tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post4667730497013933382..comments2023-10-28T01:48:13.665-07:00Comments on Arts and Palaver: Air Evac Lifeteam Supporter Goes on Internet To Defend Their GreedElizabeth Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685452125287825479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post-30167261831491142462012-01-24T06:49:37.063-08:002012-01-24T06:49:37.063-08:00In 2005, I signed up as a lifetime member to air e...In 2005, I signed up as a lifetime member to air evac. In march of 2010, my wife suffered an anuerism, and I called air evac from my home. I was told to call 911, I insisted on an ambulance, and the next thing I knew, I was put on hold, and the dispatcher had called 911. I carried my wife out to the car and rushed her to the hospital, they confirmed the anuerism. I called air evac and told them that this had been confirmed, and I still needed to fly my wife to a larger hospital with a trauma center. The dispatcher said, "I need to hear that from an RN". I asked when they would be there, and he said the flight to this hospital would take 35 minutes.<br />The nurse called the same number 5 minutes later, and was told that the flight would take 55 minutes. The hospital ordered a helicopter from Springfield, and it was there in 20 minutes.<br />3 days later the air evac director of communications called me tp apologogize for the poor service I had received. I then asked her why they time went from 35 to 55 minutes. She responded "The pilot said it would take 20 minutes to fuel up the helicopter."<br />The fact is, that even if you have a membership with air evac, they will fly you for free, but will then bill you for every bandaid, every strip of gauze, and every possible medical procedure that they can perform while you are on that ambulance. It's a scam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post-67367510357733138752009-07-15T22:47:30.130-07:002009-07-15T22:47:30.130-07:00AEL's single person membership is $50/year, $5...AEL's single person membership is $50/year, $55 for 2 people and for a household of 3 or more, $60. The membership fee covers any unpaid balance from your Insurance Company. If AEL was heartless and only operating from GREED, memberships might be a little more than $50...or are they saying your life is worth only $50?<br /><br />I don't think it's very fair to trash Air Evac, their main job is to save our lives...and I for one live in a rural area, and if i am seriusly injured - i'll have them fly me to a trauma center - and let my $50 pay for itself a few thousand times over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com