Birmingham, AL (March 25, 2004):- In just ten days, MedjetAssist has been at the forefront of air medical evacuations for an array of U.S. travelers injured and hospitalized domestically and overseas. MedjetAssist is a membership organization providing emergency air medical evacuation and travel assistance services at no cost for members hospitalized more than 150 miles from home, back to the hospital of their choice in the United States. Standard membership in MedjetAssist starts at $205 for individuals per year, and only $325 for a family. Here is an example of ten days in the life of MedjetAssist:

Friday March 12
A 66-year-old lady from Indianapolis, suffered a stroke in Fort Myers, Fl. After initial stabilization at the local hospital she was flown by MedjetAssist on a medically configured jet from Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers to Community Hospital in Indianapolis accompanied by a specially trained medical team. The lady has been a member of MedjetAssist since August 2000.

Monday, March 15
A 65-year-old lady from Prescott, Az., became ill during a three month cruise and had been bedridden most of the voyage. She had a medical history of bi-lateral breast cancer which resulted in significant medical complications during the cruise. She was disembarked at Port Everglades and admitted to Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. MedjetAssist provided air medial transport for her today to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Az. The lady registered with MedjetAssist in 2003, at the recommendation of her Virtuoso travel agency.

Monday, March 15
Two residents of White Bluff, Tennessee, survived a fatal helicopter crash in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, during an attempted landing in bad weather 280 miles from the country’s capital, Bishkek. The father and son, aged 65 and 41, were on a hunting trip. Both badly injured in the accident, they were evacuated to a provincial hospital in the town of Naryn at which point MedjetAssist was called to take charge of the continued rescue. Attempts were made to transfer the pair initially to Bishkek, but continuing avalanches blocked the highway. Naryn airport, normally closed in winter, was covered with over 8 inches of snow, so the pair were trapped. MedjetAssist personnel worked nonstop with the U.S. Consulate Office in Bishkek as well as their affiliates in the area to evacuate the members to Bishkek where a long range medical jet and medical staff flew them to Hong Kong for full medical evaluation. They will be repatriated as soon as their condition is clarified. They joined MedjetAssist specifically because of this trip, in February 2004.

Thursday, March 18
A 19-year-old resident of Winston-Salem, NC, was hospitalized in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with irregular heart-beat, tachycardia and T-wave inversion. He was medically transported from the Northwest Medical Center in San Jose del Cabo to Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The patient has been part of a family membership in MedjetAssist since July 1998.

Friday, March 19
A 46-year-old resident of London, KY, was transported from Jewish Hospital in Louisville to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville FL after becoming a recipient of a liver transplant. She joined MedjetAssist in March 2001.

Saturday, March 20
A 74-year-old resident of Port Angeles, WA, has been working as a missionary in Tanzania, and suffered a stroke. MedjetAssist arranged his immediate air medical evacuation to Nairobi using their local affiliate, The Flying Doctors Service – and his condition is currently being evaluated before further transport is determined. He has been a MedjetAssist member since July 2003.