A family walks toward a private jet at dusk while a medical team stands by an ambulance

Medical infrastructure that travels with you

At the highest levels, medical preparedness isn’t reactive - it’s designed.

Switzerland · Dubai · Worldwide

About us

With over 100 locations across major cities worldwide, we transform the “golden hour” into minutes.

During cardiac arrest, stroke, or critical trauma, survival and neurological outcomes are determined within the first seconds.

  • 100+Standby locations
  • 20+Years UHNW expertise
  • 24 / 7 / 365Absolute readiness
  • MinutesDecide survival, not hours

With over two decades, the Veltracon team has operated globally across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and selected regions of Africa.

We have extensive experience in managing exclusive ultra-high-net-worth lifestyles, and operate a global network of top-tier medical and concierge services. Our dedicated team ensures seamless coordination and absolute discretion for every client requirement.

The golden hour

The ten-minute window.

The golden hour

With over 100 locations across major cities worldwide, we transform the “golden hour” into minutes.

Where the risk sits

In cardiac arrest, survival falls by roughly ten percent with every minute that passes, long before hospitals enter the picture.

Our answer

When every minute counts, we are there in seconds.

A paramedic with a red backpack walks between cars in a gridlocked city street
A Veltracon Medical ambulance on a snowbound mountain road
Two paramedics arrive by tender at a yacht at anchor

“The most dangerous part of any medical emergency is the time before professionals arrive. We eliminate that gap.”

Survival is determined by the speed of the decision, not the speed of the transport

Services

Veltracon Medical provides private medical standby services for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their families. We do so with competence, discretion, and absolute readiness everywhere in the world.

We don’t offer emergency service, we offer the pinnacle of medical readiness by providing private medical infrastructure at the sole disposal of our clients.

We design and operate end-to-end medical readiness across:

We offer physician-led ambulance missions with hospital-grade equipment and medication as well as direct admission pathways that avoid emergency room bottlenecks.

Private medical infrastructure at the sole disposal of our clients, wherever they travel.

Our approach

Before you arrive, Veltracon Medical establishes a fully briefed medical environment.

Local capabilities, key personnel, and response protocols are defined in advance.

  1. Before travel

    • Review medical history
    • Assess destination-specific risks
    • Design a personalized medical protocol
    The earth at night, seen from orbit, city lights tracing the routes of a global network
  2. During travel

    • Maintain continuous medical readiness
    • Enable immediate response when required
    • Coordinate all critical scenarios
    A family walking from a private jet to a waiting van at dusk while a medical team stands by
  3. After return

    • Deliver a comprehensive medical report
    • Arrange follow-up care if necessary
    A calm consultation room in a Swiss clinic at dusk, a report folder on the table

Standard emergency care begins with a call. Shadow ICU begins in advance.

When timing is critical

The gap is time. It is everywhere you go.

  1. A family with two children walking from a private jet at dusk
    Ready before help is needed.
A silver helicopter flies along a coastline toward a superyacht at anchor at dusk

Full global mobility by medical preparedness and expert risk management.
Clinical-grade medical support and coordination across every border.

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Founders

Tim Daum on a beach at golden hour

Tim DaumCo-Founder

Statement
The Visionary / The “Why”
Focus
Risk management, global mobility, and the philosophy of “The Shadow.”

In the world of high-stakes global travel, the most significant risk isn’t security - it’s the gap between a medical emergency and clinical intervention. We created the Shadow ICU because for our clients, ‘standard’ emergency response times are a catastrophic failure. Our mission is to render the geographical location of our clients irrelevant to their survival. We don’t just provide medical care; we provide the luxury of absolute geographical freedom.

Patrick Gruhn in a light suit against a sunlit wall

Patrick GruhnCo-Founder

Statement
The Operational / The “How”
Focus
Precision, discretion, and the “invisible” nature of the service.

We have a deep understanding of our clients’ needs and with two decades of experience in UHNW lifestyle management and medical solutions, our track record speaks for itself. We find solutions where others might fail and we’ve always welcomed the challenge of obtaining the unobtainable and reaching the unattainable. Our team, our network and our capabilities have grown with every “impossible” request and continue to do so.

Veltracon 2.1 · Member app · iOS & Android

One app. Five quiet promises.

Rescue Me works without cell coverage; your trip is pre-cleared before wheels-up; your emergency card reads in 12 languages, offline.

  1. Rescue Me: hold three seconds

    Works without cell coverage: a compressed SOS with location + vitals snapshot goes out by satellite. Case opened, liaison calling, family notified per your rules.

  2. Trip pre-clearance

    Forward a booking email: nearest capable hospital, evac assets, vaccination and medication-customs checks are staged before wheels-up.

  3. Offline emergency card

    Allergies, meds, blood type in 12 languages, readable by any first responder without login, network, or consent friction.

A feature of the Veltracon Medical membership, accessible to members only.

Private consultation

Arrange a private consultation.

Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation about where you travel, who travels with you, and what capability needs to be in place before you arrive.

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