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National Children & Youth Conference. About Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA). In operation for over 30 years Incorporated as a non-profit for 25 years Earned top Four Star award by Charity Navigator for 6 consecutive years Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“MMA’s mission is to ensure that no needy patient is denied access
to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or
treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air
transportation; further, to ensure the provision of urgent
transportation in situations of compelling human need and
homeland security emergencies.”
About Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA)
In operation for over 30 years Incorporated as a non-profit for 25 years
Earned top Four Star award by Charity Navigator for 6 consecutive years Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA Service provided to all 50 states
Limited service provided Internationally
Transportations Modes Commercial Airline Tickets
Ambulatory outpatients traveling long distances
Volunteer Pilot Organizations Ambulatory outpatients traveling less than 1000 miles
Air Ambulance Patient travel requires medical monitoring en route
STATISTICS...
Over 21,000 clients served in FY 2009
7,976 flights completed in FY 2009 6,400 Commercial Airline 1,446 Volunteer Pilot 130 Air Ambulance
Public benefit exceeded $3,500,000
FUNDING... Individuals Churches Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Workplace Campaigns Foundations and Corporations
96% of Mercy Medical Airlifts budget goes directly to services – only 4% is spent on admin & fundraising
DONATIONS: Financial and In-Kind...
Sustain our flight coordination center Provide public awareness
Literature PSAs
Fund pilot recruitment Support commercial airline ticket programs Mercy Medical Airlift has earned the top FOUR STAR rating
by Charity Navigator for 6 consecutive years
PATIENT QUALIFICATIONS... Have financial need
Verified by clergy, social worker, etc
Medically cleared to fly Mandatory before we can coordinate a flight
Be ambulatory and able to sit upright Provide 5 business days notice
Exceptions based on situation
Above doesn’t apply for air ambulance service...
PROGRAMS... National Patient Air Transport Helpline
Provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic Ambulatory outpatients traveling less than 1000 miles departing from District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
PROGRAMS... Airlift Hope
Ambulatory outpatients traveling less than 1000 miles departing from North Carolina, Tennessee
Charitable Patient Airline Tickets Patient travel exceeds 1,000 miles Reasons that preclude flying in general aviation aircraft
Air Compassion America Patient travel requires air ambulance and medical monitoring en route – average savings of 38%
PROGRAMS... Air Compassion For Veterans
Provide medically related air transport services to troops, veterans and their immediate family members
Homeland Security Emergency Air Transportation System (HSEATS)
HSEATS is the disaster response component of MMA 2,600 missions completed in KATRINA response
Child/Special Lift Provides for nationwide administration of clinical trial travel requirements in support of special/rare disease organizations.
CONTACT... Patient requiring assistance
1-800-296-1217 email: [email protected] Websites:
www.MercyMedical.org www.PatientTravel.org
Information 1-757-318-9174