MTA Members in Americas And Caribbean

Barton Memorial Hospital is situated on the south shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe nearly 6,200 feet above sea level. Since opening in 1963, Barton Memorial Hospital has expanded its services to serve both its residents and the hundreds of thousands of visitors to Lake Tahoe. Today, Barton Health, a Joint Commission accredited hospital has over 140 board certified physicians on the medical staff serving 62 licensed acute care beds as well as an array of physician practices and outpatient facilities. Physician specialties include cardiology, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, orthopedics, urology, rheumatology, cosmetic surgery and otolaryngology. Nearly 950 employees work in 65 departments to provide outstanding health care the Lake Tahoe basin, Carson Valley, Alpine County and visitors from around the world.

The Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, a service of Barton Health, is a comprehensive center of excellence combining forces with the leading surgeons in Lake Tahoe region. The Center, an official medical provider and partner of the U.S. Ski, Snowboard and Freestyle teams, focuses on prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries including spine, joint replacement, sports medicine and rehabilitation. The Center is also home to the Barton Lake Tahoe Orthopedics Sports Medicine Fellowship – a nationally accredited fellowship program training surgeons from around the world. Patients experiencing musculoskeletal injuries can access Barton’s orthopedic expertise through the medical ski clinics at Heavenly Mountain Resort, Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe. In addition, Barton Urgent Care in Stateline, Nevada serves those who have non-emergent injuries and ailments. Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, a Barton managed physician practice has office locations in California in South Lake Tahoe and in Nevada in Incline Village, Zephyr Cove, and Carson City.

Barton Memorial Hospital is also the first in its region to offer stellar women’s health and general surgery using the newest of da Vinci’s surgical robot, the da Vinci Si. World-renowned physicians provide care for patients utilizing the latest in surgical care. This technology, combined with compassion and caring staff provide a healing environment where medical excellence is the standard.
 

FCV is consistently ranked among the nation’s top hospitals. We first established our operations in 1986 in Bucaramanga and this year we are celebrating 25 years of service. Throughout all these years we have been working day by day to consistently provide high standards of quality, cost effectiveness and patient satisfaction.

At our instutution we are committed to the advancement of healthcare through clinical innovation, medical education and scientific research. Regardless of race, nationality or social distinction we give all of our patients the best care and quality in all the services we provide.

High patient safety standards, timeliness care, outstanding quality indicators, modern infrastructure, and qualified personnel in advanced techniques management; allow us to be in the forefront of the best hospital centers in Latin America.

On the management and medical-scientist field, we are in charge of the management of recognized clinics in important Colombian cities like Santa Marta, Ibague and Manizales.

The FCV International Health Services program was designed to address the individual needs of our international patients and to improve global access for people seeking medical services of high complexity.

Our program includes a centralized office that gives supportive services to the patients and their families. This office coordinates all the medical, social travel and financial needs. The staff that conform this office gives complete companion during the patient stay and also follows up the development of the patient recovery after they go back to their country.

Médica Sur is a health care institution that comprises diagnostic, medical attention, research, teaching and community service units. The institution has brought together a select group of medical, nursing, administrative and hospital management professionals who are guided by a strict ethical code and backed up by cutting edge technology thrive to offer medical excellence with human touch.

This project was conceived in 1982 by a group of Mexican physicians and health care professionals. The envisioned a private sector High Specialty Center where academically significant ethical medicine could be practiced while complying with international efficiency standards and being financially sustainable.

Thus, the Médica Sur Group began with a Specialties Tower and basic diagnostic services. It has evolved into a hospital at first, then a High Specialty Center, and finally a group of companies that covers the three levels of medical care:
1- Primary care at its three Medical Care Centers
2- Second level at the Santa Teresa Hospital in the middle of the Mexico City’s metropolitan area
3- High Specialty medical care at its Medical-University Complex on the south side of Mexico City

Médica Sur also offers Holiday Inn & Suites services on-site for the convenience of our patients and their loved ones. The hotel is located within the medical complex and only a passage away from the main Hospital Tower.

