MedjetCare Mexico

MedjetCare Mexico (MedJet Care de Mexico) is an air and ground ambulance company based in Mexico City. It describes itself as an emergency and pre-hospital medical transport provider. It carries patients by helicopter, by jet and by road ambulance.

Services

The company offers air ambulance flights inside Mexico and abroad. Its site also lists repatriation, medically escorted patient transport and ground ambulance transfers. It runs a 24 hour flight coordination line.

Aircraft and bases

The site says helicopters are kept in Mexico City. Learjet aircraft in medical configuration are based at Toluca airport in the State of Mexico, for longer flights. The site also mentions a Lear 55 and a Beechcraft King Air B200 turboprop.

Who it is for

Patients who need a medical transfer between hospitals, from home to hospital, or from home to another country. Families, hospitals and insurers can call the coordination line to ask about a flight.

How it works

The company runs a coordination line that stays open all day and night. Its flight coordinators take calls from families, doctors and insurers. The site says flights can be national or international, and that a patient can travel with a medical escort. Ground ambulances link the airport with the hospital or home at each end. Anyone who needs a flight should call the coordination line and describe the patient's situation. The company then plans the route and the type of aircraft.

Facts

• Type: air ambulance operator with its own aircraft, plus ground ambulances
• Base cities: Mexico City and Toluca
• Aircraft types named on the site: helicopters, Learjet, Beechcraft King Air B200
• Coordination line open 24 hours a day