Tuesday, August 23, 2016

UAA Aruba

A couple’s romantic Aruba vacation turned into a nightmare which could have been deadly had we not been able to step in and help.

On August 4th, Thomas Landisi, awoke from his sleep, while vacationing in Aruba with chest pains and a rapid heartbeat. Immediately he knew it was a heart attack and was rushed to the nearest hospital. Upon arrival, doctors found a blood clot at the entrance of his heart. He had congestive heart failure.  The hospital notified his wife, Maryclaire that her husband would have to be transferred to Colombia for surgery.  The hospital also began to demand $10,000 in cash before they could release her husband. This didn’t feel right to Maryclaire. She immediately refused the transfer. 

Maryclaire contacted her family in the states and they agreed that the situation didn’t seem right. Joseph Landisi and Anthony Landisi met Steve Jones, former CEO at United Air Ambulance on a flight a few months prior. Steve had spoken about what United Air Ambulance does and their close relations with hospitals in the Caribbean, Latin America and other parts of the world. At the time, the brothers never thought they would have a need for those services. However, they are grateful for the chance meeting. They reached out United Air Ambulance and were put in touch with one of their flight coordinators, Alex. Alex reached out to Maryclaire and calmly walked her through the process of how they were going to work with the hospital to get her husband back to the United States to get the help that he needed as soon as possible. Maryclaire credits Alex with keeping her sane during a very stressful time. Alex and the team dealt with everything.

United Air Ambulance worked tirelessly on behalf of the Landisi family to get them flown out of Aruba and to Florida for emergency surgery.  “The transfer was seamless because of what United Air Ambulance did for my family,” says Landisi. “Without them, I am not sure my husband would be with me today.”

Thomas Landisi has since recovered from his surgery and is with his family enjoying life in New York.

 “UAA promised door to door service, and that is exactly what we got.” “UAA is the best, of the best, of the best.” I truly believe that chance meeting saved my husband’s life and I hope many more people learn about this company.  If you are traveling out of the country, make sure you remember the name, United Air Ambulance. “

At United Air Ambulance, we specialize in international care and flights. We work on behalf of the patient to obtain the best care and to ensure that they are safe and not being taken advantage of. We are so happy that Mr. Landisi is able to return to his loved ones.





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