25238: Wharram - News - MEDEX Assistance Corporation Prepares Travel Clients in Haiti for Speedy Departure Following State Department EVAC Order (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

>From Bruce Wharram <bruce.wharram@sev.org>

 Press Release	Source: MEDEX Assistance Corporation

MEDEX Assistance Corporation Prepares Travel Clients in Haiti for Speedy
Departure Following State Department EVAC Order
Friday May 27, 4:51 pm ET

BALTIMORE, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDEX Assistance is alerting its clients
in Haiti to prepare to depart the country and is providing emergency
evacuation support as needed. On the heels of the U.S. State Department
warning for American citizens to leave Haiti, the Baltimore, MD-based
emergency medical and security assistance company is notifying clients that
may be at risk in Haiti with instructions on making arrangements to leave
and interim precautions to ensure their safety until they are able to
depart.

"Our latest information from intelligence sources on the ground in Haiti is
that the commercial airport is still open and departures from Haiti are
proceeding," states MEDEX Assistance Security Director William "Bill" Irwin.
"Nonetheless, we are armed with contingency plans and stand ready to do
whatever it takes to assist in any evacuation efforts."

Citing the "volatile security situation" and the "the continued dangers of
travel to Haiti," the State Department's official warning - issued Thursday,
May 26, 2005 - specifically orders the departure of all non-emergency
embassy employees and family members, urges American citizens to depart the
country if they can do so safely and warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to
Haiti.

"Our assistance to travelers is by no means limited to covering expenses
after the fact and firing off email alerts and do-it-yourself evacuation
instructions," emphasizes Irwin. "We provide travelers with the actual
resources to get out of harm's way as quickly and safely as possible when
travelers find their 'what if' scenario morphing rapidly into a 'now what'
reality."

One of the world's leading emergency medical and security traveler
assistance companies for nearly three decades, MEDEX Assistance Corporation
assists members with providing pre-travel medical and security information,
response to emergencies including evacuation as needed, replacement of vital
travel and medical documents and, should the worst happen, repatriation of
mortal remains.

For additional information about MEDEX Assistance Corporation and any of the
company's emergency travel services, contact Nicole Beach at 410-453-6391 or
access the MEDEX Assistance website at http://www.medexassist.com.

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William Irwin, CPP
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Source: MEDEX Assistance Corporation