet. I managed to get on my feet for a while, so I wasn't paralyzed. The helicopter is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-11475172802529523892019-01-11T07:40:26.275-05:002019-01-11T07:40:26.275-05:00Too often the helicopters are used when surface tr...Too often the helicopters are used when surface transport would have been adequate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com