Maritime Medical Access
Large Vessels
Yachts
About Maritime Medical Access (MMA)
In operation since 1989, Maritime Medical Access (MMA) provides a vital link to the delivery of appropriate medical care for shipping vessels, aircraft, yachts and teams in remote locations. We deliver worldwide telemedicine advice, clinical case management, repatriation, training, and recommendations for medical equipment and medicine chests.
Global access to our Board Certified emergency medicine physicians has enabled companies and individuals to reduce unnecessary medical expenses and the risk of liability. Our relationship with The George Washington University Medical Center ensures current, state-of-the-art, medical practices and case management for our ill or injured clients.
Remote Medical Services
Medical Advice - MMA provides consultation via phone, fax or telex from Board Certified Emergency Physicians twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.Case Management - MMA offers case management for injured or ill clients anywhere in the world. Once MMA receives a request for case management services, a MMA physician will establish and maintain contact with the treating physician in ports of call around the world. MMA physicians monitor the appropriateness of the care provided and relay to the Captain any recommendations.
Repatriation - If a patient needs to go home, or be evacuated to a higher level of medical care, MMA can provide coordination of this process. For patients suitable for travel by commercial air, MMA can provide physician, nurse or paramedic escorts if needed.
Gateway - MMA offers an integration of case management and repatriation services with our network of physician specialists. MMA will arrange for the patient to be brought into The George Washington University Medical Center and evaluated by an Emergency Medicine Physician.
Referrals - MMA provides referrals to physicians and hospitals in the United States and overseas.
Education and Training - MMA provides onsite educational programs for your medical officers and/or crew ranging from a 3-day basic first aid and CPR course to a 5-day EMT and paramedic training.
Advisory Support - MMA physicians can provide medical and occupational health advisory support utilizing the extensive resources of The George Washington University Medical Center. Disaster planning support, quality assurance visits, litigation support, and development of medical policies are examples of the types of support MMA provides.
Medicine Chest - MMA physicians and staff can recommend and arrange for medications and equipment to be carried onboard according to the needs of the client.
MMA is accessible twenty four hours a day, seven days a week via telephone, fax or telex. Call the MMA hotline at 202-715-4219