University of Nebraska Medical Center Protects Staff Traveling Overseas

BIRMINGHAM, AL, Jul 14 (MARKET WIRE) --

Points of Interest

-- UNMC requires staff traveling outside continental US to buy Air
Ambulance Card memberships

-- UNMC will reimburse staff for the purchase, which includes protection
of family members

-- Memberships give domestic and international travelers peace of mind and
financial protection

Faculty and staff of The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
have begun enrolling in Birmingham-based Air Ambulance Card(R)'s
membership program. UNMC now requires all faculty and staff traveling
outside the continental US on official business to purchase the plans at
special rates that allow employees to cover their families at no extra
charge. Under the partnership, members who are sick or injured 150 miles
or more from home, domestically or internationally, will be flown home to
the hospital of their choice.

Air Ambulance Card memberships have been included as part of UNMC's
Private Medical Practice program for two years. UNMC doctors sought the
coverage after arranging a patient's air medical transport from Italy
that cost $150,000. "We know the serious financial risk associated with
travel without medical evacuation coverage," said UNMC's Keith Swarts.
"These memberships protect the staff, their families and the medical
center from financial hardships that accompany the medical emergencies we
see every day."

UNMC faculty and staff can purchase discounted Air Ambulance Card
memberships online at www.AirAmbulanceCard.com/UNMC using their UNMC email
address. Employees can use UNMC's internal procurement card or can
purchase the membership personally using their own credit card.

"UNMC employees and their families can travel with the peace of mind of
knowing if something goes wrong, we'll be there to bring them home," said
Stan Bradley, Air Ambulance Card Managing Director.

UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Through their
commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its
hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves
as one of the country's leading centers in cancer, transplantation
biology, and bioterrorism preparedness. For more information, go to
UNMC's Web site at www.unmc.edu.

Air Ambulance Card provides travelers with prepaid hospital-to-hospital
air ambulance service, domestically and abroad. The membership program
offers services for a period of one year to families, individuals and
corporate accounts. Air Ambulance Card memberships are available to
residents of the U.S. and Canada and cost $195 per year for individuals
and $295 for families. For more information visit
www.AirAmbulanceCard.com.

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