Angel Flights/Mercy Medical Airlift Services for PCD Patients
Patients wanting to participate in NIH-sponsored research now have a resource to help with travel costs. Angel Flights/Mercy Medical Airlift has established an office at the Office of Rare Diseases in Bethesda, MD to better serve patients participating in research studies (like the PCD study [GDMCC]).
Here are the guidelines:
*Flights must be for research, evaluation or treatment.
*The appointment must already be set prior to calling Angel Flights.
*Flights are primarily for people who are 300-1,000 miles from the
target medical site, but there are occasionally resources for people
traveling longer distances.
*Financial need is considered, but the terms can be flexible.
The contact person at Angel Flights/Mercy Medical Airlift for GDMCC study participants is Marita Eddy. Here is her phone number: 301-451-9646
Angel Flights/Mercy Medical Airlift also wants us to let our group members know that they accept and greatly appreciate donations of frequent flyer miles for United Airlines. If you have miles you would like to donate on a different carrier, there are airline miles exchange sites on the Internet.