ICU configuration
Ventilated, post-surgical, cardiac and unstable patients with advanced monitoring, infusion and accompanying critical-care clinicians.
Stretcher configuration
Stable patients requiring supervision but not full ICU configuration; bedside-to-bedside coordination still applies.
Medical escort
Patients fit to fly under clinician supervision on commercial routes; lowest cost where clinically appropriate.
Who decides
Clinical decision, made with referring and receiving teams as part of mission scoping.