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John & Anne Neville

from Canada, British Columbia

SkyMed Transports Member Home from Mexico

Anne and I had been traveling to Melaque, Mexico for several years when in February of 2020 we both came down with Dengue fever,” says John Neville. “I was recovering nicely but Anne’s sickness was complicated by her underlying Addison’s disease. After five days, her oxygen levels became so critical that the doctor instructed that… Read More

July 31, 2024

Barbara & Joseph Olm

from Montgomery, Alabama

SkyMed Helps Covid Stricken Member Get

In September of 2021, Barbara and Tony Olm were on trip through the Southwest US with their Airstream Club. “While in Utah, our truck broke down and was towed an hour away to the nearest diesel mechanic,” says Barbara. “It was determined we needed a new motor which would require several weeks. We decided to… Read More

July 31, 2024

Duffy Nemers

from Springfield, Missouri

SkyMed Helps Member in Extraordinary Circumstance

My husband, Peter, and I were enjoying ourselves on a popular cruise line,” recalls Duffy Nemers. “We had just left Dubai and were on the Red Sea. Peter got quite ill, and I called the ship’s medical facility. We discovered he had had a silent heart attack. The ship’s facility couldn’t do much for him,… Read More

July 26, 2024

Sy Zachar & Bill Gerich

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

SkyMed Members Receive Three SkyMed X-Pat Services in Two Years!

Sy Zachar and Bill Gerich, together, have experienced three SkyMed services in the last two years. Both Sy and Bill have been SkyMed members in need of a SkyMed emergency flight from San Miguel, Mexico, to their destination of choice in West Palm Beach, FL, for immediate treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment … Read More

July 26, 2024

Randy & Diane Hill

from Bergen, New York

SkyMed Transports Member in time for Medical Treatments

In the winter months, Randy and Diane Hill like to travel around the US seeking new adventures with their two dogs, Monty and Zephyr. While in San Diego, California, Diane began having trouble breathing. Randy rushed her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a Pleural Infusion (water in the cavity around her lung)… Read More

July 26, 2024

Bruce & Meri Erdmann

from La Crosse, Wisconsin

SkyMed Transports Doctor Back Home

Dr. Bruce Erdmann, and his wife Meri Sue, were enjoying Easter Day in Naples, Florida. After watching TV for a couple of hours, Bruce stood up and felt discomfort in his chest. He began to sweat profusely and turned white in color. Soon a neighbor, an internal medicine doctor, was driving him to the hospital… Read More

July 22, 2024

Patricia DesLauriers

from Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands

X-Pat SkyMed Member Recommends SkyMed- “They Will Take You Home!

Patricia DesLauriers, an American X-Pat living on the Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, describes her SkyMed experience when she had taken a bad fall and shattered her knee cap. She states, “The small hospital on the island could not handle this emergency as I needed immediate surgery. The hospital staff stabilized … Read More

July 26, 2024

Robert & Patricia Young

from Peoria, Arizona

SkyMed Transports Member from St. Maarten to Phoenix, AZ

Robert and Patricia Young had just arrived for their vacation at Simpson Bay Resort in St. Maarten. They were looking forward to a great time as all their children and grandchildren were with them. On the first night after arriving, Patricia walked into the bathroom and slipped on a rug on a marble floor. She… Read More

January 12, 2024

Gayle Paulson

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

SkyMed Transports Member Back to the States for Surgery

It was just a normal day in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and I was putting water in my dog’s dish,” says Gayle Paulson. “My hip collapsed just like that and was broken. I woke up to find myself on my back and lying in my kitchen. My friend who was living with me found… Read More

October 30, 2023

Lynn Halonen

from Goderich, Ontario

SkyMed Transports Member Back to Canada

I was at my park model in Southern Aire RV Resort in the NE corner of Tampa, Florida when I had a fall,” says Lynn Halonen. “I knew I had broken something. I had been living with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Within minutes, my neighbors had me in their car and on the way… Read More

October 20, 2023

Tom Saliba

from Freeport, Maine

SkyMed Transports Member from Mexico and Back Home Again, Two Times!

I had surgery for malignant melanoma in 1999 that was successful, says Tom Saliba. “Since that time, I have been checked every three months. While I was down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the local dermatologist thought she saw something. After getting tested, the biopsy came back malignant. Not wanting to have surgery in… Read More

October 20, 2023

Muriel Farrington

from White River Junction, Vermont

SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorcycle Back to Vermont

I am an 82-year-old motorcyclist,” says Muriel Farrington. “I was riding my motorcycle up through the Appalachians along the Virginia / West Virginia border when I felt pain in my lower left back. I had just ridden through 17 miles of National Forests without seeing another car – I loved it. After several hours of… Read More

October 20, 2023

Ellen Siegel

from Laredo, Texas

SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital

“I live in Mexico,” says Ellen Siegel, “and I was talking to a friend about her recent health scare, for which she required surgery in the United States. She explained how the air transportation was going to be handled by SkyMed. Since her surgery was not an… Read More

September 15, 2023

Levis & Vicky Harding

from Garden City, New York

SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital

Longtime SkyMed Members, Vicky and Lewis Harding, living in their RV, were camp hosts in a Missouri State Park. Lewis had returned from checking some onsite buildings and wasn’t feeling well. After convincing him to get checked out, Vicky drove him to the hospital in Lebanon… Read More

August 17, 2023

Annette & Carlos Espinoza

from New Braunfels, Texas

SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas

Annette and Carlos Espinoza were attending the FMCA Rally in Perry, Georgia when they encountered a speed bump, literally! Carlos was riding his electric bicycle in the park when he hit a speed bump resulting in a crash and an injury. Carlos, aware that he had tweaked his… Read More

August 10, 2023

Dave & Pat Miller

from Torrington, Canada

SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport

Longtime SkyMed Members, Canadians Dave and Pat Miller, enjoy spending their winters near Yuma, Arizona. They first became SkyMed Members after attending a SkyMed presentation in Wellton, AZ in the Arrowhead RV Park. This particular year, the winter flew by quickly and soon they were back in… Read More

August 4, 2023

Bob & Ann Rowland

from Alamo, Texas

SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home

“It’s possible that your injury diagnosed as a slipped disc may result in serious injury, paralysis from the waist down, or even in death”, Marian ‘Ann’ Rowland was told by doctors after arriving at a Texas hospital with pain radiating from her lower spine. With such… Read More

August 3, 2023

Grant & Sharon Bisel

from Newaygo, Michigan

SkyMed International Takes Deathly Ill Member Back Home

Grant and Sharon Bisel, of Newaygo, Michigan, were on their way to visit their son who lived 250 miles away in Wyandotte, MI. Grant was not himself. Arriving at their son’s, Grant was unable to walk, and it took 20 minutes to get him into the house. An ambulance was called, and Grant was taken… Read More

August 3, 2023

William & Janice Wright

from Metropolis, Illinois

SkyMed International Provides Transportation for Daughters in Time of Member’s Need

William ‘Dale’ Wright, and his wife, Janice, began a full-time adventure and headed to the Balloon Fest in Albuquerque, NM. Prior to their departure, Jan had contracted Covid-19, and after hospitalization and treatment, she received permission from medical authorities to go on their planned trip. After the Balloon Fest, the couple traveled across the lower states to… Read More

July 28, 2023

June Post

from Wauchula, Florida

SkyMed Member Shares Tumultuous Story of Getting Hit by a Truck

June Post was taking a road trip to visit her sons. She traveled from Florida to Ohio before arriving in the Highlands area of South Carolina. Having time to explore, June was curious about Falls Park on the Reedy River. Walking along South Main Street, she saw that the access to the park was across… Read More

July 28, 2023

Linda & David Hughes

from Warsaw, Missouri

SkyMed Offers RV Return During Members’ Stressful Situation

Linda and David Hughes travel to Harlingen, a city in South Texas, for four to five months every year. This particular year, a stressful series of cascading events, like a chain of falling dominos, took place. First, Linda came down with Covid and had to quarantine for 10 days. After recuperating, she traveled home to… Read More

July 28, 2023

Stanley & Joyce Fielder

from Thessalon, Canada

SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix

On February 10th, a Friday morning at the Encore Golden Sun RV Resort in Apache Junction, Arizona, Joyce Fielder wasn’t feeling well. As the morning went on, the uncomfortable feeling turned into severe pain in her abdomen. At 4PM, fearing a heart attack, her husband, Stanley… Read More

July 28, 2023

Carol & Harold Dykstra

from New Holland, South Dakota

SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort

My wife, Carol, and I like to spend time in Yuma, Arizona every year,” says Harold Dykstra. “This particular year on May 20, Carol began to experience some pain in her back. Her pain lessened after a quick visit to and a shot at the… Read More

July 28, 2023

Walter & Laurie Conrad

from Andover, Ohio

SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital

“Every year now since our SkyMed experience,” says Laurie Conrad, “Walter and I, as the Wagon Masters of the weeklong KZ/Venture International Rally in Shipshewana, Indiana, make sure a presentation time is offered to SkyMed International. Why? SkyMed helped us so much in our time of… Read More

July 24, 2023

Dan & Sharon Zile

from Florida

SkyMed Does the Right Thing, Every Single Time!

