VitalOne® 1-800-MedEvac: Turning the Impossible into Reality.
✈️ On Yom Kippur 2016, VitalOne® 1-800-MedEvac achieved the extraordinary by opening Ben Gurion Israel Airport Authority for a critical medical transport, enabling the emergency surgical care in Israel.
We successfully transferred the patients to the Level 1 Trauma Center at Hadassah Medical Center. Accompanying us on the flight was legendary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr.Josh Schroeder of Hadassah Medical Center.
Once a year, on Yom Kippur, Ben Gurion is completely shut down. Yet, against all odds, VitalOne® 1-800-MedEvac made history by reopening the airport for this life-saving mission.
👉🏼 And when it seemed unimaginable again, we rose to the occasion:
In April 2020, during the peak of COVID-19, we once again reopened the airport, which was in total lockdown.
A family, devastated by the passing of their loved one in a NYC hospital just before Passover, faced seemingly insurmountable challenges. Their final wish was to have their loved one buried in Jerusalem. With Israel in lockdown and Ben Gurion Israel Airport Authority closed, the odds of success were slim.
Despite the 1% chance, VitalOne® 1-800-MedEvac made it happen. The deceased was laid to rest in Jerusalem just 92 minutes before the Seder began.
When others said no, we said YES.
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