Global Emergency Services

Increased business travel means increased instances of illness or injury while away from home. With one phone call, you can get immediate emergency travel assistance when you travel on BMC business more than 100 miles from home or to any foreign country.

Emergency travel assistance is provided by Assist America. A global network of Assist America’s emergency medical dispatch-certified personnel are on call 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year to help you with a wide range of assistance services at no cost to you. Services include:

• Medical consultation and evaluation
• Hospital admission guarantee
• Emergency medical evacuation
• Critical care monitoring
• Prescription replacement assistance
• Medically supervised transportation home upon discharge
• Emergency message service
• Transportation for a friend or family member to join hospitalized patient
• Care for minor children
• Emergency room trauma counseling
• Assistance in the return of a vehicle
• Legal and interpreter referrals

All services must be arranged and paid for by America Assist.

How To Use This Service

Before you travel, be sure you have your:

• Assist America Global Emergency Services wallet card with BMC reference number
• BMC medical and/or prescription ID card(s)

During a medical emergency, call 911 in the U.S. or local emergency services, and then call the Assist America Operation’s Center as soon as possible (once your situation is no longer life threatening). Once you are under the care of a physician or medical facility, your BMC medical coverage applies.

BMC Business Travel Hub

Visit the BMC Business Travel Hub at mybmcbta.com, your one-stop source for information about benefits that cover you while traveling away from home on BMC business.