My step-daughter Silkya, age 14, needed to be airlifted to Puerto Rico, as a week prior she had a bad fall from her bicycle and punctured her liver. We were SkyMed members so we immediately called them once we saw the urgency. They understood our need as the puncture was worse than first thought and […]
Johnnie and Bonnie Mayo were looking forward to their vacation on the island paradise of Maui. They barely had time to relax and enjoy themselves, as on their second day there, Johnnie fell and broke his hip. Johnnie was rushed to the hospital, and underwent surgery. Wrote Bonnie, once at the hospital, I gave the […]
SkyMed received a call from St. James Hospital in San Felipe, MX. Virginia Lawton had suffered multiple fractures of her femur, and needed to be evacuated immediately due to the possibility of internal bleeding. SkyMed immediately arranged and paid for emergency air-transport to San Diego, where Virginia underwent surgery that evening. Once she was stable enough […]
A Vagabundos Travel Club member, friend of Virginia’s called their local doctor and stated that Virginia was experiencing severe cardiac problems. It was determined that Virginia was critical and needed pacemaker. She needed to get back to her doctors and hospital in Spokane Washington immediately. SkyMed made the arrangements the same day, and by evening […]
While vacationing in San Felipe, Ronald’s wife called our members services hotline after Ronald had been diagnosed with circulation problems in his legs. He needed transport to Bakersfield, California for immediate surgery. The call to SkyMed came at nearly midnight but by six in the evening on that same day, Ronald and his wife had […]
Richard has been a SkyMed member since 2002. One evening, we received a call from Red Cross Ambulance in San Felipe, stating Richard had suffered a fractured femur and fractured kneecap from an auto accident. The Red Cross had originally contacted Blue Cross, Richard’s health insurer for approval of ambulance transport to Calexico, and a […]
