How to Write a Business Plan for Critical Care Transport

Helicopters are vital in transporting critical care patients.

Critical care transport services are vital to the medical system. And, proper planning is equally important in starting a critical care transport business. These ground and air services are responsible for quickly transporting patients between medical facilities. The transport organizations work closely with hospitals and others in the medical community. So a business plan is crucial to lay the groundwork for the organization and how it would operate, whether you want to start a for-profit or non-profit business

Things You'll Need

• Computer

Instructions

The business plan

1. Write the introduction. The introduction, commonly called an executive summary, should serve as an overview of the plan. It should explain what type of critical care transport you would provide, where you would operate, what organizations you would work with, along with projected short-term or long-term costs and income. You do not need to go into great detail. You will have ample space in the body of the plan to spell out specifics.

2. Write the first section of the plan. This section should focus on the management of the business. Outline the management structure and provide the names and background of the management team members. You should also lay out your organizational structure and explain your employee requirements (which will vary depending on your specific critical care transport business). Normally this section would also deal with marketing. However, a critical care transport service does not engage in typical marketing. You should explain how you intend to approach medical organizations to persuade them to work with you. If you already have potential customers or agreements in place, include information about them.

3. Lay out the goals you expect to achieve. (Changed your edit, removed sentence fragment) This should include financial objectives and time frames. For example, where should the company be financially in six months to a year from its inception. How about two to five years from its creation, if you want to project long-term growth or potential. (I think you should remove the previous sentence, it is nonsensical and I'm not clear why you added it). You will need to include financial information about your star-up costs including equipment and facilities. These will vary depending on the specific transport services that you are offering.

4. Attach any supporting documents that expand on the content of your business plan. (Changed your edit, removed sentence fragment again -- also, this section is not about graphics, graphics are one type of information that might be included here) This may include statistics, charts, graphics, or other information to support the body of your plan. You can refer to this section in earlier parts of the plan.

Tips & Warnings

• While developing your plan, keep in close contact with the medical organizations you will service. This will help you to build the plan to their needs. For example, if you learn that a hospital will need air transport in addition to ground transport, you can add this to your plan.

• Remember to research your potential market, before making a major investment. You will want to know that there is a sufficient market for your service. The cost of this research will vary depending on if you have the skills to perform it yourself, if you need to hire professionals, and the depth of research that you will want to perform.

References

• University of Maryland: Transport Services
• Georgia State University: Writing a Business Plan