Mission and Vision:
Our mission at Médica Sur is to offer medical attention and practices that are ethical and effective with human touch in state-of-the-art facilities with high-end technology for the maximum benefit and total satisfaction for our users, be it doctors, patients, family members or companies.

Our vision is to be the best medical institution in Mexico in the fields of health care, teaching and research.
 

Launched in 1966, UC San Diego Health System is the region’s only academic health system, with a mission of providing excellent and compassionate patient care, advancing medical discoveries and educating future health care professionals. It comprises UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, and UC San Diego Thornton Hospital, Moores Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center and Jacobs Medical Center (slated to open in 2016) in La Jolla, as well as other primary and specialty practices of UC San Diego Medical Group. The Medical Center, Thornton Hospital and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center operate under one license with a combined licensed capacity of 600 beds. Through its service, innovation and education, UC San Diego Health System is one place for compassionate caring and exceptional patient outcomes.

To learn more about UC San Diego Health System, please visit their website: www.health.ucsd.edu
 

Ms. Azita Moghaddam, Founder and President of Abundances is the visionary force behind the company’s innovative global mindset in bridging health and medical care needs to affordable opportunities provided by emerging quality markets.

Utilizing over 29 years of expertise in sales, marketing, business development and technical consulting, Abundances specializes in identifying, introducing and successfully marketing alternative and highly rated healthcare destinations to the American market.

As a member of the Medical Tourism Association (MTA), and under the leadership of Ms. Moghaddam, Abundances focuses on promoting medical tourism to the internationally recognized healthcare environment of the Republic of Turkey who has the highest number of internationally accredited hospitals in the world. Long considered one of the premium tourist destinations in Europe, Turkey’s amazing economic growth in the last decade has fueled an unprecedented modernization of healthcare industry and medical facilities rendering the country as an ideal location for medical tourists.
Abundances is dedicated to providing full range of world class services in customer care, access to highly qualified physicians, state of the art technology and a secure and seamless communication capability for an optimum medical experience.
 

Ageless Wonders Panama was founded with the purpose of leading the health and medical tourism industries in Panama. Its founders, Eric De Ycaza Delgado and Dr. Ilka De Obaldía, are true believers in the wellness and health industries and in the opportunity that medical tourism has in countries like Panama, which has all the necessary qualifications, to become a top destination in Central America.

In the last years, they began involving themselves in the medical tourism environment and promoting this industry through local associations and civic clubs. In late 2008, they co-founded Ageless Wonders Panama and, in early 2009, they joined the Panamanian Tourism Authority (ATP), as the first tourism company which also specializes in Health/Wellness, in Panama. In June ´09, they affiliated with the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) with the intention of promoting our country internationally and of forming a Medical Cluster in Panama. The medical tourism industry is relatively young in Panama, so our country requires defined guidelines and regulations, from local authorities and our private sector, to properly develop the industry and always excel in the quality of our service. That’s why they are active members of the MTA and will assist and participate in all their congresses and events, whenever possible.

Our mission is to be the premier medical travel facilitator in the North East by providing affordable world class medical and dental procedures in attractive resort settings, in locations
accessible by direct flights from New York, Toronto and Montreal.

Medical Treatments Management is a distinctly different global health care facilitation company that provides managed services for clients, partners and providers. Our client and provider services are supported by state of the art technology with real time communication accessing secure data. MTM creates multi-tiered support to information and marketing options.
Clients have access to a full range of medical treatments, wellness packages, and travel planning and related services. The MTM web platform provides clients the opportunity to customize health care travel in order to optimize savings and experience transparent global health care.
Partners and providers have the opportunity to advertise and promote their specialties and expertise through MTM’s many marketing channels. The MTM web platform combines social media, email campaigns, newsletters, digital marketing pieces, e-commerce and electronic data gathering to promote and manage global health care. These on-line marketing services provide the opportunity to grow patient volumes and receive qualified patients through MTM’s optional facilitation services.
MTM’s information technology provides a seamless medical experience for the client and the provider. Access to medical information through our web site links clients to medical and wellness information and assists decision making. Our secure health portal technology allows safe transfer of all data between primary care physicians, providers and the client.
MTM’s goal is to provide a cost effective and flawless quality medical experience for our clients, partners and providers. We welcome the opportunity to engage in collaborative discussions and work relationships with clients, partners and medical providers.
 

