Flying Nurses International is an internationally recognized medical flight logistics service that specializes in commercial airline medical transports as a cost-effective alternative to air ambulance.
My father and mother who are both 85 years of age, were on a road trip from California to Missouri to visit family along the way and Relatives in Missouri. They had a great trip planned to rest and relax in the Ozarks, and join family in Colorado for cabin retreat in the Rockies and also Glenwood Springs. While in Missouri my father took an unexpected fall and broke his hip, 8 ribs, and shoulder blade. Needless to say the family was in a quandry to figure out how to get them home safely and comfortably. Like any good IT person, I immediately went to the internet in search of options. This is not a task that most of us perform very often if ever. Needless to say there are many options from ground transport which was still pricey to private plane transport which ran in the $20k range. I received many quotes and offers for services, but still didn’t feel comfortable with any of them. One of my searches turned up medical flight nurse travel services, and contacted several companies that would fly you commercial with a RN from bed to bed. The thing that caught my eye for Flying Nurses International is that they were the only ones who provided me a cost breakdown of each area. Every other company would just provide a dollar estimate but no detailed information. After contacting Kathy Gower, she was very open and was in constant contact with us during the entire process. She also coordinated with the Hospital Case Manager and did all the paperwork necessary to have my father released and transported from Springfield Missouri to Fresno California. The nurse, Mark, was great with my dad and they had a very early morning flight (6:00 am) so had to leave at 4:00 to get to the airport. Mark was there at precisely 4:00 am and was at his side the entire process. Kathy also arranged for tickets for my mother to fly with them on the journey home. The best part was, Mark handled all the tickets and security checks to make sure that my Father and Mother did not have to deal with any of that. I highly recommend this service to anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation. Thank you Kathy and Mark for your personal care and also professionalism during this entire process.
Hi Dana
We are so happy to have Wesley with us again. Thank you so much for making all the arrangements. Wesley was very pleased with the entire trip especially the sleeper bed in first class & Diana.
We shall tell everyone about your wonderful company & how Much good you are doing to help people in need
Take care & God bless
Mahalo & Aloha
Dr. Wilfred & Faith
Wesley, Anita & Patty
Hi Kathy,
I want to thank you for all your hard work in helping us to bring Joe home. It was quite a trip home and we couldn’t of done it without Mark or you.
We are passing the good name about Flying Nurses International around. It’s a great great service. We wish we would’ve known about it sooner, but must trust the timing of the universe that the perfect time was then.
After spending two weeks. almost at the hospital, Joe is at a world-class rehab facility. It’s a slow go but we’re going.
Again our gratitude,
Katie
Hi Kathy. I feel like I didn’t get to talk to you enough today. My family and I cannot thank you and Flying Nurses International enough for all that you made possible for us. Kathy, you were incredible, you took over, made all arrangements, and made my family and me have no worries about flying my brother, Joe home to Omaha, NE from frickin Phuket, Thailand. I had to say that your RN nurse, Mark was the best. He did everything to insure he got Joe from bed to bed here in Omaha. I didn’t get to thank him enough personally. Thank you Kathy and Mark for everything. We have our brother home. God bless. Sincerely, Ann M.
Dana – I am sending a quick note to thank you. You and your organization helped bring my
wife Kristen H. home from India almost 4 years ago to the day. I recall your great effort
to get her cleared to fly back – you were a superstar dealing with the Indian airlines and
hospital! Happy holidays!
Chris H.
It was delightful to meet your nurse Larry! He is a super guy! (He flew from France to New York with a family member who was a stroke patient.) Thanx for everything! Your team is awesome! We are all way more relaxed now!It was delightful to meet your nurse Larry! He is a super guy! (He flew from France to New York with a family member who was a stroke patient.) Thanx for everything! Your team is awesome! We are all way more relaxed now!
Dear Dana,
I just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for all you did in helping my mother Margaret N. get back to Michigan.
But most important I wanted to make sure I let you know how wonderful Trish Miller was.
My mom loved Trish and she was so accommodating and caring of my requests and my mother’s care throughout the whole trip.
She was thoroughly professional and just a delight.
Again my sincerest thanks!
Sincerely
Cindi A.
Dana,
On behalf of the family, I want to thank you for arranging for my mother-in-law’s travel from Florida to Philadelphia. It went as smoothly as we could have expected. Marcy says that Trish was wonderful with my mother-in-law and made the trip as comfortable as possible. I met Trish only at the Philadelphia end, but I could see her professionalism and compassion, everything that you promised.
Feel free to use us as a reference.
Regards,
Dan B.
Hi Dana,
Thanks for following up.
I think it will be a while before my father is settled in. Right now, nothing and no one is familiar and he is pretty unhappy. Hopefully, in time, he will adjust.Kathy was great. She handled everything with great professionalism. I couldn’t have done it on my own and am grateful to have had someone with her experience with us. We both forgot the walker, which we had checked, but other than that it was pretty smooth sailing. At least compared to what I expected.Thanks for making the trip as easy as it could have been under the circumstances.
Regards,
Lisa
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