| SERVICES | All Ages | SERVICE | SUPPORT SERVICES |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| National Patient Air Transport Hotline | (800) 296-1217 |
| National Patient Air Transport Hotline | OTHER PHONE |
| P.O. Box 1940 | (703) 361-1191 |
| Manassas | VA | 20108-0804 | FAX | (703) 361-1792 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Ed Boyer | or staff |
| TITLE | Director |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS | npathmsg@aol.com |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Private, nonprofit volunteer group |
| PURPOSE | To transport patients to their needed treatment; to provide referrals to other appropriate |
| charitable air medical transport options for those needing specialized services in a |
| distant city. |
| SERVICES | Provide information about air medical transport options. Make referrals to the |
| OFFERED | appropriate alliance member for nearby services (MD has 4 members serving by |
| region). Provide information about airline specials. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self-referral by phone, physician's referral, other agency or person |
| (family/friends). |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | Pilots: 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk. Phone: Mon. - Fri., 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. |
| Voice mail: 24 hrs/day. Emergencies answered w/in 15 min. |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | None |
| WAITING PERIOD | None | WAITING LIST | No |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | N/A |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | Private planes are small, with no bathrooms. Person |
| must be ambulatory for many programs. |
| LOCATION OF | Nearest airport to consumer. |
| SERVICES |
| TRANSPORTATION | Consumer transports self to airport. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | All |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | All areas of the continental U.S. |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | None for our hotline. Some participating groups ask for income statement |
| to determine need. |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | Doctor's authorization; financial data required for some participating |
| groups. Our referrals require no documents. |
| OTHER | NPATH logs over 4500 flights per year nationwide. Pilots use their own planes and donate |
| their time and fuel. |
| VOLUNTEER | Yes, pilots provide air transportation free to consumers | BROCHURE | Yes |
| OPPORTUNITIES | going for treatment. | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 08/26/96 | DATE data updated: |
| ID# | 316 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 265 |
