UNICARE covers emergency care whenever and wherever you need it- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are faced with a life-threatening emergency, always seek immediate care by going directly to the nearest emergency room or by calling 911. Benefits for eligible emergency care will be the same whether the hospital is in or out-of-network. This is only a brief summary of the plan.

Southwind has never had a life-threatening emergency for a traveler in more than 15 years of operations. Our guides are trained in mountain/wilderness first-aid. Depending on the circumstances, a vehicle, horse or helicopter may take an injured or ill person to the nearest medical facility. English-speaking doctors and clinics are available in all major cities (Santiago, Punta Arenas, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, etc.).

Westchester has many fine hospitals and emergency care centers, as well as pharmacies to aid in filling and refilling prescriptions. As always, if it is a sudden and serious emergency, dial 911.

When a food addict is convinced that abstinence is the answer to recovering from food addiction, she/he will be able to go anywhere and remain abstinent. Traveling abstinently does take extra planning to ensure that we have the foods we need when we need them. Discussing travel plans with a sponsor and with other recovering food addicts can provide us with an excellent source of ideas for solutions to the challenges of traveling abstinently.

Yes, you do have out-of-country emergency medical coverage. On the reverse side of the Extended Health and Dental identification card provided by the benefits carrier, it lists telephone numbers to contact at the time of the emergency, depending on where you are in the world. For more details on this coverage, please contact Human Resources at 661-2194 or by e-mail at

A39.You can get emergency services if you are more than 20 miles away from your medical group. Call 911 or seek immediate treatment in the nearest facility. If you are admitted to a hospital, you must call us within 48 hours. Review your Evidence of Coverage booklet for more details.

Self-rescue is the responsibility of your group. If a member of your group is injured on the trail or at the hut, you cannot rely on outside help. Your group must be prepared and equipped for a bivouac, rescue, evacuation, equipment repair and any other unexpected mishap. Every group should have complete first aid and repair kits. The County Sheriff should be contacted in the event of an emergency. County Sheriff phone numbers.

If you experience a medical emergency while traveling more than 100 miles from home or campus, you have access to a comprehensive group of emergency assistance services provided by Meridian VIP Travel Assist Program. Meridian will assist you with medical referrals, legal and interpreter assistance, foreign hospital admission guarantee, prescription assistance, lost luggage assistance, travel information such as visa and passport requirements, travel advisories, etc.

With any Humana Medicare Advantage plan, you’re covered for emergency care – wherever you are. You do NOT need a referral from a primary care physician or authorization from Humana to receive emergency services. Actual coverage amounts vary by plan. For details on emergency coverage, enter your ZIP Code in the Plan Choices section at the bottom of this page. You’ll see a chart that shows the plans you can choose from, with an overview of their benefits and costs.

Yes! We can assist you in choosing a dentist in the area you are traveling to. Simply call the toll free number on the front of your membership card. Our customer service specialists are available 24 hours a day excluding holidays. The customer service specialist will give you the telephone numbers and address of the nearest dental offices.

MasterCard provides many services to assist you whether you're close to home or halfway around the world. Look through our Emergency Aid section, which will lead you to listings of toll-free Global Service phone numbers around the world.

The World Health Organization and the CDC are recommending people avoid "nonessential" plans to go to mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Hanoi. Health officials aren't ruling anything out, but they think this is something that occurred naturally, perhaps when a virus that usually only makes animals sick changed somehow and became able to make people sick. Home - Sars - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , Symptoms , Cause , Illness , Cure , Protection , Risk...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) operates an international traveler’s immunization hotline to obtain information about required or recommended shots for your destination. Call them at (877)394-8747, or visit their website at www.cdc.gov/travel.