Wellmed is the first Medical Tourism facilitator working from Nicaragua with presence in the United States and promoting the best hospitals and most prestigious medical doctors in the country.

Wellmed provides solutions both to patients looking for quality procedures and services but at affordable prices and to doctors and hospitals looking to improve their market penetration in the US and Canada. Our USA office operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida has developed strong relationships with the Latin communities living the Unites States and has the mandate to grow the American based market as well. Our office in Managua handles all the logistics and services and provides the necessary support for patients coming from abroad.

Wellmed is the leader in Medical Tourism development in Nicaragua and is contributing significantly to the development of the national cluster of medical tourism.
 

TransMed Tourism LLC (TMT) is a company based out of Elk Grove and San Jose, California. TMT was founded with one sole objective, namely, to meet the growing medical needs of people in the United States without compromising on quality in any manner and yet providing such care at affordable rates.

We at TMT, have therefore joined hands with healthcare providers in India to render medical treatment to patients who seek high quality health care and yet are unable to afford it without putting their financial future in peril, or do not want to pay the sometimes exorbitant costs associated with medical procedures in the US. We continue to develop a network of other healthcare providers in India who also offer specialized treatment in many areas of medicine.

Each of the healthcare providers that we are associated with has been visited personally by us. We have seen for ourselves the high standards that have been set and are being maintained in delivering medical treatment, and that match the levels of care in US hospitals. In addition, we have also checked the comfortable accommodations provided to a convalescing patient and any companion(s).

While we do offer a single-window access to a whole range of healthcare services in India, we currently specialize in medical tours relating to four areas: (1) Cosmetic surgery; (2) Infertility; (3) Obesity; and (4) Ayurvedic massage and herbal treatment which are unique to that country.

In addition to world-class medical treatment by highly qualified doctors who are generally US/UK Board-certified, India offers a very rich and diverse mix of locations where a patient, alone or with companions, can spend some leisurely days recovering from a medical procedure. These surroundings can be very comfortable and peaceful even while assuring the patient of high-level follow-up in medical counseling.

TMT is a team where doctors, health care providers, technical experts, lawyers, marketing experts, and others, work together seamlessly to provide the best heath care service available anywhere. TMT believes that small is beautiful and that each patient should be treated like family.
 

Travel Healthy Travel Group is a company specialized in health tourism located in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Our reason for being is to accompany in a honest and professional way our local and international clients with the main objective of facilitating their access to the best medical institutions of the city in the following medical specialties: bariatric surgery, plastic and cosmetic surgery, fertility, dentistry, ophthalmology, cardiovascular and orthopedics. In THG, we accompany our clients comprehensively (360 °) in all the travel needs. This includes: supporting them before and after surgery procedures, recommending them with the most convenient flights, tourism plans, transportation, lodging, tours and everything else that may be required while away from home, always looking forward to meet and exceed their needs and expectations.

Veiovis (www.veiovis.com) is proud to be a member of the Medical Tourism Association. We consider our existing and potential affiliations with other members a vital instrument in revitalizing health care services and opportunities in the United States and around the world.
Veiovis is a direct response to the alarming rise of health care costs and the individual’s lack of high quality, lower cost options for medical treatment. It harnesses its key strengths in health care management to maximize the benefits of health care globalization for patients. Veiovis leverages a model for overseas medicine – anchored in health care management and real clinical resources – that has been refined over the course of two decades through TakeCare Insurance. Simply, Veiovis is designed to put the ‘medical’ into ‘medical travel’.

