Best Possible Care For Your Family
Pacific International Hospital is a pioneer of modern day emergency care. Only private sector level 7 tertiary care and ISO accredited service provider in PNG.
Specialized medical equipment and doctors can be deployed for medevac at short notice.
PIH operates a fully comprehensive Aeromedical Evacuation throughout PNG region, Australasia as well as parts of South East Asia.
Bed To Bed Transfer
Ground handling at both ends.
We can facilitate the whole process providing a bed to bed transfer.
Helipad
PIH has its own helipad for direct landing at the hospital. Stabilization arrangements at POM Airport.
International Tie-ups
Existing partnership with Hospitals in Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, India and Australasia.
Tie ups with multiple insurance and assistance companies.
Highly Skilled Medical Personnel
All of our medical personnel have a minimum of five years of ICU/ER experience, and we have a number of extensively trained specialists to ensure that we are able to handle any medical condition that may arise, during the evacuation or at the airport.
All Through the Journey
Through partnerships with various aviation companies domestically and internationally, the flight transport has been designed to provide access for patients on stretchers, as well as the medical staff accompanying them.
Transparent and competitive pricing structure.
Medical referral, medical assistance, and in rare but serious cases medical evacuation is available to those who are in need of essential medical care or treatment that is locally unavailable or inadequate. “If medically necessary”, patients may be evacuated to the nearest place where adequate medical facilities exist as determined by the affiliated physician on site. The necessary coordination with your insurance company will be done by PIH.
A patient Transport or Medical Evacuation is appropriate when medical capabilities at that location cannot provide the diagnosis, care or treatment that a patient may need to sustain his/her life or health. The system should not be used to facilitate elective or non-essential medical care or treatment. These procedures address the transportation and medical care that may arise in the following situations:
- Patients from any other location requiring Medevac to medical centres abroad involving/not involving a component of stabilization on site or near Port Moresby.
- Patients at PIH who require transportation to Australia/Philippines/Singapore or to any other proximate overseas medical facility for further evaluation or treatment.
- Patients from any provinces or field camps who need air transport to PIH for further medical evaluation or treatment
Levels Of Medical Transportation
The classification is driven by the immediacy in which the patient needs to receive more comprehensive medical attention and the resources required to care for the patient during and after transport. Patient transports are tracked and reported separately from Medevacs, specifically to avoid the level of visibility and resource commitment, so the two should not be confused.
Categories Of Medevacs
Domestics Medevac
- From other parts of PNG to PIH or LIH
- Air logistics owned Medevac but PIH supported
Requirements
- Latest medical report of the patient from the treating doctor.
- Letter addressed to PIH from patient representative seeking Medevac.
- Mail or confirmation advice from the PIA Medical Director recommending Medevac.
- Payment receipt for the Medevac services for individual patient. In the case of a corporate patient, a purchase order or a guarantee of payment from the corporate
- A letter of undertaking is required from the sponsor, confirming payments for the treatment. In the case of an individual, a confirmation of fund transfers to the referred hospital as per quote provided is also a requirement.
Overseas Medevac
- PNG to Australia/Philippines/New Zealand/Singapore as well as parts of Southeast Asia
- PNG to other locations (e.g. a diplomatic mission requested assisted Medevac to Lebanon)
- Between location outside PNG
Requirements
- Latest medical report of the patient from the treating doctor.
- Letter addressed to PIH from patient representative seeking Medevac.
- Mail or confirmation advice from the PIA Medical Director recommending Medevac.
- Payment receipt for the Medevac services for individual patient. In the case of a corporate patient, a purchase order or a guarantee of payment from the corporate
- Passport copies of the patient and the attendant.
Undertaking letter from the sponsor confirming payments for the treatment. In case of an individual, a confirmation of fund transfers to the referred hospital as per quote provided. - If the referral l outside PIH a letter of acceptance from the overseas referral hospital, confirming the provision of services.
- Medical clearance from an authorized entity of the destination country Government
- PIH team will coordinate the entry permission and visa to receiving country.
Process
- Our emergency team will request pertinent information regarding the emergency.
- Our medical coordinator will contact the proper medical personnel at the medical facility to obtain a brief medical report
- PIH medevac coordinator will arrange the aircraft to initiate the medevac.
- Ground transportation arrangements and coordination at the departure and arrival location.
- Medevac coordinator will respond to you with a quote at a competitive price.
- Execution of the Medevac
How to Subscribe
We will require the following, to give a quote:
- Name and address of company/ Individual
- Type of business
- Country
- Mode of Payment
List of details below:
- Full Name
- Nationality
- Location
- Occupation/Job stratification
- Date of birth
- Details of accompanying guardians(if applicable)
- Passport Copies (For International Transfer)