Sharon and her late husband, Rick Gilbert, had been SkyMed Members for years when the unexpected happened. Read on for her story—we’re happy to say it has a very good ending—and we’re grateful to have been able to work with her and Dan Zile to ensure their SkyMed Memberships were precisely what they needed when… Read More

November 4, 2022

Donna & Clark

from Springfield, Missouri

Motorcycle Accident Equals Broken Arm in KY, SkyMed Flies Members Back to CA Home Hospital

SkyMed Champions Donna and Clark know that accidents don’t take vacations—and neither does SkyMed! SkyMed not only flies the Member and their companion back to their home hospital in the city of choice, but will also ensure vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, and cargo trailers get back to where they need to be. “A group of… Read More

April 1, 2022

Harold & Donna Hintze

from Kalispell, Montana

SkyMed Flies Member With Severe Pancreatitis From MT to MN

We were on our way to Alaska in our new motorhome. Harold ended up with a fever five nights in a row, so I took him to the hospital in Kalispell, Montana. There they discovered he had pancreatitis. The doctor said it would take more than five days to get well, so we would have… Read More

March 26, 2022

Cynthia Thomas

from South Fork, Colorado

SkyMed Surprises Member with Reimbursement

SkyMed always encourages its Members to contact us immediately after receiving medical attention. Sometimes, though, we don’t hear from them until after the fact. Even then, SkyMed can still deliver our trademark peace of mind. Such was the case with SkyMed Champion Cynthia Thomas. “I called SkyMed in October to renew my membership and, out… Read More

March 7, 2022

Claude & Dylis Barre

from Texas

Pandemic Delays Complicate Heart Patient’s Return to NY, SkyMed Goes the Extra Mile

In April 2020, my husband had a heart valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that was supposed to mean 2-3 days in the hospital. Complications turned it into five days plus two weeks’ rehab,” says Dylis Barre. At the time, COVID-19 was moving swiftly through the nation. Not only was Dylis barred from even seeing Claude, but… Read More

March 7, 2022

Douglas Miller

from Guadalajara, Mexico

Heart Attack in Mexico Requires Life Flight to Arizona

When Douglas Miller, an ex-pat living in Guadalajara, Mexico, began having light chest pains, he consulted a cardiologist who quickly suggested a heart catheterization to determine the cause. According to friend Kerri Moon, Douglas was told in no uncertain terms that he needed surgery immediately. “[We] made the call [to SkyMed] together upon first hearing… Read More

June 9, 2021

Keith & Connie McKalip

from Portland, Oregon

Broken Clavicle Requires Surgery, SkyMed Member Flown from MX to OR

An ex-pat in beautiful Lake Chapala, Mexico, SkyMed Champion Keith McKalip was enjoying a pickleball game when he went “too far” for the ball and ended up with a broken clavicle. Keith was taken to the hospital in Ajijic, where the doctor took an X-ray and stabilized him. “The next day, I saw an orthopedic… Read More

May 14, 2021

Martin & Nancy Lown

from Joplin, Missouri

Member Has Diabetic Foot Emergency, Flown to Home Hospital Within 24 Hours

While on a caravan trip to the Newmar Rally in Syracuse, NY last September, I started having problems with my foot. A friend suggested I go to Urgent Care. When the doctor saw me, he immediately said: “Mr. Lown, if we don’t do something now, you’re going to lose either your toe or your foot… Read More

August 3, 2020

Wally & Lorna Bentt

from Canada

Member Has Motorcycle Accident in AZ; RV and Bike Returned to Canada

We were in Kearney, AZ, when I stopped my motorcycle abruptly, it fell over and landed on my left thigh. I ended up with a huge hematoma and was admitted to the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. As it turned out, I required three surgeries and 8 days of total bed rest. “Meanwhile, the… Read More

August 3, 2020

Ray & Joella Paquette

from Mazatlán, Mexico

Member Has Heart Attack in Mazatlán, Flown Home to NHs

SkyMed Champions Ray and Joella Paquette were enjoying their ex-pat life in Mazatlán, Mexico, when Ray suffered a heart attack in November 2019. He was taken to the Sharp Hospital Mazatlán, where the doctors determined he needed cardiac surgery. They successfully implanted three stents in Ray’s heart, but unfortunately in the ICU he began… Read More

July 21, 2020

Terry French & Sharon Anania

from National Parks, West Coast

Member Suffers Stroke, SkyMed Takes Him Home

In 2017 we attended a SkyMed presentation by Paul and Carolyn Kees and quickly learned how important it was to have SkyMed was as we were both healthy but in our seventies. Two years later in June of 2019 we were touring with 42 people in the National Parks on the West Coast and… Read More

February 15, 2020

Sidney & Ida Martin

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Thankful for SkyMed

On January 6, 2019, as my husband and I were walking to a friend’s house for dinner, I slipped and fell and hurt my right arm and shoulder. Long story, short version, I eventually went to the Unimed Clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for evaluation. The X-ray showed a fracture below the head… Read More

February 15, 2020

Jules & Paulette Hebert

from Winnipeg, Canada

Member Has Mini-Stroke, Flown from TX to CAN

I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do… Read More

December 26, 2019

Murray & Diane Melrose

from Saskatoon, Canada

Member in Coma in Mexico Hospital Goes Home

My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma. The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she… Read More

December 11, 2019

Eric Kaplan

from Cleveland, Ohio

Mexico Ex-Pat Eric Kaplan Shares His SkyMed Experiences

At SkyMed, we quickly learned that some of our strongest advocates are our Members. Eric Kaplan wanted us to share his story, and we’re pleased to do so. Thank you, Eric!, we’re grateful we were there when you needed us! “Several years ago I purchased a five-year SkyMed policy in case I needed to get… Read More

August 5, 2019

Jim & Kathie Carter

from Kansas Naperville, IL

SkyMed Member Suffers Congestive Heart Failure During Driving Trip to Alaska

We left Chicago on April 29, 2018 to go on a planned three-month driving trip to Alaska. We met most of our group in Great Falls, Montana, and then traveled on to Cochran, Alberta for four or five days. On our last day there, Kathie had been… Read More

July 28, 2018

Pepe & Concha Gurski

from Ajijic, Mexico

Member With Internal Bleeding Airlifted from Guadalajara, MEX to Los Angeles, CA

We live in Ajijic, Mexico and on December 27, 2017, my husband, Pepe, had internal bleeding from a stomach ulcer and was hemorrhaging. We went to the hospital in Guadalajara and this became an extreme emergency because they did not have his blood type and he needed surgery. We… Read More

June 5, 2018

David & Mary Jo

from Crossville, Tennessee

Member Flown from Texas to Tennessee for Rehab; RV Returned

We live in Tennessee and had been wintering in Mission, Texas. We winter in a 5th wheel and tow it with a Peterbilt truck. During our time there my wife, Mary Jo, had to have unexpected bypass surgery and was not allowed to get up into the… Read More

March 31, 2018

Roger & Renee Erdelac

from Polk City, Florida

Newmar Member Diagnosed with Blood Clot & AFib Flown from MT to FL & RV Returned

My wife, Renee, and I were getting our RV ready to go on our yearly five-month adventure and our trip this year was to follow Lewis & Clarks Northwest Passage. I had been having knee trouble before we left and by the time we made it to Great… Read More

September 19, 2017

Lois Schnackenberg

from Sedalia, MO

After Back Surgery & Rehab in TX Member Flown Home to MO

I had just had back surgery and was in a rehab center for almost a month in Brownsville, Texas and needed to go home to Sedalia, Missouri. I knew I had SkyMed but I didn’t know how it worked so I called and talked to Jim. The pain was very bad… Read More

July 25, 2017

Leslie Jaeger

from New York, NY

Member Suffers Broken Hip in Mexico, Airlifted Home to New York

While sweeping down the stairs from the new restaurant on Cuna de Allende, I reached for the banister but it wasn’t where I expected it to be. I landed smack on my hip which shattered. The Red Cross arrived, bundled me into the ambulance and bounced me over the cobbles… Read More

July 20, 2017

Bob & Doris Jones

from Denver, Colorado

Member Develops Pneumonia in Tucson, Flown Home to Denver

My wife, Doris, and I were camping at an RV resort in Tucson and on Monday, March 20, 2017, I woke up perspiring with a high fever and chills. While still in my PJs I told Doris to call 911 because we’re going to the ER. She called… Read More

June 26, 2017

Burt & Kathy Campbell

from New Brunswick, Canada

SkyMed Member Has Heart Attack in RV, Evacuated from AZ to Canada

On February 13, 2017, my husband, Burt, suffered a heart attack in our RV in Yuma, Arizona. A 911 call was made & he was transported by ambulance to the local hospital where he underwent immediate bypass surgery. There were many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed… Read More

May 23, 2017

Bob & Bette Burgfechtel

from The Villages, Florida

Global ETS Member with Femur Injury Evacuated from Greece to Florida

Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people… Read More

May 23, 2017

Charles & Jill Heath

from Cleveland, Ohio

SkyMed Members Trapped in RV While Tornado Slams Through RV Park

My wife, Jill, and I were wintering in South Florida and on our route home stopped to stay a few nights at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park near Lake Okeechobee. We had been watching the weather and thought we would hook up the truck and trailer so we… Read More

