We bringpatients home.
20 years of excellence
Commercial Medical Escorts has been bringing patients safely home since 2006. Worldwide airline medical transport by flight nurses, physicians, and paramedics, accredited by CAMTS and EURAMI. The safe, dignified alternative to air ambulance.
- Worldwide
- Repatriation reach
- CAMTS & EURAMI
- Accredited medical transport
- Thousands
- Of patients carried home
- 24 / 7
- Case intake & coordination
Meet Commercial Medical Escorts
A look at how our flight nurses, physicians, and paramedics bring patients home — bedside to bedside, on commercial aircraft, anywhere in the world.
Two ways we bring patients home
Whether you manage cases for an insurer or you're a family arranging care for a loved one, you'll work with the same experienced team.
A repatriation partner your claims and assistance teams can rely on
Predictable cost, clean documentation, and a clinically credible team. We've worked with travel insurers, underwriters, and assistance companies since 2010.
- Cost-effective alternative to air ambulance
- CAMTS & EURAMI-accredited clinical standards
- Clear reporting & case documentation
- One coordinator from intake to delivery
Bring your loved one home with a team that treats them like their own
If a family member is hospitalized far from home, we'll walk you through every option with compassion and arrange safe, dignified transport home.
- Compassionate, plain-language guidance
- Door-to-door, bedside-to-bedside care
- A clear, transparent quote up front
- Reachable around the clock
Complete care, from the bedside abroad to home
We manage the medical and the logistical sides of every journey, so the patient travels safely and the people coordinating the case never have to chase details.
Commercial Medical Escort
A qualified flight nurse, physician, or critical-care paramedic accompanies the patient on scheduled commercial airline flights — managing medications, monitoring, and oxygen from bedside to bedside. Whether it's a domestic transfer or an international repatriation, one accountable team coordinates the entire journey home, across borders, languages, and time zones.
Learn more02Non-Medical Travel Companion
Not every traveler needs a nurse. For loved ones who are stable but shouldn't fly alone — elderly travelers, passengers with limited mobility, or anyone facing a long, stressful journey — a professional, trained CME companion travels with them door to door and keeps the family informed along the way.
Learn more03Commercial Stretcher
For patients who can't sit upright for a flight, a row of seats on a commercial airliner is removed and replaced with an airline-approved stretcher. Our clinical team travels with the patient and manages care throughout — a lie-flat option on scheduled international flights at a fraction of the cost of a private air ambulance.
Learn moreWhat every escort mission includes
The full scope of a commercial medical escort case, line by line — so case managers can approve with confidence and families know exactly who is looking after their loved one.
- Escort
RN · MD · Paramedic
Flight nurses, physicians & critical-care paramedics with ICU, trauma & aeromedical experience.
- Care ratio
1 : 1
Continuous one-on-one care from the departure bedside to the receiving facility.
- In-flight
O₂ · Meds · Monitoring
Oxygen, medications & monitoring managed by the escort for the full journey.
- Airline clearance
MEDIF
Medical clearance, oxygen approval & seating coordinated directly with the carrier.
- Aircraft
Scheduled commercial
Regular airline flights — the safe, dignified alternative when an air ambulance isn't needed.
- Ground transport
Both ends
Ambulance & transfer coordination at origin and destination, plus airport & boarding assistance.
- Reach
Worldwide
Anywhere commercial airlines fly — across borders, languages & time zones.
- Handoff
Bedside-to-bedside
Warm clinical handoff to the receiving team with full documentation.
- Point of contact
One coordinator
A single accountable team from intake to delivery — for the family and the case manager.
- Intake
24 / 7
Reachable around the clock; we start working the case the moment you reach out.
- Documentation
End to end
Clearances, itinerary, liaison with treating physicians, consulates & insurers, and case reporting.
- Standards
CAMTS · EURAMI · USTIA · THIA
First medical escort company dual-accredited in the US & Europe; association member since 2010.
Every case is scoped to the patient’s clinical needs. Tell us the situation and we’ll confirm the level of escort required and give you a clear, transparent quote.
The cost-effective way to move a patient — without compromising care
Air ambulance isn't always the answer. For patients stable enough to fly commercially, a dedicated escort delivers the same oversight at a fraction of the price.
Smarter than air ambulance
When a patient is stable enough to fly commercially, an escort delivers the same clinical safety for a fraction of the cost.
Experienced clinical escorts
Flight nurses, physicians, and critical-care paramedics with decades of ICU, trauma, and aeromedical experience.
Truly worldwide
We coordinate repatriations across borders, languages, and time zones — from the hospital abroad to home.
One accountable team
A single point of contact manages the entire case end to end, with clear reporting for everyone involved.
Held to the highest standards in the industry
In 2019 we became the first medical escort company dual-accredited in both the US and Europe — with active memberships in the leading travel-insurance associations since 2010.
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.
The first medical escort company dual-accredited in both the US and Europe (since 2019).
Active member of the US Travel Insurance Association since 2010, with board representation.
Active member of the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada since 2010.
Every case is different. The standard of care never changes.
From a tourist hospitalized overseas to a retiree relocating closer to family, we've safely escorted patients of every condition and complexity.
Fly CME
Our sister company and in-house travel agency, specializing in airline ticketing and logistical support for the medical escort and travel assistance industries.
Travel. Connect. Care.
IATA accredited
14606012
Airline ticketing
Fares, routing, and reservations booked around the clinical plan — not the other way round.
Logistical support
The travel side of a case handled end to end, across carriers, borders, and time zones.
Built for the industry
A specialist desk for escort providers and assistance companies — not a general-purpose agency.
- Medical escort providers
- Travel assistance companies
- Insurers & underwriters
- Every CME case we fly
Need to bring a patient home?
Call our coordination team or send us the case details — we’ll review the situation and give you clear options.