From Kyiv we organise medical repatriation from A to Z: ambulance transport, medical escort, stretcher flights, air ambulance and bed-to-bed coordination to Belgium, the Netherlands and beyond.
An acute or serious medical situation in Kyiv immediately raises practical questions: can the patient travel, which form of transport is safe, and who will arrange it? Bryan Morgan Care takes over this coordination, with options ranging from ambulance transport and medical assistance on a scheduled flight to stretcher transport or a dedicated air ambulance, each focused on a safe bed-to-bed transfer.
Rather than following a fixed procedure, we tailor each journey to the specific medical situation: mobility, pain, oxygen requirements, any recent surgery, infection risk and the fit-to-fly assessment. Practical elements such as the distance to the nearest airport and reception at the destination are also taken into account.
Here you will find information specifically about Kyiv as a city. For the wider region, including surrounding municipalities, please see our regional page.
For a medical situation in Kyiv, we assess, in consultation with the treating doctors, whether local care is sufficient, whether transfer elsewhere within Ukraine would be better, or whether returning to Belgium or the Netherlands is the most appropriate option.
We quickly give families a clear overview: which medical information is needed, which route is feasible, which level of transport matches the patient's condition, and how this can be initiated without delay.
For medical repatriation from Kyiv, we map out the entire route: from the place of residence or hospital, via the local ambulance stage and available ferry or airport options, to the medical documents, selected form of transport and reception on arrival.
Depending on the medical situation, this may be by ambulance transport, medical assistance on a scheduled flight, stretcher flight or air ambulance.
Repatriation is about ensuring that a patient returns safely and in a medically responsible manner to their home, a hospital or a rehabilitation centre. In addition to the distance, comfort, mobility, pain, oxygen requirements, medical handover and practical feasibility are also considered.
If flying is not necessary or advisable, ambulance transport often provides a safe alternative — for example, for transfers within Ukraine, transport to an airport, transfers between hospitals, or even a return to Belgium or the Netherlands if the distance is medically manageable.
We tailor the type of assistance — nursing, paramedic or specialised — to the medical condition, as well as transport in a lying position, oxygen, monitoring and handover to the receiving healthcare facility.
If the patient is stable, a scheduled flight with a medical escort is often the most efficient and affordable choice. Together with you, we determine from Kyiv which international airport is most suitable for this purpose.
Ukraine's civil airspace has been completely closed to commercial flights since February 2022. Medical repatriation from Ukraine therefore takes place by land, usually by ambulance to an airport in a neighbouring country such as Poland (for example, Rzeszów or Warsaw) or Romania, from where the onward medical flight is organised.
In critical, unstable or time-sensitive cases, a dedicated air ambulance may be necessary. This is mainly considered for ICU patients, ventilated patients, severe trauma, neurological problems, complex infections or situations in which a scheduled flight is not medically safe.
An air ambulance is fully tailored to the medical need: team, equipment, route, timing, departure and arrival ambulance, and handover at the receiving hospital.
For patients who cannot sit for long periods but do not require an ambulance jet, a stretcher on board a scheduled flight may provide a solution. This takes place in a lying position, under supervision, and always after prior medical approval from the airline.
A stretcher flight requires more preparation than a regular flight: medical forms, airline approval, planning of the lying-down section, an escort team, ambulance transport to the airport and reception on arrival.
Flying or travelling for a long time is not automatically safe after surgery. Risks such as pain, thrombosis, oxygen requirements, wound care, infection, immobility and complications must be taken into account.
We support you in gathering medical information, consulting with the treating doctors and choosing a safe route — sometimes assistance on a scheduled flight is sufficient, while in other cases transport in a lying position, additional oxygen, a stretcher flight or an air ambulance is needed.
We professionally guide every step, from the initial contact to safe arrival. Exactly what this involves depends on the medical situation, the destination and the selected form of transport.
You contact us and we collect the initial medical and practical information.
Condition, mobility, pain level, oxygen requirements and available medical documents are carefully assessed.
You receive a feasible proposal with a suitable transport option and a clear cost estimate.
After approval, we arrange transport, medical assistance, documents and handover.
The patient is accompanied to their home, hospital, rehabilitation centre or other destination.