May 3, 2017

Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen

from San Miguel, Mexico

SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery

As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the… Read More

April 20, 2017

Kathleen Phelps

from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy

I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got… Read More

April 11, 2017

Max & Alice Neufeld

from San Miguel, Mexico

Member has Stroke in Left Eye Flies from San Miguel to ATL for Evaluation

On December 31, 2015 my wife and I became members of the SkyMed Program. In June of 2016 I suffered a mild stroke in my left eye. It was diagnosed and treated here in San Miguel. The diagnosis revealed that the cause of the stroke was due to… Read More

December 22, 2016

Nolger & Rosa Lemke

from Canada

Badly Broken Shoulder From Fall In Innsbruck, Austria

SkyMed and GLOBAL members Nolger and Rosa Lemke were some 5,000 miles away from their home in Canada enjoying a planned hiking tour in the mountains of Austria when Rosa fell and broke her shoulder. After walking twenty minutes to a mountain hut Rosa was helicoptered to a local hospital and told she would need… Read More

August 30, 2016

Daniel & Sheryl Malin

from Clarkston, Michigan

Member Airlifted from Mexico to New York

This was a life saver ~ Our testimonial on how Sky Med worked with our doctors here in Mexico and New York: Three weeks ago the unthinkable happened to Dan my husband. It was like any other Thursday, we got up and left to go to Guadalajara for a… Read More

August 23, 2016

Carolyn & Don Place

from Clarkston, Michigan

Pneumonia in Florida Requests to be Flown Home to Michigan

When I realized my husband’s health would not allow me to drive him back to Michigan I called SkyMed for help. Jim Edwards answered my very first call. He was very reassuring, saying: “You have enough to be concerned with and we will do whatever is needed to get… Read More

April 19, 2016

Dean & Donna Eveland

from Madison, Wisconsin

Member Suffers Stroke While in Florida

My wife and I have homes in both Florida and Wisconsin. We’re in Florida from October until mid-May and spend the other months in Wisconsin. Our children and grandchildren live in Wisconsin and most of our medical care providers are there. We knew that if either of us had… Read More

March 20, 2016

Ray & Paige Landes

from Harrisonburg, VA

Wally Byam Member Suddenly Becomes Ill

Ray and I were on our 16th Wally Byam Airstream caravan traveling from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. During our stay at a campground Ray became very nauseous. After two days he became cold, clammy, sweaty and confused. The caravan leader said Ray was in shock and he was taken to… Read More

February 29, 2016

Deb Martinelli

from San Miguel, Mexico

Possible Eye Surgery Flown from San Miguel, MEX to Madison, WI

Jack and I live full-time in San Miguel, Mexico after relocating here from Madison, Wisconsin three years ago. Recently I experienced problems with my right eye and my eye surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin was concerned about the possibility of a torn or detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended… Read More

November 11, 2015

Donald Thompson

from Smithfield, Rhode Island

Traveler Breaks Hip in St. Maarten Flown Home to Providence, RI

While staying at the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten, my husband fell and broke his hip. We were transported by ground ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center and, with all due respect to those who live on St. Maarten and need to receive healthcare there, it was not… Read More

September 1, 2015

Edward Cazayoux

from Lafayette, Louisiana

Global ETS Member with Life-Threatening Disease Evacuated from Spain to LA

I had traveled to Spain to meet with family members and to walk for a week on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. After the Camino, I went to the south of Spain to visit Granada and Seville. At one point I traveled by bus which broke down and when a rescue bus… Read More

August 24, 2015

Gerald & Kathryn Line

from Leesburg, Florida

SkyMed Member Flown Home to FL From Spain

Two weeks into our 30-day cruise in the Grand Canary Islands Gerald mysteriously began vomiting blood and was taken to the ship’s infirmary. They were unable to care for his needs and moved him to the closest private hospital on the island. I called Global ETS and reported the… Read More

July 29, 2015

Ronald Harding

from Ontario, Canada

Canadian Member Needing Urgent Medical Services Flown Home to Ontario, Canada

After catching a cold in February of 2015 I developed chronic shortness of breath to the point where I was terrified to fall asleep at night because I would stop breathing in my sleep and would wake up choking. This happened night after night and I finally drove myself to the… Read More

May 14, 2015

Del & Luann Larson

from Moorehead, Minnesota

Member Flown Home to Avoid Further Health Complications

In March of 2014 my wife and I were on our way back to Minnesota from our winter vacation in Tucson and stopped in Mesa due to an electrical problem. The next evening my wife Luann wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early, only to be awakened around… Read More

May 6, 2015

Denis & Julika Bond

from Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico

Member Living in Lake Chapala, Mexico Needs Urgent Medical Treatment in US

While my husband and I were in Mexico, where we live, he was suddenly unable to empty his bladder. I took him to a nearby hospital and the urologist diagnosed him with acute blockage of the urethra. He was catheterized and given a prescription for antibiotics and… Read More

March 27, 2015

Richard & Judy Haphey

from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Suspected Cardiac Event Requires Life Flight from Yellowstone

During the summer of 2014 we were working at Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In early August, after two days of having a stomach ache, I began vomiting in the middle of the night. My wife was very concerned and consulted a retired nurse in the… Read More

February 2, 2015

Maron & Charlotte Davis

from Pequot Laramie, Wyoming

Global ETS Member Evacuated After Accident in Belize

After many years of wanting to go to Belize, Global ETS members Charlotte and Maron Davis finally decided to vacation there. During their stay they signed up for a tour to travel up the Jungle River to see the Mayan ruins. Along the way Charlotte slipped and fell on… Read More

January 16, 2015

Charles & Dorothy Larson

from Longmont, Colorado

Holiday Rambler Member Flown Home to Colorado Due to Terminal Illness

While wintering in Donna, Texas in March of 2014 my wife Dorothy began having back pain and had difficulty walking. We took her to the hospital and test results confirmed she had a lower lumbar fracture and a form of blood cancer. We knew we needed to get her… Read More

January 16, 2015

Allen & Sharon Bills

from LSan Benito, Texas

SkyMed Member Needs Surgery After Falling Off Roof

While visiting our son Richie in Illinois in August of 2014 my husband was helping with roof work when he suddenly lost his footing and fell 12 feet down onto the cement driveway. When I found him he was lying in a pool of blood with a huge… Read More

January 12, 2015

Lynne Clements

from Gainesville, Georgia

Member Suffers Stroke While Visiting Family in Canada

My husband and I were away from our home in Georgia visiting my family in a remote area of New Brunswick, Canada. While we were there I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered I had no sensation at all on my right side. I had recently been… Read More

October 29, 2014

Richard & Rose Strayer

from Pittsburgh, PA

Sudden Heart Attack in FL Needs Open Heart Surgery in PA

While we were wintering in Florida earlier this year Richard suddenly couldn’t breathe and although he was not in pain we took him to the doctor. An EKG was performed and the doctor told us there was a big change from the EKG from last October and that Richard… Read More

October 29, 2014

Roger Moraes

from San Jose, California

Gold Wing Member Has Accident Before SkyMed Membership is Processed

While at a Gold Wing Road Riders Association district rally Roger Moraes and fiancée Mary Kay Jeskey attended a breakfast presentation given by SkyMed Representative Peggy Wood. Roger and Mary Kay were the first ones to sign up for a SkyMed Ultimate membership with an additional three-year extension. The… Read More

September 2, 2014

Paul D’Espinosa

from Boston, Massachusetts

Unexpected Slip & Fall While Glacier Hiking in Reykjavik

My wife, Deb, and I had flown to Reykjavik Iceland, the capital of Iceland, to see the Northern Lights and explore the city. During our visit we decided to go glacier hiking and had on all the required hiking gear. It snowed the night before and we were hiking on solid… Read More

August 11, 2014

Sondra Nelson

from Houston, Texas

Slip & Fall Accident in Switzerland

I was in Switzerland visiting the Christmas markets over the holidays and on the next to the last day of my trip I slipped and fell on the ice. I broke my leg above the ankle and needed surgery. I was taken to Interlaken Hospital and called my daughter from the emergency… Read More

July 16, 2014

Duane & Marian Cheney

from Bellevue, Nebraska

Heart Trouble On The Way Home, Bellevue, NE

Duane and I were driving down the highway in our 36’ Winnebago motorhome and towing our pickup on our way home from Wellton, Arizona to Bellevue, Nebraska. By the time we got to Alamogordo New Mexico it was around 7:00 p.m. Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of… Read More

July 8, 2014

Donald & Thelma Preston

from Ypsilanti, Michigan

After 3 Hospitalizations in FLA, Member Wants To Go Home To MI

While my wife and I were wintering in Zephyrhills, Florida, I discovered blood in my urine. I went to an Urgent Care doctor who treated me for an infection, but I didn’t get any better with antibiotics. Five days later I went to the ER and was admitted right… Read More

July 2, 2014

Don Sweet

from San Francisco, California

Blood Transfusion Needed Aboard Cruise Ship – St. Petersburg, Russia

My wife and I had been traveling in Russia and this was our first time taking the winter cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow-Minsk. After three days on the cruise I noticed I had blood blisters here and there and bruise-like marks on my body and went to see the… Read More

July 2, 2014

Charles & Donna Bond

from Philadelphia, PA

FMCA Member Has Heart Attack In Florida

20th Century Wagontrainers’ member has heart attack in Florida While wintering in Sebastian, Florida, my husband Charlie had a heart attack and more… he aspirated. I took him to the emergency room and he had another heart attack while we were waiting in the ER. It seemed as… Read More

