Clinically Led Since 2010
Worldwide Medical Escorts, LLC in New Jersey is a medical transportation provider built on more than 41 years of frontline EMS experience. Our founder, Ryan Martin, is a NJ mobile intensive care paramedic with advanced life support training in BCLS, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, and NRP. That background shapes how we assess every case, select the right escort, and plan contingencies in the air. We speak the same clinical language as sending and receiving teams, which supports accurate handoffs and safer decisions during international and domestic flights.
Licensed Staff, Proven Processes
All medical escorts who travel with our patients are licensed professionals, not general companions. We verify credentials and maintain training in advanced life support and transport medicine, so patients receive expert care throughout the flight. Our family-owned structure allows direct oversight of every transfer, including bed-to-bed coordination, ground arrangements, and real-time updates. Clear protocols guide how we manage oxygen, medications, and monitoring at altitude, which helps reduce risk and provides reassurance for families, hospitals, and insurers.
Values That Guide Us
Our work rests on three simple principles, safety, honesty, and respect. Safety means every decision, between initial assessment and final handoff, is driven by clinical need, not convenience. Honesty means we recommend only the level of escort and equipment that is truly necessary, which keeps costs fair and expectations clear. Respect means we treat every patient and family as we would our own, with patient dignity, calm communication, and careful attention throughout global medical transport. For detailed answers, you can explore our FAQs or contact us directly.
Ryan Martin | Owner & Founder
Ryan Martin is the owner and founder of Worldwide Medical Escorts, and the clinical expertise behind everything we do. A New Jersey Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, Ryan brings more than 41 years of experience in emergency medical services, along with certifications in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
Before founding Worldwide Medical Escorts, Ryan managed a medical transportation company, where he saw firsthand both the real need for reliable aero-medical transport and the high cost that too often stood in the way. He built the company around a straightforward idea: provide the same quality of care as a traditional air ambulance at a fraction of the cost, by using the commercial airline system and recommending only the services a patient actually needs.
For more than 16 years, that approach has guided our work. Whether we're coordinating a medical air escort, an international stretcher transport, or a full repatriation, Ryan and our team bring the same clinical judgment and careful attention to every patient we move. When you call Worldwide Medical Escorts, you're trusting your loved one to people who have spent their careers caring for patients when it matters most.
Who Flies With Your Loved One
Every patient we transport is accompanied by licensed, experienced medical professionals, never left in unqualified hands. Our team includes registered flight nurses, advanced ALS flight medics, respiratory therapists, and physicians when a case calls for one. We match the right level of care to each patient's condition, so you're never paying for more than you need, or trusting your loved one to less than they deserve.