Rapid Response: Medevac ‘Sky Doctors’ Eyed For Bangkok

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A medevac helicopter on display Friday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — A top aviation official pledged Friday to amend current regulations to increase medical evacuations by air, which experts say could save many lives.

 

Amendments will allow private hospitals to fly more helicopter emergency medical services, or HEMS, with faster takeoff clearance and more flexibility in flight routes, Chula Sukmanop announced. The process is expected to be wrapped up later this year.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2018/05/11/rapid-response-medevac-sky-doctors-eyed-for-bangkok/

 

 

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who pays?

Who gets the benefit of a medivac flight?

46 minutes ago, 1337markus said:

who pays?

Its a Bangkok Hospital (BDMS group) chopper which is a private hospital, so the patient, or their insurance, pays.

 

Edit: the 200km flight from hua hin to bkk goes for well over 100k baht, so think twice before calling them

Just be cautious of all those overhead powerlines.. They can wreck your day.

Geezer