Richard & Rose Strayer
October and that Richard needed to get to the hospital immediately. He was taken to The Villages Regional Hospital in Lady Lake, Florida and admitted. After a heart catheterization the doctor told us Richard needed open heart surgery and would need to be taken to a better equipped hospital. He stated they would not release […]
Lynne Clements
recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and was taking aspirin as suggested by my doctor but this was such a shock because I had been feeling just fine. I thought I must have been having a stroke because I’m a nurse and know the symptoms to look for. I told my husband I needed to […]
Allen & Sharon Bills
gash on his forehead. He wasn’t moving and I thought he had passed away. Then he opened his eyes and I asked him where he felt pain and he said he thought he had broken his hip. After getting him to the hospital I finally calmed down and pulled out my SkyMed card which I […]
Charles & Dorothy Larson
cancer. We knew we needed to get her home to Colorado and a friend of ours called SkyMed for us and explained what was happening. SkyMed began making arrangements right away to transport Dorothy from Texas to Colorado and I was able to go with her on the air ambulance flight. As soon as we […]
Maron & Charlotte Davis
way Charlotte slipped and fell on her left side. They first thought it was only a bruise but it turned out she had broken her hip and wrist on her left side. According to Charlotte, “We went up the river to the ruins and when I couldn’t walk they carried me to the boat and […]
Richard & Judy Haphey
and consulted a retired nurse in the campground as to what she thought it might be. She told Judy emphatically to take me immediately to the clinic at Lake Village, two miles from our campground site. The clinic blood tests and an EKG showed abnormal readings and detected a possible heart murmur. After consulting a […]
Denis & Julika Bond
given a prescription for antibiotics and the doctor then recommended Denis stay overnight and have the procedure immediately the next morning. He gave us an estimated cost and after we thought about it we realized Medicare would cover the procedure. We called SkyMed to find out if they would fly us to Houston, Texas so […]
Ronald Harding
drove myself to the ER at The Villages Regional Hospital at 6:00 a.m., completely exhausted. They admitted me and ran several tests and the cardiovascular doctor told me I had severe heart damage and may have had a heart attack or two and would run more tests. He also said I had fluid on my […]
Gerald & Kathryn Line
island. I called Global ETS and reported the incident. While at the hospital they discovered Gerald had a bleeding ulcer which they cauterized and he started getting better. We thought we would be able to enjoy the rest of the cruise but Gerald had lost a lot of blood and went downhill quickly. He was […]
Edward Cazayoux
down and when a rescue bus arrived, I stepped into a tall grassy area after disembarking the broken down bus. By the time I got to Granada I noticed my right shin was inflamed and was bothering me. The next morning my leg was so much worse that I went to the local hospital but […]