June 6, 2014

Marvin & Deanna Pitts

from Prescott, Arizona

FMCA Member Has Stroke In Prescott, Arizona

My husband, Marvin, had a major stroke on February 18, 2014, and when I recognized what was happening to him, I knew I had to act quickly so I drove him to Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, about 15 minutes away. I went in and told… Read More

May 5, 2014

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar

from Vancouver, BC, Canada

Heart Attack On Carnival Cruise Ship Near Cozumel, Mexico

My wife and I were on board the Carnival Glory Cruise Ship near Cozumel, Mexico, when around 2:00 a.m. I had a heart attack. My wife called 911 on the ship and they had to revive me and put me on oxygen. They kept me stable and… Read More

March 19, 2014

Gordon Belcher

from Tailors, SC

Sue and Gordon Belcher, Tailors, SC

Because there was no MRI available in Saint John, New Brunswick, to correctly diagnose Sue’s illness, SkyMed had us home in just a few hours. Without SkyMed, it would have cost us $20,000 to get Sue home. Everyone should have SkyMed, but pray you never have to use them.” Gordon Belcher WBCCI Wally Byam Caravan… Read More

August 14, 2013

Steven & Diane Siler

from Northern California

Husband Becomes Ill at RV Rally in OR, Wife Calls SkyMed from CA

Steven & Diane Siler Steven Siler was attending an RV rally in Oregon, with nothing more on his mind then seeing friends and doing some socializing. Steven began to feel ill, but let the symptoms go for a few days thinking it would pass. When it became apparent his symptoms were getting worse he decided… Read More

August 14, 2013

Mary Schwenke

from West Virginia

Stan & Mary Schwenke, West Virginia

ONLY THIRTY SECONDS TO ESCAPE!!! It was a beautiful summer day as Stanley and Mary Schwenke traveled down the West Virginia Turnpike on their way to an RV rally in Virginia. All of a sudden, they heard a big boom coming from the engine of their motorhome. Seconds later they heard another boom followed by… Read More

August 14, 2013

Lou & Betty Sales

from Hemet, California

Wally Byam Member’s Wife Becomes Violently Ill, Husband calls SkyMed

Lou & Betty Sales Lou & Betty Sales were attending the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) rally in Lansing, Michigan. Betty became violently ill, and Lou rushed her to a nearby hospital emergency room. Writes Lou, “The shock of this occurrence left me bewildered and alone in an unfamiliar environment, with the Independence Day… Read More

August 14, 2013

Joseph & Caroline Sheehan

from Georgetown, Massachusetts

Husband & Wife Both Wind up in Hospital While Wintering in Florida

Joseph & Caroline Sheehan Joseph and Caroline Sheehan, from Georgetown, Massachusetts, were wintering at Thousand Trails Campground in Orlando, Florida, when Mr. Sheehan fell and fractured his hip while exiting his motor home. A passerby saw what had happened and called 911 and Joe was taken by ground ambulance to Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee and… Read More

August 14, 2013

Joe and Betty Ryals

from Orange Park, Florida

Member Becomes Critically Ill & Needs Immediate Surgery

Joe and Betty Ryals, from Orange Park, Florida, were in Buffalo, Wyoming en route to Gillette, Wyoming to attend the 2012 Holiday Rambler International Rally when Joe got sick and was in a lot of pain. They took him to the emergency room and found out he had … Read More

August 14, 2013

Mary Jean & Roland Carter

From Rockville, Maryland

Member Breaks Hip in Mexico, Goes Home for Surgery

I was very thankful that I am a SkyMed Member when I broke my hip in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A young woman called SkyMed for me and was told that I would be picked up the next morning at the Leon Airport. The trip from San… Read More

August 9, 2013

Guy & Linda Scholey

From Tucson

Husband Interned in Mexico Hospital, Wife Calls SkyMed for Help

Guy and Linda Scholey live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and in spite of the high altitude, Guy had successfully managed his COPD with oxygen supplements. Little did they dream they would need SkyMed’s air evacuation services until Guy was briefly interned in an outstanding hospital in Queretaro, an hour… Read More

August 9, 2013

Gordon & Connie Adams

From Olympia, Washington State

Gordon & Connie Adams, Olympia, WA

Gordon and Connie Adams were cruising aboard the QE2 when SkyMed received a distress call from the ship’s doctor. Mr. Adams had suffered a critical illness due to elevated blood pressure while the QE2 was at sea, the day before the ship was to dock in Acapulco, Mexico. By the time the they docked, SkyMed… Read More

August 9, 2013

Bob & Ruth Raasveld

From San Diego, California

Member Swallows Deadly Hydrogen Peroxide, Evacuated from Mexico to CA

My wife and I were playing cards at a friends in San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico, when my friend asked me about an air vacation card he had mentioned earlier. I reached into my wallet and pulled the SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME card out that I always… Read More

August 9, 2013

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John & Anne Neville

from Canada, British Columbia

SkyMed Transports Member Home from Mexico

Anne and I had been traveling to Melaque, Mexico for several years when in February of 2020 we both came down with Dengue fever,” says John Neville. “I was recovering nicely but Anne’s sickness was complicated by her underlying Addison’s disease. After five days, her oxygen levels became so critical that the doctor instructed that… Read More

July 31, 2024

Barbara & Joseph Olm

from Montgomery, Alabama

SkyMed Helps Covid Stricken Member Get

In September of 2021, Barbara and Tony Olm were on trip through the Southwest US with their Airstream Club. “While in Utah, our truck broke down and was towed an hour away to the nearest diesel mechanic,” says Barbara. “It was determined we needed a new motor which would require several weeks. We decided to… Read More

July 31, 2024

Duffy Nemers

from Springfield, Missouri

SkyMed Helps Member in Extraordinary Circumstance

My husband, Peter, and I were enjoying ourselves on a popular cruise line,” recalls Duffy Nemers. “We had just left Dubai and were on the Red Sea. Peter got quite ill, and I called the ship’s medical facility. We discovered he had had a silent heart attack. The ship’s facility couldn’t do much for him,… Read More

July 26, 2024

Sy Zachar & Bill Gerich

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

SkyMed Members Receive Three SkyMed X-Pat Services in Two Years!

Sy Zachar and Bill Gerich, together, have experienced three SkyMed services in the last two years. Both Sy and Bill have been SkyMed members in need of a SkyMed emergency flight from San Miguel, Mexico, to their destination of choice in West Palm Beach, FL, for immediate treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment … Read More

July 26, 2024

Randy & Diane Hill

from Bergen, New York

SkyMed Transports Member in time for Medical Treatments

In the winter months, Randy and Diane Hill like to travel around the US seeking new adventures with their two dogs, Monty and Zephyr. While in San Diego, California, Diane began having trouble breathing. Randy rushed her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a Pleural Infusion (water in the cavity around her lung)… Read More

July 26, 2024

Bruce & Meri Erdmann

from La Crosse, Wisconsin

SkyMed Transports Doctor Back Home

Dr. Bruce Erdmann, and his wife Meri Sue, were enjoying Easter Day in Naples, Florida. After watching TV for a couple of hours, Bruce stood up and felt discomfort in his chest. He began to sweat profusely and turned white in color. Soon a neighbor, an internal medicine doctor, was driving him to the hospital… Read More

July 22, 2024

Patricia DesLauriers

from Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands

X-Pat SkyMed Member Recommends SkyMed- “They Will Take You Home!

Patricia DesLauriers, an American X-Pat living on the Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, describes her SkyMed experience when she had taken a bad fall and shattered her knee cap. She states, “The small hospital on the island could not handle this emergency as I needed immediate surgery. The hospital staff stabilized … Read More

July 26, 2024

Robert & Patricia Young

from Peoria, Arizona

SkyMed Transports Member from St. Maarten to Phoenix, AZ

Robert and Patricia Young had just arrived for their vacation at Simpson Bay Resort in St. Maarten. They were looking forward to a great time as all their children and grandchildren were with them. On the first night after arriving, Patricia walked into the bathroom and slipped on a rug on a marble floor. She… Read More

January 12, 2024

Gayle Paulson

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

SkyMed Transports Member Back to the States for Surgery

It was just a normal day in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and I was putting water in my dog’s dish,” says Gayle Paulson. “My hip collapsed just like that and was broken. I woke up to find myself on my back and lying in my kitchen. My friend who was living with me found… Read More

October 30, 2023

Lynn Halonen

from Goderich, Ontario

SkyMed Transports Member Back to Canada

I was at my park model in Southern Aire RV Resort in the NE corner of Tampa, Florida when I had a fall,” says Lynn Halonen. “I knew I had broken something. I had been living with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Within minutes, my neighbors had me in their car and on the way… Read More

October 20, 2023

Tom Saliba

from Freeport, Maine

SkyMed Transports Member from Mexico and Back Home Again, Two Times!