Introducing Veiovis

Veiovis is a global healthcare partner for the medical traveler who seeks an uncomplicated, pleasurable experience in customized, coordinated healthcare between domestic and overseas doctors and hospitals.

The evolutionary result of TakeCare Insurance’s 20-year experience in overseas patient care, Veiovis brings a proven track record in delivering significant cost-savings to patients and businesses while also providing them access to excellent international medical providers and delivering high patient satisfaction.

Our Services

Industry Leadership, Borderless Healthcare, Intuitive Service and Healing Compassion are Veiovis’ core advantages. Veiovis facilitates medical travel that is strongly anchored in expert global healthcare management, meeting and exceeding the international community’s and the U.S.’s highest standards of excellence. Veiovis has offices in Seattle, Washington and Manila, Philippines, and is organized as a limited liability company with operations on the U.S. Territory of Guam in the Western Pacific, thus enabling efficient synchronization with all major Asian medical destinations. The range of vision applied to Veiovis’ operations encompasses full travel concierge arrangements, reviews and referrals, medical logistics and recovery and aftercare, with Veiovis Case Managers bridging differences in time, language, culture and environment. With the highest ethics and integrity, Veiovis delivers patient-centered care that is transparent, personal and dignified. It balances modern, high-tech medical sciences with a warm, personal approach – that is, healthcare delivery that is high-touch and high-tech.
 

Mobility of health care professionals is a defining characteristic of our time. CGFNS International has been serving this mobile clientele for over 30 years by establishing standards, evaluating the credentials of individuals against those standards, and assuring ethical recruitment practices. CGFNS is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

We continue to broaden and strengthen our knowledge of all factors related to the migration of health care professionals and are adapting our knowledge and proven tools to serve those migrating to the U.S. and other parts of the world. We have established partnerships in China, India, and Vietnam to assess nursing knowledge and facilitate the achievement of goals set by educational institutions, ministries of health, health care institutions, and individuals. We are working vigorously to develop systems so that credentials of nurses within a country and migrating between countries can be assessed to ensure patient safety.

The global nursing shortage, the mobility of health care professionals, and the growing, worldwide demand for quality health care, and underscore the importance of our work. We look forward to contributing to the discussions surrounding the emerging opportunities and challenges emerging from medical tourism.
 

Cosmas Health was established to fill the following critical gaps in service:

Post-Operative Care Solutions:
• When participating JCI-accredited hospitals add Cosmas Health services to their surgical packages, we will connect their patients with a U.S. trained, board certified practicing surgeon in good standing who will deliver optimal post-operative care near the patient’s home.
Quality Assurance Reporting:
• Cosmas Health will capture and report outcomes data, recorded consistently and in compliance with AMA guidelines.
Our post-operative care package includes:
• Board Certified, United States trained and practicing Surgeons to provide a postoperative clinic visit.
• The follow-up appointment will be within reasonable driving distance to the patient's home or preferred follow-up location.
• The Surgical follow-up appointment will be scheduled prior to the departure of the patient for their surgical procedure.
• The patient will receive an office visit by the appropriate surgical subspecialty surgeon.
• The office visit charge will be prepaid*.
• We will provide contact information to the patient as well as directions to the Surgeon's office.
• We will assist the hospital in ensuring the patient leaves with the appropriate medical records required for the post-operative appointment.
• We will identify and provide a list of procedure-appropriate Physical Therapists and/or Occupational Therapists.
• We will provide QUALITY post procedure data concerning the follow-up of the Medical Tourism patient. The outcomes of the Surgery and the satisfaction of the patients will be monitored and reported back to the participating hospital.
*Exclusive of x-rays and diagnostic testing
 

CYTORI THERAPEUTICS
Company Overview

Cytori Therapeutics is a leader specializing in the development of medical technologies that enable physicians to access their patients’ own adult stem and regenerative cells from adipose tissue for clinical benefit. The Company was founded with a commitment to improve patients’ quality of life and to provide physicians around the world with innovative, cell therapy-based medical technologies that address unmet medical needs.

