Posts by Sam Jones10

Sam Jones10 said:Honestly, it all really just boils down to whatever the Medical doctor decides when they're writing up the order for the ambulance transport! Like, if someone is totally immobile, technically an escort can go along, but isn't the real issue where they're actually heading? I mean, it happens all the time where they have a patient on a stretcher and two people sitting next to them, so if you're trying to get someone from, say, Chicago to somewhere far away, there just might not be enough room in the vehicle to fit everyone, you know?

Oops, my bad! I totally thought you were asking about hiring private escorts...
I'm going to go ahead and double-check exactly who qualifies for medical staff assistance, and I'll give you a shout as soon as I figure it out!

Linda Peterson37 said:Hey everyone,
does anyone happen to know if my dad actually has the right to have an escort in the ambulance when he’s being moved from one facility to another? See, he’s completely immobile—his entire left side is paralyzed—so common sense tells me he should totally be allowed to have medical staff accompanying him, right? I mean, isn't it totally unacceptable to leave him alone? What if he starts feeling sick or something happens while they're driving?
The thing is, I haven't actually gotten any straight answers from his doctors or any of the medical staff so far; honestly, I've had to dig through this Forum and search all over the internet just to figure things out, and then I go in there armed with all that info, which obviously drives them crazy! So, if anyone knows what the actual laws are or what our rights look like in this situation, please let me know, because I swear people are telling me different things every single time I ask..
Last time they were moving Dad from one hospital to another, they tried to deny him an escort entirely, and it wasn't until I made a massive scene right there in the hallway that they finally gave in.

Thanks so much, love you guys!

Well, honestly, it really just comes down to whichever doctor is signing off on the ambulance transport order. Technically, for someone who can't move, an escort can definitely go, but it usually boils down to the logistics of where they're headed—like, if they're transporting a bedridden patient and already have two seats filled, and they're trying to drive him all the way from Chicago to somewhere else, they might claim they just don't have the physical space in the vehicle to fit anyone else.