The examples below, anonymised and partly from Ukraine itself, illustrate how diverse international medical repatriation can be: palliative journeys, ICU transport, medical escorts, MICU and complex stretcher or ambulance planning.
A child developed acute abdominal symptoms during a family holiday in Ukraine that required hospital admission. After consultation with the treating doctor, a safe return journey by accompanied scheduled flight was organised together with the parents.
After suffering a heart attack during a stay in Ukraine, the patient was accompanied by a nurse on a regular scheduled flight home after stabilisation and fit-to-fly approval, with continuous monitoring during the flight.
A young child developed a high fever and dehydration during a stay in Ukraine and had to be admitted briefly. After consultation with the paediatrician, a safe return journey by accompanied scheduled flight was planned in consultation with the parents.
An elderly patient with advanced cancer, a ruptured tumour and a risk of bleeding had to be transported from Paris to Copenhagen. Flying was not medically advisable. The journey was planned by road with medical assistance, comfort care, risk assessment and clear arrangements for handover on arrival.
A patient with advanced illness had to be taken to a hospital in Portugal to spend the final phase there. Due to the need for oxygen and limited reserves, this was an extremely vulnerable journey. The journey was carried out by road with oxygen provision, monitoring, medical assistance and continuous assessment en route.
Sometimes funding is provided through travel insurance, a mutual health insurance fund, an assistance company or an employer; at other times, families arrange everything themselves. We are also available with advice and, where possible, a clear quotation without insurance.
Clarity about options, limitations, timing and expected costs is our priority. It is not the most expensive means of transport that matters, but the solution that is medically safe and remains practically feasible.
Bryan Morgan Care does not pass on enquiries anonymously like a lead site; we are an operational medical transport organisation with experience in international repatriation, ambulance transport, medical escorts, stretcher journeys and complex patient transfers.
You speak with people who understand medical transport, can assess cases and organise practical steps. This makes a difference when families need clarity quickly.
Suppose a patient is admitted to a hospital in or near Kyiv: we request the medical information, assess the condition, consult with the doctors and develop one or more options, always with the same objective — a safe bed-to-bed transfer.
For a stable patient, this may be a scheduled flight with medical assistance. With limited mobility, a stretcher flight or ambulance transport may be more suitable. In serious or unstable situations, an air ambulance may be necessary.
Even when insurance approval has not yet been obtained, Bryan Morgan Care can work with you directly to consider a safe solution from Kyiv.
Yes, this is usually possible. Together with the treating doctor, we determine whether ambulance transport, an accompanied scheduled flight, stretcher transport or an air ambulance is most suitable.
It is also possible without insurance. You can contact us directly for advice, and where possible we will provide a clear quotation without the involvement of an insurer.
Yes, we take care of this: discharge planning, medical handover and communication with doctors, family and the receiving healthcare facility.
This depends on the distance and the medical condition. For some journeys from Ukraine to Belgium, the Netherlands or neighbouring countries, a medically supervised ambulance journey can be arranged practically; for longer distances, we will consider a medical flight with you.
Ukraine's civil airspace has been completely closed to commercial flights since February 2022. Medical repatriation from Ukraine therefore takes place by land, usually by ambulance to an airport in a neighbouring country such as Poland (for example, Rzeszów or Warsaw) or Romania, from where the onward medical flight is organised.
Medically, very little changes. Practical matters, such as border formalities or handling matters with an insurer, may proceed slightly differently than within the EU — we take this into account when planning.
From Kyiv, we always look at the wider region: sometimes a nearby hospital, airport or border route proves more practical than the first obvious choice.
In addition to Kyiv, visitors often also look at other places in Ukraine, such as Charkiv (region), Tsjerkasy, Tsjernihiv, Tsjernivtsi, Cherson, Chmelnytsky, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk. The connection is clear due to distance, available hospital care, airport routes or ambulance transport in the surrounding region.
This creates a clear network for medical repatriation, ambulance transport, medical flights, stretcher transport and bed-to-bed assistance in Ukraine.
We are also active outside Kyiv, including in France, Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, Greece and Poland. The medical approach remains comparable, but in practice differs by country due to different airports, distances and local healthcare structures.
Contact us for ambulance transport, medical flight, stretcher transport or air ambulance from Kyiv.