Cytori develops, manufactures, and globally markets medical devices that are based on unique adult stem and regenerative cell extraction methods, pioneering research, and novel clinical approaches - enabling the practice of regenerative medicine in ways that would not otherwise be possible.

Cytori’s core technology, the Celution® System, is CE Marked and provides fast, easy, point-of-care access to a clinical grade mixture of stem and regenerative cells from human adipose tissue. As a platform technology it automates and standardizes the extraction and concentration of a patient’s own adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) for use at the point-of-care or for future clinical or research use. Celution has broad potential for a wide range of diseases, with a core Company focus on cardiovascular disease and breast reconstruction.

The publicly traded company (NASDAQ: CYTX) was set up in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California, USA with offices in Switzerland, Japan, and India.

The Goodness Company is a full-service medical tourism marketing, advertising, web site development, social media marketing, event & exhibitions management and public relations agency with offices in the US and Costa Rica.
Since 1994, The Goodness Company has become recognized across the US and around the globe for exceptional marketing, communications and management solutions. With offices in the US and Costa Rica, and satellite offices in Europe, The Goodness Company is able to provide clients with worldwide services from a truly global perspective.
Global Medical Tourism Marketing Services:

• Marketing & Strategic Marketing Planning
• Advertising Campaigns
• Corporate & Organizational Communications
• Public Relations
• Exhibition Trade Show Planning & Development
• Trade Show Management
• Exhibit/Booth Development
• Website Development
• Online Marketing
• Social Media Marketing & Social Media Management
• Corporate and Product Branding
• Print Collateral (Sales Materials) Development
• Diversity Marketing
• Multi-Cultural Marketing
• English & Spanish Language Communications

Global Experience: The Goodness Company has executed project work in more than 45 countries on five continents, with experience in global marketing, advertising, public relations, and event management. We provide valuable strategic planning services that position our clients to succeed in a competitive international environment. For nearly 20 years, Patrick Goodness and The Goodness Company have developed global recognition and a reputation for hard work and unmatched expertise. Government agencies, organizations and corporations around the world trust The Goodness Company with critical marketing, public relations, branding, web site development and event management projects.
Our multi-cultural, multi-national experience, paired with our hands-on approach to medical tourism marketing ensures that The Goodness Company is a superior choice for regional and global marketing, public relations, web site development and event management.
Member:
• Medical Tourism Association (MTA)
• PROMED: Promotion of Medical Tourism in Costa Rica
• AMCHAM: American Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica
• Canatur: Tourism Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica
Awards:
• AAA Creative Excellence Awards: 2005, 2007, 2009
• Top 50 Diversity Businesses: Wisconsin & Illinois, USA: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Heart of Wisconsin Business Alliance: 2009
• AMCHAM: Social Responsibility Award Nominee 2011

About Patrick Goodness: CEO
Patrick Goodness: Marketing & Media Consultant: Fox Business News, CNN, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News
Patrick Goodness is also a frequent lecturer on global medical tourism marketing. Following are a few of the many lecture topics offered.
• The Power of Public Relations to Grow Your Medical Tourism Business
• Medical Tourism Marketing that Drives Results
• Social Media Marketing to Reach the Medical Tourism Market
• The Rules: Marketing and Selling to the American Medical Tourist
• Top 10 Rules of Medical Tourism Web Site Marketing
• Top 5 Critical Tools to Market Your Medical Tourism Business
• Beating Your Competition with Online Video Marketing
Testimonials:
“Our experience with The Goodness Company is always positive and inspirational. Their team is always brimming with great ideas to help us grow! If you're looking for a marketing agency that provides strong experience, personal attention and creative ideas that generate positive returns, you can trust The Goodness Company. We do.”
BILL COOK
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
HOSPITAL CLINICA BIBLICA
MEDICAL TOURS COSTA RICA

“I had the pleasure to work with Patrick in a Marcus Evans conference held in San Jose, Costa Rica. He delivered an excellent presentation, well organized and created a unique atmosphere that facilitated strong interaction among event attendees. Patrick is very welcoming and a warm host with the right balance between presentation content quality/professionalism and personal skills.”
Alexandra Santana
Independent Conference Producer, Latin America
Marcus Evans Events
 

Dr. Kalin is presently the Executive Director of the International Board of Medicine and Surgery (IBMS), an accrediting organization seeking the finest healthcare providers in the world whose certification mark has recently been approved by the U S Patent and Trademark Office.

