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How do you transport seriously ill patients to another hospital in another state?

Asked by Angiekins | Nov 22, 2009

My boyfriend and I are about to make a tough decision about what to do with his mother who lives out of state. She is quickly deteriorating from Vasculitis. She is now unable to care for herself. Can anyone say how difficult it is to transfer a hospital patients to another state so they can be closer to family?

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Angiekins

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Nov 22, 2009

I should mention also that She is currently in a hospital. We feel the doctors are not providing the appropriate care she needs to get her health back. She has no family in the state she lives therefore we can't monitor her progress. She is only 63!! Not sure how much medicare or medicaid can help. How do we take control of some of her assets so we don't go into financial debt from her medical bills? Do we bring her to where we live and put her in another hospital where we can watch over her or try to do it from a distance? How do we get started?

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195Austin

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Nov 26, 2009

It is probably too late to take control of her assets if she is going to apply to medicaide there is now a look back period of 5 years-but after her own money is spent down then she will be able to get medicaide but you are not responsible for her medicial bills and will not be in debt for her medicial bills,after her money is gone she will be able to get medicaide for herself. I would contact an elder lawyer who can give you information about medicare and medicaide so no mistakes are made that would hurt in the future. If she has to be in a nursing home it is best to have her near where you live so you can be part of her care plan.A private ambulance company would probably transport her to a hospital but you would be able to ask different companies and see what the expense would be but the first step would be the elder lawyer who would be able to advise you.

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linda09

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Nov 28, 2009

i agree with 195 austin ,
all those ??? you will have to sit and talk to your mother and then talk to soical worker in the hospital shes in now and go from there .
you can only do one thing at a time and it takes a while to get things done ,
i admired you for wanting your mom to be closer to you , bless you . wish you the best luck . keep in touch !

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