Calling for an ambulance is not the only resort anymore. Most people prefer to drive down with a friend or family member at the wheel. Unfortunately, individuals who live alone cannot do the same. However, public ambulances with blaring sirens and flashing lights are not available to pick and drop service. Neither will the service provider be keen to travel to the nearest medical facility carrying a patient who does not have a severe or life-threatening problem. The only alternative to consider in such circumstances would be to ask for a non-emergency medical transport in Houston, TX and Orlando, FL.

It certainly makes sense to understand how one would be able to use the services. While the private ambulance is still utilized to make hospital runs or visit a diagnostic/ therapeutic center, the reasons can be pretty varied too. The family members and friends or neighbors, can contact the service provider and request an ambulance for the following purposes:-

• The patient needs to go to the hospital or needs to be taken home after discharge
• The patient has to be shifted to another facility elsewhere in the city
• A senior citizen has to visit the facility for ongoing treatment or therapy without being admitted
• A mobility challenged person needs to attend an event or visit the facility and have the vehicle waiting for the return trip
• Patients in labor can be rushed to the maternity clinic for delivery of the baby
• Ill and frail patients make use of private ambulances for having a blood transfusion or kidney dialysis
• People diagnosed with cancer may use the ambulance to go for chemotherapy sessions
• Elderly individuals may use it for attending social or a public event or even a conference taking place in another part of the city
• People with lumbar or spine injuries can use a wheelchair accessible ambulance to ensure the continuation of treatment

The non-emergency ambulance is not a mere vehicle with four wheels and comfortable seats, though. The best quality ones are fully equipped to serve as a mini-clinic to avoid inconveniencing the patient. Almost all such ambulances also have a paramedic and a nurse traveling with the patient so that emergencies can be avoided during the transit.

Equipment Included Within The Ambulance

• First Aid Box
• Trauma Kit
• Thermometer, sphygmomanometer & a stethoscope
• Pocket Masks with a one-way valve to facilitate CPR on a patient who suffers cardiac arrest en route to the hospital
• Oxygen Cylinder
• Suction Unit
• A stand for holding drips
• Bedpans, Kidney Dishes, and portable urinals

Companies offering private ambulance services in Houston, TX, and Miami, FL, leave no stone unturned to prevent risking the patient’s life. Almost all vehicles also carry wheelchairs and folding stretchers to help the patient enter and exit the vehicle as and when needed.