AeroClinic, which dispensed nearly 10,000 flu shots at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last year has announced that they will begin offering seasonal flu shots again in mid-September. This is a great way for busy travelers to save time and stay healthy. The Atlanta airport location is in the Main Terminal, Atrium Level 3, so unfortunately is not convenient for passengers making connections. However, if Atlanta is your destination, the clinic is in a great spot and does not require appointments.

The H1N1 ‘Swine Flu’ vaccine is not yet available, but the clinic hopes to have a supply of this vaccine when it hits the market. Seasonal flu shots cost $35, but the AeroClinic does accepts all major insurance plans. There is another AeroClinic location at the Philadelphia International Airport adjacent to concourse B, by the security checkpoint on the A/B connector. Two additional locations are scheduled to open at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this fall.

Source: Examiner.com

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. today announced a partnership with The AeroClinic to make MedFlash available to their traveling patients and customers. Located within major U.S. airports, The AeroClinic provides minor ill-care and wellness services to passengers and airline and airport employees.

MedFlash is designed to simplify and provide peace-of-mind solutions for the traveling public by deploying an easy-to-use Personal Health Record Storage Device and Web Portal. The uniqueness of MedFlash is that it provides each member with rapid access to their medical information from three access points: The MedFlash flash drive, an internet portal and a 24/7 emergency hot line.

Ronn Schuman, Connectyx CEO, stated, “The partnership with The AeroClinic combines two revolutionary convenience concepts in medical treatment: MedFlash allows users to have key medical information at their fingertips via our combination flash-drive and Web-portal based personal health record, and The AeroClinic offers airport based high quality medical treatment.”

Source: MarketWatch

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is working on a plan to add an urgent-care clinic to the main terminal this summer.

City Aviation Director Jerry Orr is seeking proposals from medical providers such as Carolinas HealthCare System and Presbyterian Healthcare to operate the clinic, which follows similar additions by other major airports across the country.

“There are 33 million people who pass through the airport every year,” Orr says. “We have a lot of cuts, bruises, scrapes and people getting sick.”

Orr expects the facility would provide treatment for ill and injured passengers and workers hurt on the job. The clinic also would likely handle drug screening for airport employees and provide pharmacy services.

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