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Air ambulance service now more affordable
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
THOUSANDS of Jamaicans who have accounts with local credit unions can now access affordable air ambulance services. JamaicaMed, a new locally owned and operated company, has partnered with COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union and Caribbean Assurance Brokers, to set up what they say is an air ambulance service that anybody can afford.
The company's management, who signed documents with its partners yesterday at the official launch of the service, said the monthly cost to access its MemberFirst emergency air ambulance airlift is just $500.00.
Industry Minister Karl Samuda (3rd left) peruses flyers from MedServe's new air ambulance service at Monday's official launch. With him are the company's partners (from left) Jamaica Chamber of Commerce President Milton Samuda; president of MedServe Jamaica Limited/JamaicaMed, Duane Boise; John Linss, founder of MedServe Jamaica Limited/JamaicaMed; COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union CEO Jacqueline Mighty; and Raymond Walker, chairman and CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers.
Industry Minister Karl Samuda (3rd left) peruses flyers from MedServe's new air ambulance service at Monday's official launch. With him are the company's partners (from left) Jamaica Chamber of Commerce President Milton Samuda; president of MedServe Jamaica Limited/JamaicaMed, Duane Boise; John Linss, founder of MedServe Jamaica Limited/JamaicaMed; COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union CEO Jacqueline Mighty; and Raymond Walker, chairman and CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers. 1/1
Those who join the programme will access transportation on a properly outfitted air ambulance, equipped with modern medical equipment and personnel qualified in aero-medicine.
The partnership with JamaicaMed brings executive-level services to the average Jamaican at prices they can afford, according to Jackie Mighty, CEO of COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union.
"Now all Jamaicans can have access to included emergency air ambulance services when the urgent care they need is not available here," Mighty added.
The local medical fraternity has also endorsed the service, said John Linss, CEO of JamaicaMed's parent company, MedServe Jamaica Limited. With Medical Association of Jamaica President Dr Winston De La Haye looking on, he explained: "The MemberFirst Programme is designed to collaborate with local physicians to ensure their patients will have access to the most appropriate technologies and care possible," said Linss.
Credit union members who sign up for the service will also have access to what are termed, Global Centres for Excellence which are hospitals and health centres where, the company claims costs are drastically reduced.
JAMPRO, which was instrumental in bringing in the company's investors, hyped the service's employment potential.
"JAMPRO has worked very closely with MedServe for the last year as they made preparations necessary to launch their initial JamaicaMed programmes," said president Sancia Bennett-Templar at the launch.
"We are excited about their initiatives and believe their programmes will add real value to Jamaica and to the economy," she added.
Recently, trips overseas by Cabinet members and their family members seeking overseas medical care, have been met with derision from critics claiming government officials only have access to these traditionally expensive services because of their political and financial ties.
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