Dr. Kalin is certified in Family Practice by the Board of Certification in Family Practice of the American Board of Physician Specialists, and has served on both the Academy of Family Practice and Board of Certification.

Dr. Kalin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, is a certified Independent Medical Examiner of the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, and was Board Qualified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Kalin is presently a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Medical Tourism Association.

Dr. Kalin also works as the Medical Director of 5 injury/accident clinics in Florida where he evaluates and treats patients with medical legal issues, and has a private medical practice specializing in Age Management and Optimal Wellness.

Moreover, Dr. Kalin, who has a Masters in Public Health, supervises over 100 tattoo and cosmetic tattoo (permanent makeup) artists in the State of Florida.

Dr. Kalin is licensed in Florida as well as North Carolina where he frequently works as a camp physician during part of the summer.

Dr. Kalin was been locally involved in his community as the President of B’nai B’rith, developed the long running television program “B’nai Brith Presents Jewish Life in Tampa Bay”, has written 2 books, one on health with illustrations entitled What’s Up, Doc?, the other poetry with drawings entitled A Moment’s Song Is All I Sing, and is currently the principal designer in the reconstruction of a local synagogue.

Dr. Kalin is a Mohel, Certified by the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Rabbinical Assembly.

Dr. Kalin, who speaks fluent Spanish and partial Hebrew, graduated from Northwestern University in biology, was a James Scholar at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, and attended the University of Illinois School of Public Health where he received a Masters in the Science of Public Health.

Dr. Kalin did postgraduate preceptorships in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Psoriasis, studied Alternative Health Care Systems, researched Decision Analysis in Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematous, did an internship at Illinois Masonic Medical Center and a Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

Konesens Research specializes in online research, community panel development, tourism studies. We are your "one-stop-shop" for acquiring data using our proprietary online research panel that consists of U.S. and Canadian consumers, as well as by accessing consumers and businesses in 128 other countries through our global network.

Konesens Research understands the significance of the web-based research evolution, and has implemented a variety of innovative technologies to lead the way in online research, while providing our clients with the best service available. We have a core expertise in online data collection methodology, as well as project management (invitations, reminders and incentive strategies that maximize response rate).

As a result, we conduct research online using a leading edge enterprise interviewing software suite for survey design, online reporting, sampling solution, panel and client portal management.

Our ability to program surveys in both GUI and advance scripting language gives us unlimited flexibility to program questionnaires of all types:
• Single and Multiple Choice Questions
• Custom Survey Programming
• Constant Sum and Calculations
• Routing and Skipping
• Filters
• Audio and Video
• 360 Degree Surveys
• Flash and many more

Our interviewing software is also equipped with the following capabilities:
• Password Protection
• Multi-language Capability
• Real Time Reporting
• Conjoint Analysis
• CAMI (Computer Assisted Mobile Interviewing)
• Paper and Pencil Modules

 

Medfluent was established in 2010 in Houston Texas and is a division of “Patient Flow Systems Inc.”. Medfluent is a business strategy and process improvement firm that operates “in the cloud” to provide a software-based patient flow solution to healthcare facilities. Managing patient flow involves the coordination of a variety of hospital services including transfer centers, admissions/bed management, transport, environmental services, and case management/discharge planning. Medfluent works in concert with clients’ by “shadowing” department heads enabling us to evaluate current processes used and recommend efficiencies. We then customize and deliver a patient flow solution streamlining many of the task in automating interdepartmental communication. Amongst other attributes, our software-based patient flow systems provide fully operational dashboards for visibility to bed coordinators, environmental services staff, and transport teams. Our products require no upfront capital expenditures and are billed on a subscription basis designed to meet the needs of each client. Medfluent is dedicated to better health, better care, lower operating cost and increased revenues in the health care industry. 