I had surgery for malignant melanoma in 1999 that was successful, says Tom Saliba. “Since that time, I have been checked every three months. While I was down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the local dermatologist thought she saw something. After getting tested, the biopsy came back malignant. Not wanting to have surgery in… Read More

October 20, 2023

Muriel Farrington

from White River Junction, Vermont

SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorcycle Back to Vermont

I am an 82-year-old motorcyclist,” says Muriel Farrington. “I was riding my motorcycle up through the Appalachians along the Virginia / West Virginia border when I felt pain in my lower left back. I had just ridden through 17 miles of National Forests without seeing another car – I loved it. After several hours of… Read More

October 20, 2023

Ellen Siegel

from Laredo, Texas

SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital

SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital “I live in Mexico,” says Ellen Siegel, “and I was talking to a friend about her recent health scare, for which she required surgery in the United States. She explained how the air transportation was going to be handled by SkyMed. Since her surgery was not an… Read More

September 15, 2023

Levis & Vicky Harding

from Garden City, New York

SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital

SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital Longtime SkyMed Members, Vicky and Lewis Harding, living in their RV, were camp hosts in a Missouri State Park. Lewis had returned from checking some onsite buildings and wasn’t feeling well. After convincing him to get checked out, Vicky drove him to the hospital in Lebanon… Read More

August 17, 2023

Annette & Carlos Espinoza

from New Braunfels, Texas

SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas

SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas Annette and Carlos Espinoza were attending the FMCA Rally in Perry, Georgia when they encountered a speed bump, literally! Carlos was riding his electric bicycle in the park when he hit a speed bump resulting in a crash and an injury. Carlos, aware that he had tweaked his… Read More

August 10, 2023

Dave & Pat Miller

from Torrington, Canada

SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport

SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport Longtime SkyMed Members, Canadians Dave and Pat Miller, enjoy spending their winters near Yuma, Arizona. They first became SkyMed Members after attending a SkyMed presentation in Wellton, AZ in the Arrowhead RV Park. This particular year, the winter flew by quickly and soon they were back in… Read More

August 4, 2023

Bob & Ann Rowland

from Alamo, Texas

SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home

SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home “It’s possible that your injury diagnosed as a slipped disc may result in serious injury, paralysis from the waist down, or even in death”, Marian ‘Ann’ Rowland was told by doctors after arriving at a Texas hospital with pain radiating from her lower spine. With such… Read More

August 3, 2023

Grant & Sharon Bisel

from Newaygo, Michigan

SkyMed International Takes Deathly Ill Member Back Home

Grant and Sharon Bisel, of Newaygo, Michigan, were on their way to visit their son who lived 250 miles away in Wyandotte, MI. Grant was not himself. Arriving at their son’s, Grant was unable to walk, and it took 20 minutes to get him into the house. An ambulance was called, and Grant was taken… Read More

August 3, 2023

William & Janice Wright

from Metropolis, Illinois

SkyMed International Provides Transportation for Daughters in Time of Member’s Need

William ‘Dale’ Wright, and his wife, Janice, began a full-time adventure and headed to the Balloon Fest in Albuquerque, NM. Prior to their departure, Jan had contracted Covid-19, and after hospitalization and treatment, she received permission from medical authorities to go on their planned trip. After the Balloon Fest, the couple traveled across the lower states to… Read More

July 28, 2023

June Post

from Wauchula, Florida

SkyMed Member Shares Tumultuous Story of Getting Hit by a Truck

June Post was taking a road trip to visit her sons. She traveled from Florida to Ohio before arriving in the Highlands area of South Carolina. Having time to explore, June was curious about Falls Park on the Reedy River. Walking along South Main Street, she saw that the access to the park was across… Read More

July 28, 2023

Linda & David Hughes

from Warsaw, Missouri

SkyMed Offers RV Return During Members’ Stressful Situation

Linda and David Hughes travel to Harlingen, a city in South Texas, for four to five months every year. This particular year, a stressful series of cascading events, like a chain of falling dominos, took place. First, Linda came down with Covid and had to quarantine for 10 days. After recuperating, she traveled home to… Read More

July 28, 2023

Stanley & Joyce Fielder

from Thessalon, Canada

SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix

SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix On February 10th, a Friday morning at the Encore Golden Sun RV Resort in Apache Junction, Arizona, Joyce Fielder wasn’t feeling well. As the morning went on, the uncomfortable feeling turned into severe pain in her abdomen. At 4PM, fearing a heart attack, her husband, Stanley… Read More

July 28, 2023

Carol & Harold Dykstra

from New Holland, South Dakota

SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort

SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort My wife, Carol, and I like to spend time in Yuma, Arizona every year,” says Harold Dykstra. “This particular year on May 20, Carol began to experience some pain in her back. Her pain lessened after a quick visit to and a shot at the… Read More

July 28, 2023

Walter & Laurie Conrad

from Andover, Ohio

SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital

SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital “Every year now since our SkyMed experience,” says Laurie Conrad, “Walter and I, as the Wagon Masters of the weeklong KZ/Venture International Rally in Shipshewana, Indiana, make sure a presentation time is offered to SkyMed International. Why? SkyMed helped us so much in our time of… Read More

July 24, 2023

Dan & Sharon Zile

from Florida

SkyMed Does the Right Thing, Every Single Time!

Sharon and her late husband, Rick Gilbert, had been SkyMed Members for years when the unexpected happened. Read on for her story—we’re happy to say it has a very good ending—and we’re grateful to have been able to work with her and Dan Zile to ensure their SkyMed Memberships were precisely what they needed when… Read More

November 4, 2022

Donna & Clark

from Springfield, Missouri

Motorcycle Accident Equals Broken Arm in KY, SkyMed Flies Members Back to CA Home Hospital

SkyMed Champions Donna and Clark know that accidents don’t take vacations—and neither does SkyMed! SkyMed not only flies the Member and their companion back to their home hospital in the city of choice, but will also ensure vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, and cargo trailers get back to where they need to be. “A group of… Read More

April 1, 2022

Harold & Donna Hintze

from Kalispell, Montana

SkyMed Flies Member With Severe Pancreatitis From MT to MN

We were on our way to Alaska in our new motorhome. Harold ended up with a fever five nights in a row, so I took him to the hospital in Kalispell, Montana. There they discovered he had pancreatitis. The doctor said it would take more than five days to get well, so we would have… Read More

March 26, 2022

Cynthia Thomas

from South Fork, Colorado

SkyMed Surprises Member with Reimbursement

SkyMed always encourages its Members to contact us immediately after receiving medical attention. Sometimes, though, we don’t hear from them until after the fact. Even then, SkyMed can still deliver our trademark peace of mind. Such was the case with SkyMed Champion Cynthia Thomas. “I called SkyMed in October to renew my membership and, out… Read More

March 7, 2022

Claude & Dylis Barre

from Texas

Pandemic Delays Complicate Heart Patient’s Return to NY, SkyMed Goes the Extra Mile

In April 2020, my husband had a heart valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that was supposed to mean 2-3 days in the hospital. Complications turned it into five days plus two weeks’ rehab,” says Dylis Barre. At the time, COVID-19 was moving swiftly through the nation. Not only was Dylis barred from even seeing Claude, but… Read More

March 7, 2022

Douglas Miller

from Guadalajara, Mexico

Heart Attack in Mexico Requires Life Flight to Arizona

When Douglas Miller, an ex-pat living in Guadalajara, Mexico, began having light chest pains, he consulted a cardiologist who quickly suggested a heart catheterization to determine the cause. According to friend Kerri Moon, Douglas was told in no uncertain terms that he needed surgery immediately. “[We] made the call [to SkyMed] together upon first hearing… Read More

June 9, 2021

Keith & Connie McKalip

from Portland, Oregon

Broken Clavicle Requires Surgery, SkyMed Member Flown from MX to OR

An ex-pat in beautiful Lake Chapala, Mexico, SkyMed Champion Keith McKalip was enjoying a pickleball game when he went “too far” for the ball and ended up with a broken clavicle. Keith was taken to the hospital in Ajijic, where the doctor took an X-ray and stabilized him. “The next day, I saw an orthopedic… Read More

May 14, 2021

Martin & Nancy Lown

from Joplin, Missouri

Member Has Diabetic Foot Emergency, Flown to Home Hospital Within 24 Hours

While on a caravan trip to the Newmar Rally in Syracuse, NY last September, I started having problems with my foot. A friend suggested I go to Urgent Care. When the doctor saw me, he immediately said: “Mr. Lown, if we don’t do something now, you’re going to lose either your toe or your foot… Read More

August 3, 2020

Wally & Lorna Bentt

from Canada

Member Has Motorcycle Accident in AZ; RV and Bike Returned to Canada

We were in Kearney, AZ, when I stopped my motorcycle abruptly, it fell over and landed on my left thigh. I ended up with a huge hematoma and was admitted to the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. As it turned out, I required three surgeries and 8 days of total bed rest. “Meanwhile, the… Read More

August 3, 2020

Ray & Joella Paquette

from Mazatlán, Mexico

Member Has Heart Attack in Mazatlán, Flown Home to NHs

SkyMed Champions Ray and Joella Paquette were enjoying their ex-pat life in Mazatlán, Mexico, when Ray suffered a heart attack in November 2019. He was taken to the Sharp Hospital Mazatlán, where the doctors determined he needed cardiac surgery. They successfully implanted three stents in Ray’s heart, but unfortunately in the ICU he began… Read More

