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Business of Medical Transportation

Medical Transportation business is one of the fastest growing areas in the US economy. 

Serving mostly the senior citizens, veterans and other people living with disabilities, the service is definitely bound to grow more in the next few years. Many people living with disabilities require transportation for doctors visits and appointments. Others need transportation for surgeries, and other allied medical needs. The list is endless. This is where medical transportation service comes in. They arrange with individuals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, group homes and other medical facilities looking to provide transportation for their clients.

Medical transportation vehicles are equipped with the right machinery to take on persons who use wheelchairs. This means that these vehicles have been redesigned for these particular means. Wheelchair place holders have been properly installed to ensure for the save conveyance of the persons riding these buses. While the type of transportation may be mostly buses that can accommodate at lease one rider on wheelchair, other smaller types of vehicles exist for people who do not require wheelchair assistance.

Long Distance Ambulance Transport services also provide a great service to cities and towns. They save a ton of lives daily. By following the steps of the Star of Life they give each patient the care they need to survive. State to state medical transportation is also available.

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ACC Medlink is the industry leader in long distance ambulance transport & general medical transport services (minimum distance of 200 miles). Their medical transportation fleet is second to none. ACC Medlink operates large, state of the art Mercedes Benz Sprinter transporters that are specially configured to function as a hospital room on wheels for the ultimate in luxury and comfort for their patients.

The billing and payment for the use of these vehicles are varied. Some users pay out of pocket monthly or weekly depending on the payment arrangement plan while others are financed by the state and payment plan may be a little bit more complicated. For those looking to venture into the business of medical transportation, there are several steps and procedures to follow and strict adherence is encouraged.

For example, one cannot just wake up one morning and start a medical transportation service simple because you know how to dive or own a minibus. The requirements are more that just those two options.First, you will need to register a business name and file your company name with the right body via your states Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Once that is in place then you will have to fulfill other requirements which includes but are not limited to a class A Driver’s license to prove that have excellent driving records which is the number criteria. Secondly, you will want to make sure that all other requirements to obtain a license have been properly put in place to avoid getting in trouble with the law.

Drug test, background checks and criminal history all form part of the checks that will be performed on anybody intending to own such a business or even driving persons with disabilities needing services.

The Advantage of Non-Emergency Services

While we are used to thinking of medical transports in terms of emergency response, they are used in a number of other ways. Due to local ordinances, they are required at a variety of public events. They are also the best transport for some medical materials, especially given that they are suited for a variety of tasks. 

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Ambulances and other emergency vehicles may also be ordered to a particular spot in anticipation of emergency situations or to act as mobile medical stations for some situations. 

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They are used for more than emergency services; they can show up in a variety of different situations ready and wiling to work.

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Public events are required to have some sort of first aid station available for attendees in order to handle a wide variety of different problems. 

Given the crowds, it is inevitable that someone will succumb to some sort of medical emergency. While most of the emergencies that they deal with are pretty minor, usually a sprained ankle or minor cuts and abrasions, they can also deal with heat exhaustion and heat strokes, as well as administering CPR and other life-saving techniques. 

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Being on the spot also means that they can effectively shorten transportation times as they do not need to arrive there; they just need to take the person to the hospital.

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Medical transports can also be used to transport medical materials quickly across town, such as organs for transplant or drugs and equipment between local hospitals. 

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While they may not be allowed to use their lights and sirens for such non-emergency measures, they do have advantages over civilian couriers, such as having a staff already on board that can ensure the care of the materials in transit. 

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They also already know the best routes between locations, and also where they need to know without wasting time consulting a device, giving them an edge when it comes to time and care.

Lastly, they can be used as mobile medical dispensers. 

While they may not have the full range of equipment or other supplies of a full hospital, they can be deployed to specific locations during potential emergencies, such as evacuation centers, enabling them to take some of the load off hospitals and allowing them to focus on bigger problems. 

While their first priority may be as medical transport, they may be used in other ways to better serve the community as a whole, and not just limited to playing medical taxi for patients.

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Our location

68680 Dinah Shore Dr, Cathedral City, CA 92234, United States.

Opening Hours

Mon-Fri: 6am-10pm
Sat-Sun: 8am-2pm

Contact

Phone: +1 760-324-3633
Email: [email protected]