MediTravel Solutions (MTS) is a Mexico-based medical travel facilitator dedicated to linking those who have medical and dental needs with highly affordable, world class healthcare providers in the cosmopolitan city of Guadalajara, Mexico. MTS has formed a partnership with an exceptional organization called Jalisco Medical Tourism, made up of a cluster of 12 nationally and JCI certified hospitals, as well as several quality hotels and state organizations.

Our leadership team comprise of Bryan E. Clark, Croil Hunter, and David J. Bolick—founders, partners, and primary investors in MediTravel Solutions.

Croil Hunter serves as Chief Executive Officer, and is responsible for business strategy, company policy, accounting, and legal agreements, as well as content and design of the MTS website, promotional campaigns, and multimedia placement.

David J. Bolick serves as Chief Mexico Operations Officer responsible for provider relations, and business-to-business communications between MTS and its various partners in Mexico, including the Mexican hospitals, doctors, lawyers, and accountants. David is a founding partner and Secretary of the Mexican company MediTravel Solutions, Sociedad Civil. He also is responsible for the development of the Spanish versions of web content, promotional campaigns, and legal agreements.

Bryan E. Clark serves as Chief Communications and Client Relations Officer responsible for client services, patient care, field representatives, and international marketing initiatives. Bryan is a founding partner and President of the Mexican company MediTravel Solutions, Sociedad Civil.
 

Passport Medical is a full-service medical tourism facilitator with offices in the US & Canada. We are committed to providing information that will enable the client to make an educated and informed decision about their available healthcare options.

Our company was spawned out of personal frustration due to high cost and extremely long wait times for medical procedures. After personally experiencing healthcare in several different countries, it was clear that high quality, cost-effective options did exist, and we wanted to bring that knowledge to others. We found this industry to be a natural extension of our many years of business and travel industry-related experience.

Passport Medical continually looks to improve itself by attending conferences with industry players and has personally traveled to many countries to assess the quality of doctors and facilities. We are fully committed to travel and personally visit each destination and medical facility in our ever-expanding network and to have an intimate knowledge of our health partners worldwide.

This intimate knowledge of the medical destinations we offer, and the close relationships we have fostered, gives us greater confidence when informing clients about facilities and healthcare professionals.
 

ProCure Corporate Profile

ProCure’s mission is to improve the lives of patients with cancer by increasing access to proton therapy. ProCure builds and operates state-of-the-art cancer treatment facilities that provide proton therapy, an advanced form of radiation treatment. ProCure collaborates with leading radiation oncology practices and hospitals to bring the benefits of proton therapy to their patients. With centers in Oklahoma City, suburban Chicago and two more set to open in the New York metropolitan/New Jersey area (early 2012) and Seattle (2013), ProCure is the only company in the world with multiple proton therapy centers in operation.

re:group is a brand and communications firm with over 30 years of experience helping healthcare, franchise and service companies grow great brands. Our analytic process helps us find creative insights that lead to strategies for creating strong, differentiated brands.

Our work for The American Cancer Society, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Pfizer Global Research and The University of Michigan Health System helped them create powerful brands in a very competitive environment. re:group has a very experienced health care team that understands the needs of health care consumers and how to market hospital, insurance and clinical care offers to them.

We would like to assist Medical Tourism Association members with their communications needs in these areas:

Strategy and Planning: Consulting, competitive analysis, website analytics, market research + the insights derived from it

Branding and Design: Positioning, brand platform, identity systems, content strategy, usability testing, design standards

Marketing Communications: Collateral, training, recruitment, loyalty, referral and incentive programs

Advertising services: Print, broadcast, online, mobile, outdoor, promotion, database/direct, events and sponsorships

Interactive services: Website development, SEO and paid search, social media, email and Customer Relationship

Management and Public Relations
Media Planning and buying for international, national, local, co-op, traditional, online and mobile

Environments: POS, merchandising ,store graphics, trade shows, packaging
 

BH Health Tour

Belo Horizonte has all the credentials to be a medical tourism destination. The Hospitals involved in the program are certified at the level of excellence by the National Accreditation Organization. In fact, some of the hospitals have international certification by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation – CCHSA.