July 21, 2020

Terry French & Sharon Anania

from National Parks, West Coast

Member Suffers Stroke, SkyMed Takes Him Home

In 2017 we attended a SkyMed presentation by Paul and Carolyn Kees and quickly learned how important it was to have SkyMed was as we were both healthy but in our seventies. Two years later in June of 2019 we were touring with 42 people in the National Parks on the West Coast and… Read More

February 15, 2020

Sidney & Ida Martin

from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Thankful for SkyMed

On January 6, 2019, as my husband and I were walking to a friend’s house for dinner, I slipped and fell and hurt my right arm and shoulder. Long story, short version, I eventually went to the Unimed Clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for evaluation. The X-ray showed a fracture below the head… Read More

February 15, 2020

Jules & Paulette Hebert

from Winnipeg, Canada

Member Has Mini-Stroke, Flown from TX to CAN

I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do… Read More

December 26, 2019

Murray & Diane Melrose

from Saskatoon, Canada

Member in Coma in Mexico Hospital Goes Home

My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma. The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she… Read More

December 11, 2019

Eric Kaplan

from Cleveland, Ohio

Mexico Ex-Pat Eric Kaplan Shares His SkyMed Experiences

At SkyMed, we quickly learned that some of our strongest advocates are our Members. Eric Kaplan wanted us to share his story, and we’re pleased to do so. Thank you, Eric!, we’re grateful we were there when you needed us! “Several years ago I purchased a five-year SkyMed policy in case I needed to get… Read More

August 5, 2019

Jim & Kathie Carter

from Kansas Naperville, IL

SkyMed Member Suffers Congestive Heart Failure During Driving Trip to Alaska

Jim & Kathie Carter from Naperville, IL We left Chicago on April 29, 2018 to go on a planned three-month driving trip to Alaska. We met most of our group in Great Falls, Montana, and then traveled on to Cochran, Alberta for four or five days. On our last day there, Kathie had been… Read More

July 28, 2018

Pepe & Concha Gurski

from Ajijic, Mexico

Member With Internal Bleeding Airlifted from Guadalajara, MEX to Los Angeles, CA

Pepe & Concha Gurski Ajijic, Mexico We live in Ajijic, Mexico and on December 27, 2017, my husband, Pepe, had internal bleeding from a stomach ulcer and was hemorrhaging. We went to the hospital in Guadalajara and this became an extreme emergency because they did not have his blood type and he needed surgery. We… Read More

June 5, 2018

David & Mary Jo

from Crossville, Tennessee

Member Flown from Texas to Tennessee for Rehab; RV Returned

David & Mary Jo Deming from Crossville, Tennessee We live in Tennessee and had been wintering in Mission, Texas. We winter in a 5th wheel and tow it with a Peterbilt truck. During our time there my wife, Mary Jo, had to have unexpected bypass surgery and was not allowed to get up into the… Read More

March 31, 2018

Roger & Renee Erdelac

from Polk City, Florida

Newmar Member Diagnosed with Blood Clot & AFib Flown from MT to FL & RV Returned

Roger & Renee Erdelac from Polk City, Florida My wife, Renee, and I were getting our RV ready to go on our yearly five-month adventure and our trip this year was to follow Lewis & Clarks Northwest Passage. I had been having knee trouble before we left and by the time we made it to Great… Read More

September 19, 2017

Lois Schnackenberg

from Sedalia, MO

After Back Surgery & Rehab in TX Member Flown Home to MO

Lois Schnackenberg – Sedalia, MO I had just had back surgery and was in a rehab center for almost a month in Brownsville, Texas and needed to go home to Sedalia, Missouri. I knew I had SkyMed but I didn’t know how it worked so I called and talked to Jim. The pain was very bad… Read More

July 25, 2017

Leslie Jaeger

from New York, NY

Member Suffers Broken Hip in Mexico, Airlifted Home to New York

Leslie Jaeger – New York, NY While sweeping down the stairs from the new restaurant on Cuna de Allende, I reached for the banister but it wasn’t where I expected it to be. I landed smack on my hip which shattered. The Red Cross arrived, bundled me into the ambulance and bounced me over the cobbles… Read More

July 20, 2017

Bob & Doris Jones

from Denver, Colorado

Member Develops Pneumonia in Tucson, Flown Home to Denver

Bob & Doris Jones – Denver, Colorado My wife, Doris, and I were camping at an RV resort in Tucson and on Monday, March 20, 2017, I woke up perspiring with a high fever and chills. While still in my PJs I told Doris to call 911 because we’re going to the ER. She called… Read More

June 26, 2017

Burt & Kathy Campbell

from New Brunswick, Canada

SkyMed Member Has Heart Attack in RV, Evacuated from AZ to Canada

Burt & Kathy Campbell New Brunswick, Canada On February 13, 2017, my husband, Burt, suffered a heart attack in our RV in Yuma, Arizona. A 911 call was made & he was transported by ambulance to the local hospital where he underwent immediate bypass surgery. There were many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed… Read More

May 23, 2017

Bob & Bette Burgfechtel

from The Villages, Florida

Global ETS Member with Femur Injury Evacuated from Greece to Florida

Bob & Bette Burgfechtel The Villages, Florida Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people… Read More

May 23, 2017

Charles & Jill Heath

from Cleveland, Ohio

SkyMed Members Trapped in RV While Tornado Slams Through RV Park

Charles & Jill Heath from Cleveland, Ohio My wife, Jill, and I were wintering in South Florida and on our route home stopped to stay a few nights at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park near Lake Okeechobee. We had been watching the weather and thought we would hook up the truck and trailer so we… Read More

May 3, 2017

Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen

from San Miguel, Mexico

SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery

Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen San Miguel, Mexico As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the… Read More

April 20, 2017

Kathleen Phelps

from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy

Kathleen Phelps Puerto Vallarta, Mexico I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got… Read More

April 11, 2017

Max & Alice Neufeld

from San Miguel, Mexico

Member has Stroke in Left Eye Flies from San Miguel to ATL for Evaluation

Max & Alice Neufeld San Miguel, Mexico On December 31, 2015 my wife and I became members of the SkyMed Program. In June of 2016 I suffered a mild stroke in my left eye. It was diagnosed and treated here in San Miguel. The diagnosis revealed that the cause of the stroke was due to… Read More

December 22, 2016

Nolger & Rosa Lemke

from Canada

Badly Broken Shoulder From Fall In Innsbruck, Austria

SkyMed and GLOBAL members Nolger and Rosa Lemke were some 5,000 miles away from their home in Canada enjoying a planned hiking tour in the mountains of Austria when Rosa fell and broke her shoulder. After walking twenty minutes to a mountain hut Rosa was helicoptered to a local hospital and told she would need… Read More

August 30, 2016

Daniel & Sheryl Malin

from Clarkston, Michigan

Member Airlifted from Mexico to New York

Daniel & Sheryl Malin Clarkston, Michigan ~ This was a life saver ~ Our testimonial on how Sky Med worked with our doctors here in Mexico and New York: Three weeks ago the unthinkable happened to Dan my husband. It was like any other Thursday, we got up and left to go to Guadalajara for a… Read More

August 23, 2016

Carolyn & Don Place

from Clarkston, Michigan

Pneumonia in Florida Requests to be Flown Home to Michigan

Carolyn & Don Place Clarkston, Michigan When I realized my husband’s health would not allow me to drive him back to Michigan I called SkyMed for help. Jim Edwards answered my very first call. He was very reassuring, saying: “You have enough to be concerned with and we will do whatever is needed to get… Read More

April 19, 2016

Dean & Donna Eveland

from Madison, Wisconsin

Member Suffers Stroke While in Florida

Dean & Donna Eveland Madison, Wisconsin My wife and I have homes in both Florida and Wisconsin. We’re in Florida from October until mid-May and spend the other months in Wisconsin. Our children and grandchildren live in Wisconsin and most of our medical care providers are there. We knew that if either of us had… Read More

March 20, 2016

Ray & Paige Landes

from Harrisonburg, VA

Wally Byam Member Suddenly Becomes Ill

Ray & Paige Landes Harrisonburg, VA Ray and I were on our 16th Wally Byam Airstream caravan traveling from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. During our stay at a campground Ray became very nauseous. After two days he became cold, clammy, sweaty and confused. The caravan leader said Ray was in shock and he was taken to… Read More

February 29, 2016

Deb Martinelli

from San Miguel, Mexico

Possible Eye Surgery Flown from San Miguel, MEX to Madison, WI

Deb Martinelli, San Miguel, Mexico Jack and I live full-time in San Miguel, Mexico after relocating here from Madison, Wisconsin three years ago. Recently I experienced problems with my right eye and my eye surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin was concerned about the possibility of a torn or detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended… Read More

November 11, 2015

Donald Thompson

from Smithfield, Rhode Island

Traveler Breaks Hip in St. Maarten Flown Home to Providence, RI

Donald Thompson Smithfield, Rhode Island While staying at the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten, my husband fell and broke his hip. We were transported by ground ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center and, with all due respect to those who live on St. Maarten and need to receive healthcare there, it was not… Read More

September 1, 2015

Edward Cazayoux

from Lafayette, Louisiana

Global ETS Member with Life-Threatening Disease Evacuated from Spain to LA

Edward Cazayoux Lafayette, Louisiana I had traveled to Spain to meet with family members and to walk for a week on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. After the Camino, I went to the south of Spain to visit Granada and Seville. At one point I traveled by bus which broke down and when a rescue bus… Read More

