{"id":3361,"date":"2022-01-29T12:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/international-medical-repatriation-of-patients\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:18:47","slug":"medical-repatriation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/en\/medical-repatriation\/","title":{"rendered":"International medical repatriation of patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3361\" class=\"elementor elementor-3361 elementor-1562\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc0d8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc0d8f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcee0e2\" data-id=\"fcee0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3c40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce3c40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Medical repatriation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Insurers<\/strong>, doctors, hospitals, patients, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbean-air-ambulance.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Indies Assistance<\/a> for <strong>medical repatriation<\/strong> from the Caribbean to the islands of the Caribbean basin, Europe and America.<\/p>\n<p>WIA can assist you with all types of<strong>medical<\/strong><strong>repatriation<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>thanks to a 24\/7 service.<\/p>\n<p>Specialists in stretcher <strong>repatriation <\/strong>on airliners for over 15 years, WIA and its team of experienced professionals will meet your most exacting requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674b846 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674b846\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-407b148\" data-id=\"407b148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7417840 textmodule elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7417840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Medical evacuations <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>in<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> the Caribbean<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>WIA operates throughout the Caribbean region, as well as in Europe and elsewhere when patients return to their country of origin.<\/p>\n<p>Are you an <strong>insurance company<\/strong> looking for urgent<strong>medical evacuation<\/strong> options?<br \/>\nWIA offers medical evacuation to the French overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe for anyone in need of urgent care. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a9b82\" data-id=\"57a9b82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03602a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d03602a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/caribbean_map-930x620-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/caribbean_map-930x620-1.png 930w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/caribbean_map-930x620-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/caribbean_map-930x620-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-180e66d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180e66d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f4f92\" data-id=\"50f4f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675e59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"675e59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Emergency medical evacuations to the French Caribbean territories<\/strong> offer patients :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European-standard healthcare at university hospitals in Martinique and Guadeloupe<\/li>\n<li>High-quality technical facilities<\/li>\n<li>The possibility of using the European Health Insurance Card, which covers up to 80% of medical expenses for Europeans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cancer patients have the opportunity to receive treatment at the Albert Clarac Hospital in Martinique, including tomotherapy and chemotherapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d78e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d78e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Medical repatriation to Europe and the UK<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Insurance<\/strong>, if you&#8217;re looking for a solution to repatriate your patients, WIA provides <strong>medical repatriation<\/strong> to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>WIA can organize repatriation by airliner with its medical teams (business class or stretcher) to all major European cities, <strong>including the UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58bf5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58bf5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Medical repatriation to America and Canada<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>WIA works with <strong>insurance <\/strong>companies to ensure the transfer of patients to North, South and Central America and Canada, either by airliner, depending on the possibilities offered by the various airlines, or by air ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>We work closely with highly qualified air and ground ambulances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-454f4c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"454f4c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc662cd\" data-id=\"cc662cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ca8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1ca8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Medical evacuation by air ambulance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><em><strong>Why choose <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>West Indies Assistance <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>in the event of an emergency evacuation?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>West Indies Assistance has over 15 years&#8217; experience, 10,000 assistance missions and 1,500 repatriations carried out.<\/p>\n<p>One of its key strengths is its strategic location on Martinique, a French island with a European-standard teaching hospital.  <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its team of experts, WIA ensures that Caribbean residents, tourists and expatriates in the region have access to the medical care available in Martinique and Guadeloupe.  <\/p>\n<p>Insurers, you can contact WIA 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Thanks to over 15 years&#8217; experience and in-depth local knowledge, we can provide your customers with access to top-quality medical services and medical repatriation solutions tailored to every situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45896f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45896f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Satisfied insurance partners<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>More than 150 <strong>insurance companies<\/strong> around the world trust WIA for the <strong>medical repatriation of<\/strong> their clients.<\/p>\n<p>Europ Assistance, Axa Assistance, Allianz Global Assistance, Inter Mutuelles Assistance, Mutuaide, Healix, Eurocross, Adac, as well as various European and worldwide <strong>insurance companies<\/strong> in Asia, Africa, America and many other countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522d736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522d736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Medical repatriation by stretcher: the patient&#8217;s medical comfort at the best cost<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on the patient&#8217;s condition, <strong>transport <\/strong>in the supine position is necessary for the entire duration of the <strong>flight, and can be organized on a stretcher in a commercial aircraft such as Air France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this reason, WIA provides <strong>medical transport<\/strong> in stretchers, which can be organized in the morning, for departure that evening or the following day if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This stretcher <strong>repatriation <\/strong>ensures the comfort and safety of the patient, and considerably reduces the cost of<strong>repatriation <\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p><b>These transatlantic flights have the advantage of being direct and non-stop.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8fa9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb8fa9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3c230e1e-d3d2-4978-9a3e-88d426432b6frr-e1665640777904.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3711 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/960;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b163f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b163f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab6c1d\" data-id=\"eab6c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ba2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ba2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to get repatriated?<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><em><strong>The stages of medical repatriation  <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>You are an <strong>insurance<\/strong> company and wish to call upon WIA for the <strong>medical repatriation of <\/strong>one of your clients? Contact the team to find out about costs and options.