One of the most important preparations for a medical or mental health emergency is the evaluation of local hospitals and health facilities. Having a prepared evaluation including location, specialization, quality, affordability, and accessibility can hasten life-saving decisions during a crisis. Each team member will be responsible for researching the local hospitals and health facilities and sharing the evaluation with their team leader and Reliant when the decision is first made to operate in a foreign country. After that point, they should be reviewed/confirmed annually or modified when appropriate.
Along with identifying and evaluating health facilities, each team member should review Reliant's medical insurance and determine whether or not it can be used at these facilities. If not already in place, team members will also need work with our insurance provider to proactively prepare for emergencies by setting up direct pay. See Insurance Overview and Rates for International Workers
Evaluations should be made for each location and documented and a copy kept on file with Reliant so that it can be easily accessible during a crisis with the field team member in that location. If evaluations of local hospitals and health facilities have been made, and locations of where team members would go in cases requiring medical assistance, this will help direct the Reliant Inernational Crisis Management Team in the case of an emergency situation.
