Commercial Stretcher Services
SkyCare Global provides commercial stretcher services for patients who are not suitable for standard seated commercial travel but may not require a private air ambulance.
For the right case, a commercial stretcher mission can offer a safe, efficient, and more cost-effective transport solution while still providing the clinical oversight, coordination, and continuity needed throughout the journey.
Why Choose
SkyCare Global?
Clients turn to SkyCare Global for commercial stretcher services because these missions demand strong coordination, careful communication, and a practical understanding of both patient needs and travel logistics.
We help determine whether commercial stretcher transport is the right fit, build the plan around the case, and support the mission with a focus on safety, responsiveness, and cost-conscious execution.
“Commercial stretcher missions require careful judgment and detailed planning. When the case is appropriate, they can provide a very practical way to move a patient safely while avoiding the cost of a dedicated aircraft.”
Stephen Avise
Vice President of the Americas
How do commercial stretcher missions work?
How Commercial Stretcher Missions Work
Commercial stretcher transport typically involves a specially arranged stretcher setup within a commercial aircraft, together with the required coordination, airline approvals, and mission planning needed to move the patient safely and as comfortably as possible.
These cases require close attention to route selection, aircraft and carrier suitability, airport handling, transfer timing, escort staffing, medical clearances, and bedside-to-bedside coordination, which is why careful planning and communication are essential from the outset.
Medical Oversight, Oxygen, and Equipment Support
Each stretcher mission is planned around the patient’s condition and transport needs. Depending on the case, SkyCare Global can help coordinate the appropriate level of medical escort support together with oxygen, monitoring needs, mobility aids, and other transport-related medical equipment or supplies required for safer travel, with careful planning at every stage.
Our approach is case-by-case and designed to make sure the mission reflects the clinical realities of the patient as well as the practical requirements of the journey.
Coordination from Origin to Destination
Commercial stretcher services involve much more than the in-flight portion alone.
SkyCare Global helps coordinate the wider mission, which may include medical clearances, airline communication, ticketing support, ground transportation, airport handling, escort deployment, and destination planning.
This helps clients reduce friction, improve continuity, and manage a complex transport more smoothly from bedside to final handover, with practical support across each stage of the journey and handover.