Citation I (C500)
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Human Factors
A Citation I on direct flight. I was advised to re-route aircraft because Center could not descend aircraft. Medivac flight 300 miles from destination and I was being informed that a Sector; 6 sectors away; could descend aircraft; how would they know what traffic they had at that time? After I gave the route change the next sector 60 miles away gave the aircraft direct the airport again. It was an embarrassing situation being informed by management to give 'much needed routing' to an aircraft only to look like a fool and have the next sector take it away. The flight was a medical emergency; the whole reason to be called MEDIVAC [is so] aircraft has PRIORITY. There is no reason to move an aircraft for traffic that 'might' exist later.
Enroute Controller voiced concern regarding the handling of a MEDIVAC aircraft; providing an example of the confusion that existed in one such operation.