Assist America
Edward Hershman, MD, currently serves as a Case Manager at Assist America, providing emergency services related to medical emergencies and travel assistance since January 2022. Previously, Edward held the position of Senior Consultant at Coeus Consulting Group from January 2018 to December 2021, and worked as an Inside Sales Representative at Ashfield, part of UDG Healthcare plc, in 2017, specializing in Synergy Pharmaceuticals sales. Prior experience includes a role as a Customer Service Representative at QPharma, Inc. (October 2015 - February 2017), and a medical coordination position at Assist America from March 2009 to October 2015, where responsibilities included triaging calls, assessing patient injuries, and coordinating care. Earlier in the career, Edward was a Specialist in Poison Information at the Georgia Poison Center from October 2003 to March 2009, managing emergency calls and advising healthcare professionals on treatments. Edward earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from University Central de Este in the Dominican Republic (1998 - 2003).
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Assist America
Assist America provides emergency services for some 40 million travelers worldwide. Founded in 1990, Assist America, Inc. is the nation’s largest provider of global emergency medical services through employee and student benefit plans. Our company was formed specifically to address the unique requirements of the insurance industry’s large membership groups. We cover employees (or insured association members) and their dependents for business travel, vacations and personal trips for which the moral and legal employer responsibility is lifted. Our members enjoy complete peace of mind, freed from dealing with complex decisions and financial considerations during difficult times, and secure in knowing that a single phone call to Assist America will put our vast network of resources in motion on behalf of any medical travel emergency. And, if appropriate medical care is not available locally, we will transport a patient, by air ambulance if necessary, to the nearest facility that meets our rigorous standards. Our 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year Operations Centers are staffed by experienced, knowledgeable, multilingual emergency certified medical and assistance professionals. Services include but are not limited to: Medical Consultation, Evaluation & Referral Hospital Admission Guarantee Emergency Medical Evacuation Medical Monitoring Medical Repatriation Prescription Assistance Emergency Message Transmission Compassionate Visit Care of Minor Children Return of Mortal Remains Lost Luggage or Document Assistance Interpreter & Legal Referral Pre-Trip Information And Much More...