August 24, 2015

Gerald & Kathryn Line

from Leesburg, Florida

SkyMed Member Flown Home to FL From Spain

Gerald & Kathryn Line Leesburg, Florida Two weeks into our 30-day cruise in the Grand Canary Islands Gerald mysteriously began vomiting blood and was taken to the ship’s infirmary. They were unable to care for his needs and moved him to the closest private hospital on the island. I called Global ETS and reported the… Read More

July 29, 2015

Ronald Harding

from Ontario, Canada

Canadian Member Needing Urgent Medical Services Flown Home to Ontario, Canada

Ronald Harding Ontario, Canada After catching a cold in February of 2015 I developed chronic shortness of breath to the point where I was terrified to fall asleep at night because I would stop breathing in my sleep and would wake up choking. This happened night after night and I finally drove myself to the… Read More

May 14, 2015

Del & Luann Larson

from Moorehead, Minnesota

Member Flown Home to Avoid Further Health Complications

Del & Luann Larson Moorehead, Minnesota In March of 2014 my wife and I were on our way back to Minnesota from our winter vacation in Tucson and stopped in Mesa due to an electrical problem. The next evening my wife Luann wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early, only to be awakened around… Read More

May 6, 2015

Denis & Julika Bond

from Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico

Member Living in Lake Chapala, Mexico Needs Urgent Medical Treatment in US

Denis & Julika Bond Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico While my husband and I were in Mexico, where we live, he was suddenly unable to empty his bladder. I took him to a nearby hospital and the urologist diagnosed him with acute blockage of the urethra. He was catheterized and given a prescription for antibiotics and… Read More

March 27, 2015

Richard & Judy Haphey

from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Suspected Cardiac Event Requires Life Flight from Yellowstone

Richard & Judy Haphey Pequot Lakes, Minnesota During the summer of 2014 we were working at Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In early August, after two days of having a stomach ache, I began vomiting in the middle of the night. My wife was very concerned and consulted a retired nurse in the… Read More

February 2, 2015

Maron & Charlotte Davis

from Pequot Laramie, Wyoming

Global ETS Member Evacuated After Accident in Belize

Maron & Charlotte Davis Laramie, Wyoming After many years of wanting to go to Belize, Global ETS members Charlotte and Maron Davis finally decided to vacation there. During their stay they signed up for a tour to travel up the Jungle River to see the Mayan ruins. Along the way Charlotte slipped and fell on… Read More

January 16, 2015

Charles & Dorothy Larson

from Longmont, Colorado

Holiday Rambler Member Flown Home to Colorado Due to Terminal Illness

Charles & Dorothy Larson Longmont, Colorado While wintering in Donna, Texas in March of 2014 my wife Dorothy began having back pain and had difficulty walking. We took her to the hospital and test results confirmed she had a lower lumbar fracture and a form of blood cancer. We knew we needed to get her… Read More

January 16, 2015

Allen & Sharon Bills

from LSan Benito, Texas

SkyMed Member Needs Surgery After Falling Off Roof

Allen & Sharon Bills San Benito, Texas While visiting our son Richie in Illinois in August of 2014 my husband was helping with roof work when he suddenly lost his footing and fell 12 feet down onto the cement driveway. When I found him he was lying in a pool of blood with a huge… Read More

January 12, 2015

Lynne Clements

from Gainesville, Georgia

Member Suffers Stroke While Visiting Family in Canada

Lynne Clements –Gainesville, Georgia My husband and I were away from our home in Georgia visiting my family in a remote area of New Brunswick, Canada. While we were there I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered I had no sensation at all on my right side. I had recently been… Read More

October 29, 2014

Richard & Rose Strayer

from Pittsburgh, PA

Sudden Heart Attack in FL Needs Open Heart Surgery in PA

Richard & Rose Strayer Pittsburgh, PA While we were wintering in Florida earlier this year Richard suddenly couldn’t breathe and although he was not in pain we took him to the doctor. An EKG was performed and the doctor told us there was a big change from the EKG from last October and that Richard… Read More

October 29, 2014

Roger Moraes

from San Jose, California

Gold Wing Member Has Accident Before SkyMed Membership is Processed

Roger Moraes – San Jose, California While at a Gold Wing Road Riders Association district rally Roger Moraes and fiancée Mary Kay Jeskey attended a breakfast presentation given by SkyMed Representative Peggy Wood. Roger and Mary Kay were the first ones to sign up for a SkyMed Ultimate membership with an additional three-year extension. The… Read More

September 2, 2014

Paul D’Espinosa

from Boston, Massachusetts

Unexpected Slip & Fall While Glacier Hiking in Reykjavik

Paul D’Espinosa Boston, Massachusetts My wife, Deb, and I had flown to Reykjavik Iceland, the capital of Iceland, to see the Northern Lights and explore the city. During our visit we decided to go glacier hiking and had on all the required hiking gear. It snowed the night before and we were hiking on solid… Read More

August 11, 2014

Sondra Nelson

from Houston, Texas

Slip & Fall Accident in Switzerland

Sondra Nelson Houston, Texas I was in Switzerland visiting the Christmas markets over the holidays and on the next to the last day of my trip I slipped and fell on the ice. I broke my leg above the ankle and needed surgery. I was taken to Interlaken Hospital and called my daughter from the emergency… Read More

July 16, 2014

Duane & Marian Cheney

from Bellevue, Nebraska

Heart Trouble On The Way Home, Bellevue, NE

Duane & Marian Cheney – Bellevue, Nebraska – Duane and I were driving down the highway in our 36’ Winnebago motorhome and towing our pickup on our way home from Wellton, Arizona to Bellevue, Nebraska. By the time we got to Alamogordo New Mexico it was around 7:00 p.m. Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of… Read More

July 8, 2014

Donald & Thelma Preston

from Ypsilanti, Michigan

After 3 Hospitalizations in FLA, Member Wants To Go Home To MI

Donald & Thelma Preston Ypsilanti, Michigan While my wife and I were wintering in Zephyrhills, Florida, I discovered blood in my urine. I went to an Urgent Care doctor who treated me for an infection, but I didn’t get any better with antibiotics. Five days later I went to the ER and was admitted right… Read More

July 2, 2014

Don Sweet

from San Francisco, California

Blood Transfusion Needed Aboard Cruise Ship – St. Petersburg, Russia

Don Sweet – San Francisco, California My wife and I had been traveling in Russia and this was our first time taking the winter cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow-Minsk. After three days on the cruise I noticed I had blood blisters here and there and bruise-like marks on my body and went to see the… Read More

July 2, 2014

Charles & Donna Bond

from Philadelphia, PA

FMCA Member Has Heart Attack In Florida

Charles & Donna Bond – Philadelphia, PA 20th Century Wagontrainers’ member has heart attack in Florida While wintering in Sebastian, Florida, my husband Charlie had a heart attack and more… he aspirated. I took him to the emergency room and he had another heart attack while we were waiting in the ER. It seemed as… Read More

June 6, 2014

Marvin & Deanna Pitts

from Prescott, Arizona

FMCA Member Has Stroke In Prescott, Arizona

Marvin & Deanna Pitts – Prescott, Arizona My husband, Marvin, had a major stroke on February 18, 2014, and when I recognized what was happening to him, I knew I had to act quickly so I drove him to Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, about 15 minutes away. I went in and told… Read More

May 5, 2014

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar

from Vancouver, BC, Canada

Heart Attack On Carnival Cruise Ship Near Cozumel, Mexico

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar – Vancouver, BC, Canada My wife and I were on board the Carnival Glory Cruise Ship near Cozumel, Mexico, when around 2:00 a.m. I had a heart attack. My wife called 911 on the ship and they had to revive me and put me on oxygen. They kept me stable and… Read More

March 19, 2014

Gordon Belcher

from Tailors, SC

Sue and Gordon Belcher, Tailors, SC

Because there was no MRI available in Saint John, New Brunswick, to correctly diagnose Sue’s illness, SkyMed had us home in just a few hours. Without SkyMed, it would have cost us $20,000 to get Sue home. Everyone should have SkyMed, but pray you never have to use them.” Gordon Belcher WBCCI Wally Byam Caravan… Read More

August 14, 2013

Steven & Diane Siler

from Northern California

Husband Becomes Ill at RV Rally in OR, Wife Calls SkyMed from CA

Steven & Diane Siler Steven Siler was attending an RV rally in Oregon, with nothing more on his mind then seeing friends and doing some socializing. Steven began to feel ill, but let the symptoms go for a few days thinking it would pass. When it became apparent his symptoms were getting worse he decided… Read More

August 14, 2013

Mary Schwenke

from West Virginia

Stan & Mary Schwenke, West Virginia

ONLY THIRTY SECONDS TO ESCAPE!!! It was a beautiful summer day as Stanley and Mary Schwenke traveled down the West Virginia Turnpike on their way to an RV rally in Virginia. All of a sudden, they heard a big boom coming from the engine of their motorhome. Seconds later they heard another boom followed by… Read More

August 14, 2013

Lou & Betty Sales

from Hemet, California

Wally Byam Member’s Wife Becomes Violently Ill, Husband calls SkyMed

Lou & Betty Sales Lou & Betty Sales were attending the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) rally in Lansing, Michigan. Betty became violently ill, and Lou rushed her to a nearby hospital emergency room. Writes Lou, “The shock of this occurrence left me bewildered and alone in an unfamiliar environment, with the Independence Day… Read More

