As part of a broader strategy to expand and grow their medical training offering, MedAire, the leading provider of global health, security and medical assistance onboard superyachts, has appointed Red Square Medical, specialists in providing medical training for seafarers, as their training partner. More
LONDON, 20th March 2024 – Leading health, medical and travel safety solutions provider MedAire has announced a partnership with LJ eLogbooks, a respected provider of bespoke and digital logbooks. The partnership initially sees the creation of a new digital, medical logbook, created collaboratively between Liz Jackson and MedAire. MedAire provided input on specific medical considerations, ensuring the logbook aligns with a logical medical assessment format. Available now, the logbook ... More
Global yacht agency, Acquera Yachting and health and security services provider MedAire , have strengthened their support to the superyacht industry, by forming a strategic partnership. This new relationship will leverage the combined global reach of both companies to provide enhanced support to clients wherever they are in the world. MedAire and Acquera Yachting both provide a variety of solutions for superyacht clients. Acquera, with decades of experience as yacht agents, proac... More
MedAire has announced the launch of its brand-new medical monitoring solution, the Digital Assessment Kit (DAK). Already being used by many of MedAire’s private jet clients (BGA), the DAK contains important, medical-grade tools needed to gain vital signs readings and easily transmit them to MedAire. It includes a 12 lead ECG, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor, digital glucometer and a contactless thermometer. The DAK is accompanied by MedAire’s new MediConnect App, which was desi... More
26 September 2023, London , MedAire has today announced the expansion of its dedicated yachting medical and security assistance service to Chiswick, London. Located within the London International SOS Assistance Centre, the new team will meet increased demand, especially during the busy peak periods of the Mediterranean and Caribbean yachting seasons. The new Assistance Centre will work alongside MedAire’s U.S. based Assistance Centre in Phoenix, in a follow-the-sun model, continuing to... More
3rd March 2023, London UK - MedAire has just released data, providing insights into its global telemedical response service during 2022. Used by over 50% of the world’s largest superyachts, more than 7,000 yacht crew have access to the MedAire service. This allows them to receive emergency and routine medical advice assistance, from wherever they are in the world. Month on month, cases trended in volume, similarly to the previous year, with the exception of the busy Mediterranean yac... More
January 19 - London, UK - MedAire has today announced a new membership add-on that provides superyachts with medical rooms, complex medical equipment and onboard medical professionals with an increased level of support. The service provides strategic, clinical governance and helps superyachts to achieve best practice medical management within their operations. This comes at a time where shoreside medical care is seeing a strain on resources around the world, with increased waiting t... More
As yachts prepare to make their way across to the Caribbean, MedAire is encouraging crews to pay particular attention to the risks of dengue, chikungunya, zika and other mosquito-borne diseases in order to prevent their transmission and spread. This comes after, in August, International SOS, the world’s leading security and health services company, reported a 92% global increase in dengue-related cases, compared to last year. Dr Irene Lai, Group Medical Director at International SOS, ... More