<\/p>\n<p>Available 24 hours a day, WIA can respond to emergency situations with great responsiveness.<\/p>\n<p>In contact with your regulation, <strong>WIA will put in place the necessary means<\/strong> (medical airplane) to evacuate your subscribers to a <strong>structure adapted to their pathology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3380e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3380e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Medical assistance<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>WIA will accompany you on your <strong>medical evacuation<\/strong> to Martinique or Guadeloupe by air ambulance or airliner, with a medical escort and emergency transport equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Our doctors and nurses are experienced in emergency medical evacuations.<\/p>\n<p>WIA organizes the patient&#8217;s admission to the university hospital, taking into account all the requirements and information received from <strong>the insurance company <\/strong>or other <strong>health transfer<\/strong> applicant\/prescriber <strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WIA follows the patient closely during admission, and stays in constant contact with his <strong>insurance company<\/strong> to keep them informed of his condition throughout his hospital stay.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, WIA can support you with a range of services such as <strong>hotel and cab reservations<\/strong>, as well as all the <strong>logistical and administrative arrangements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca96b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca96b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><i>Price of a sanitary evacuation<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>You are an <strong>insurance company<\/strong> and would like to know the price of a <strong>medical evacuation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contact the WIA team <strong>, available 24\/7, <\/strong>who will draw up a <strong>detailed estimate <\/strong>for your customer&#8217;s transfer based on <strong>various criteria <\/strong>such as the patient&#8217;s pathology and destination, the type of flight, the number of accompanying persons, ground transport (ground ambulances, cabs&#8230;).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df9c2eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df9c2eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29158dd\" data-id=\"29158dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f21b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5f21b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The types<\/strong><strong>pes of repatriation transport a<\/strong><strong>medical transport <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15abb68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15abb68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a297b17\" data-id=\"a297b17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2521fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2521fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4182 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-2-768x480.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/328;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fe1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fe1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Air Ambulance<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>WIA works with air ambulances <strong>for short and medium-term flights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also known as<b>medical aircraft<\/b> or<strong>medicalized<\/strong><b>aircraft <\/b>, this is the mode of transport best suited to <b>patients<\/b> suffering from conditions that prevent them from traveling independently on commercial flights.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of this private<b> transport service<\/b> is to offer patients comfort, medical safety and speed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cebb74\" data-id=\"8cebb74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa9286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fa9286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-line-ambulance.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4535 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-line-ambulance.png 800w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-line-ambulance-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-line-ambulance-768x576.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805b2c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"805b2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Commercial flights<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>When the patient is able to travel by <strong>airliner<\/strong>, WIA favors this solution, which is an excellent economical alternative to a <b>private medical<\/b><strong>plane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This type of <b>medical repatriation<\/b> is possible in the seated position, but also on a stretcher if the patient has to remain in a supine position during the take-off and landing phases.<br \/>\nOnly a few airlines, including Air France, offer stretcher transport on board their aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>In both cases, WIA provides the patient with a medical team, and the materials and equipment required for the care to be carried out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8697744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8697744\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94332b0\" data-id=\"94332b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf6d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bf6d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4079 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jet-assistance.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/295;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b639d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b639d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Bed to bed<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>In order to follow the patient throughout the <b>medical repatriation<\/b>, WIA also offers the &#8221; <i>bed to bed transfer<\/i> &#8221; service worldwide, which includes the various ambulance <b>transports<\/b> between airports and hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>This service from the hospital of departure to the hospital of destination is organized by the WIA team, which places patient comfort and safety at the heart of its priorities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-236c66b\" data-id=\"236c66b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eac76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80eac76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/air-ambulance-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4391 lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Edge to edge<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">In addition, <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\"><em>on-board transfer<\/em> <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\"> enables patients to reach their final destination without having to make a 24-hour stop, which would extend the transport time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this case, WIA organizes an air ambulance to take the patient to the nearest international airport where he\/she can continue his\/her transfer by stretcher or <em>business class<\/em> on a commercial flight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5bd71 container elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5bd71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7962fb\" data-id=\"d7962fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985761b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985761b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Medical repatriation worldwide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>WIA organizes <strong>medical repatriations<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/westindies-assistance.com\/en\/about-our-medical-repatriation-service\/\"><strong>medical evacuations<\/strong><\/a> worldwide:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa24f23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa24f23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-687a37d\" data-id=\"687a37d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bc2d7 textmodule elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35bc2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>US Virgin Islands<\/li>\n<li>British Virgin Islands<\/li>\n<li>The Bahamas<\/li>\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n<li>Jamaica<\/li>\n<li>Haiti<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li>Cayman Islands<\/li>\n<li>Turks and Caicos Islands<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Anguilla<\/li>\n<li>Antigua &amp; Barbuda<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis Martin<\/li>\n<li>Sint Maarten<\/li>\n<li>Saba<\/li>\n<li>Sint Eustatius<\/li>\n<li>Saint-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my<\/li>\n<li>Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa153e1\" data-id=\"fa153e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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