August 14, 2013

Joseph & Caroline Sheehan

from Georgetown, Massachusetts

Husband & Wife Both Wind up in Hospital While Wintering in Florida

Joseph & Caroline Sheehan Joseph and Caroline Sheehan, from Georgetown, Massachusetts, were wintering at Thousand Trails Campground in Orlando, Florida, when Mr. Sheehan fell and fractured his hip while exiting his motor home. A passerby saw what had happened and called 911 and Joe was taken by ground ambulance to Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee and… Read More

August 14, 2013

Joe and Betty Ryals

from Orange Park, Florida

Member Becomes Critically Ill & Needs Immediate Surgery

Joe and Betty Ryals – Orange Park, Florida Joe and Betty Ryals, from Orange Park, Florida, were in Buffalo, Wyoming en route to Gillette, Wyoming to attend the 2012 Holiday Rambler International Rally when Joe got sick and was in a lot of pain. They took him to the emergency room and found out he had … Read More

August 14, 2013

Mary Jean & Roland Carter

From Rockville, Maryland

Member Breaks Hip in Mexico, Goes Home for Surgery

Mary Jean & Roland Carter, Rockville, Maryland I was very thankful that I am a SkyMed Member when I broke my hip in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A young woman called SkyMed for me and was told that I would be picked up the next morning at the Leon Airport. The trip from San… Read More

August 9, 2013

Guy & Linda Scholey

From Tucson

Husband Interned in Mexico Hospital, Wife Calls SkyMed for Help

Guy & Linda Scholey Guy and Linda Scholey live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and in spite of the high altitude, Guy had successfully managed his COPD with oxygen supplements. Little did they dream they would need SkyMed’s air evacuation services until Guy was briefly interned in an outstanding hospital in Queretaro, an hour… Read More

August 9, 2013

Gordon & Connie Adams

From Olympia, Washington State

Gordon & Connie Adams, Olympia, WA

Gordon and Connie Adams were cruising aboard the QE2 when SkyMed received a distress call from the ship’s doctor. Mr. Adams had suffered a critical illness due to elevated blood pressure while the QE2 was at sea, the day before the ship was to dock in Acapulco, Mexico. By the time the they docked, SkyMed… Read More

August 9, 2013

Bob & Ruth Raasveld

From San Diego, California

Member Swallows Deadly Hydrogen Peroxide, Evacuated from Mexico to CA

Bob & Ruth Raasveld – San Diego, CA My wife and I were playing cards at a friends in San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico, when my friend asked me about an air vacation card he had mentioned earlier. I reached into my wallet and pulled the SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME card out that I always… Read More

August 9, 2013

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New! SkyMed members will enjoy exclusive online travel discounts

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Choose Your SkyMed Plan:

Includes 18 Emergency Services for your peace of mind at Home & Away!

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Family Plan

$995 / year

Includes one companion & dependent children as per our Member Services Agreement

Individual Plan

$795 / year

Protects one individual as per our
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Family Plan

$2,595 3 years

Includes one companion & dependent children as per our Member Services Agreement

Individual Plan

$2,195 3 years

Protects one individual as per our
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Family Plan

$3,995 5 years

Includes one companion & dependent children as per our Member Services Agreement

Individual Plan

$2,995 5 years

Protects one individual as per our
Member Service Agreement.

Daily Travel Protection
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Your SkyMed Membership Includes 18 Services:

Your SkyMed Membership Includes 18 Services

  • Hospital-to-Hospital Emergency Air Transport
  • Ground Ambulance Service
  • Commercial Carrier Medical Escort Flights
  • Vehicle RV, Auto, Motorcycle and Vessel Return
  • Helicopter Transport
  • Visitor Transportation
  • Transportation for Recuperation Nearer Home
  • Minor Children & (Great) Grandchildren Return
  • Physical Remains Return
  • Companion Transportation
  • Return Transportation After Recovery
  • Incidental Expense Allowence
  • Organ Transport
  • Organ Recipient Transportation
  • Primary Driver Disability
  • SkyMed Plus
  • Home or Away Services 100 miles from home
  • Global Emergency Travel Services

Hospital-to-Hospital Emergency Air Transport

By Choice of the Member means EVEN if you can be treated in the emergency facility you are in, SkyMed will Take You Home if you choose. SkyMed will arrange and pay for medically equipped air ambulance transportation by fixed-wing aircraft, to the hospital nearest your US or Canadian home when a serious illness or injury occurs. Ground ambulance to and from each hospital is included

For more detailed explanations of the above services please refer to our Member Service Agreement

SkyMed Services

Hospital-to-Hospital Emergency Air Transport

By Choice of the Member means EVEN if you can be treated in the emergency facility you are in, SkyMed will Take You Home if you choose. SkyMed will arrange and pay for medically equipped air ambulance transportation by fixed-wing aircraft, to the hospital nearest your US or Canadian home when a serious illness or injury occurs. Ground ambulance to and from each hospital is included
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Vehicle RV, Auto, Motorcycle and Vessel Return

SkyMed will pay professional drivers for over-land, safe return of operable vehicles (autos, RVs, tow vehicles, trucks) that have been left unattended because of a member’s serious illness or injury. For vessel return SkyMed will provide up to $500 per day for a maximum of 10 days to return a vessel to its home marina. For motorcycle return SkyMed will professionally crate and transport both road worthy and damaged vehicles to your home or a repair shop near your home.
Visitor Transportation

Visitor Transportation

If a member is hospitalized with a serious illness or injury, SkyMed will pay for a round trip commercial air ticket for a family member or companion to visit. This service will be provided AS SOON AS our Member is hospitalized.
Incidental Expense Allowance

Incidental Expense Allowence

SkyMed will pay up to $200 for incidental expenses associated with a member’s medical flight. These could include lodging, transportation, meals.
Organ Transport

Organ Transport

Should a member require a kidney, heart, lung, liver, or pancreas transplant, SkyMed will transport the donor organ to them. Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.
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Organ Recipient Transportation

When it is more feasible to bring the member recipient to the donor organ, SkyMed will provide air transportation for the recipient and one family member. (A nine month restriction applies to new member eligibility in Organ Transport and this service.) Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.
Physical Remains Return

Physical Remains Return

If a Member expires at home or away, SkyMed will pay ‘Airway Bill’ transport costs to move Member remains and provide round trip transportation for Member’s spouse or companion to accompany. In the event ground transportation of remains is required SkyMed will reimburse up to $500.
Companion Transportation

Companion Transportation

SkyMed will arrange for a member’s spouse/companion to accompany them in flight on a private air ambulance (space permitting). Or, SkyMed will pay for a commercial flight.
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Return Transportation After Recovery

After a member has been hospitalized with a SERIOUS OR CRITICAL ILLNESS OR INJURY SkyMed will transport the member via commercial flight to his/her residence after recovery. The member has sixty (60) days from the hospital release date to implement this service.
Transportation for Recuperation Nearer Home

Transportation for Recuperation Nearer Home

After a member has been hospitalized with a SERIOUS OR CRITICAL ILLNESS OR INJURY SkyMed will transport the member to a rehab facility near the members transport preference .
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Commercial Carrier Medical Escort Flights

If a member’s condition does not require a private air ambulance, yet the member is not able or permitted to travel alone by commercial carrier, SkyMed will arrange, and pay for medical escort
Minor Children - Grandchildren Return

Minor Children / Grandchildren Return

If because of a critical illness or injury, a member’s minor children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren are left stranded, SkyMed will pay for a regularly scheduled airline flight and transportation for one adult escort if required. Grand and greatgrandchildren under the age of 18 are eligible for all member services when travelling with grandparents.
Services from ‘Home or Away’ within 100 miles

Home or Away Services 100 miles from home

SkyMed will pay the cost of ground ambulance services to transport Member to the closest appropriate hospital. This service requires no pre-approval and is limited to two ground services in any twelve (12) months. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
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Helicopter Transport

SkyMed will cover the cost of all medically necessary helicopter transports or hospital-to hospital transports. Medically necessary helicopter transports because of an accident or serious illness require no pre-approval from SkyMed. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
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Global Emergency Travel Services

24/7/365 world-wide response network for members travelling worldwide. Multilingual operations center that includes emergency medical evacuation to the closet appropriate facility, medical escort commercial flights, repatriation of mortal remains, return of dependent children and travel assistance services. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
Primary Driver Disability

Primary Driver Disability

The Primary Driver Disability Option (PDDO) increases the protection of our traditional vehicle return service. SkyMed’s PDDO will reimburse up to $2,000 for either bonded drivers or friend/ family member to return stranded vehicles. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
SkyMed Plus

SkyMed Plus

SkyMed Plus provides commercial ticketing for Members return to the origin of the air evacuation. SkyMed Plus also includes pet return, 24 hour-a-day multi-lingual help line, translation services, emergency messaging, insurance verification, travel locator service and more to enhance our SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME membership services. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.

Ground Ambulance Service

Ground Ambulance Service

SkyMed will pay the cost of ground ambulance services to transport Member to the closest appropriate hospital. This service requires no pre-approval and is limited to two ground services in any twelve (12) months. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
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