The hospitals in the program adopt the concepts of the Best Clinical Practices, besides their possession of ´´state-of-the-art´´ technological equipment, modern and spacious facilities and humanization of care. The clinical staff consists of physicians with extensive international experience and fluency in several languages. The healthcare centers encourage the continuing education of whole staff in order to provide greater safety for the patient. Tourist-patients are also attracted by the excellent cost-benefit of services provided, as well as a wonderful city to explore and discover its unique and exquisite tastes and sensations.

Hospital Vila da Serra, Hospital de Olhos Dr. Ricardo Guimarães, Instituto Mario Penna, Hospital Vera Cruz and Hospital Felício Rocho are qualified to meet all the demands of the health sector, including those of high complexity. Their skilled professionals are among the best in the country and the care provided means outstanding medical excellence in Brazil and abroad.

Learn more: www.bhhealthtour.com

The Medical Travel CommissionTM

The Medical Travel CommissionTM certifies hospitals that support Medical Travel initiatives. The MTC has created a review process leading to certification that includes support of Best Practices to increase credibility in the Medical Travel industry through transparent and unbiased standards. All rating criteria are directly traceable to patient care and support. The MTC was founded out of a need for a neutral entity to bring credibility and transparency across borders, cultures, and special interests to the Medical Travel industry and advocate for patient safety and support.

The Certification process brings credibility to countries that promote national Medical Travel initiatives, improves the care and services delivered by hospitals, and assists in the constant improvement in the experience and outcomes for International Patients. The Certification guidelines were developed by an inter-disciplinary team of experts with backgrounds in hospital administration, Quality Measures, clinical records, certification protocols, and medical ethics. The initial phase of the certification process involves an informational stage in which the hospital is educated on the Medical Travel Commission’s review criteria.

Hospitals that participate in the MTC Certification program have shown their commitment to International Patients. The Medical Travel Commission’s Certification provides patients with the knowledge that those hospitals have voluntarily submitted to be reviewed and monitored with a comprehensive set of criterion created and monitored by an external organization. A hospital’s ongoing compliance to Certification demonstrates a commitment to continual improvements. Based on feedback provided during the process from the Medical Travel CommissionTM, hospital management can modify or initiate new programs to achieve levels of certification beyond the core certification.
Jim Tate, President and Founder of the Medical Travel CommissionTM, has a 30 year history in health care delivery in both Inpatient and Ambulatory environments. He has worked directly with over 135 Health Information Technology organizations on their projects and has led numerous health care system implementations in the United States and Asia. Jim has worked across borders, languages, and cultures with health care clients in the US, India, Pakistan, China, Ireland, Scotland, Israel, South Korea, and Peru.

The MTC Advisory Board includes physicians, Certification and Quality Measure experts, and consultants to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for the development of Best Practices. Our principals reflect credibility, expertise, and long standing careers in international relations, health care delivery, Quality Measures, clinical administration, patient advocacy, and electronic health records.
 

Barbados Fertility Centre is located on the tranquil Caribbean island of Barbados, just a 3 hour flight away from Miami.

Couples undergoing treatment with us enjoy a relaxing vacation and by relieving the stress associated with IVF are at their optimum to receive fertility treatment.
We combine holistic therapies with traditional medicine with our Healthy Mind Body Program, which includes reflexology, massage, acupuncture and sessions with a trained counselor.

Barbados Fertility Centre is the only fertility unit in the Caribbean region to hold the prestigious JCI gold seal of approval and therefore meets high standards and undergoes stringent testing to ensure patient safety and world class operating procedures.

Our medical team is continually researching the area of assisted reproduction technology and employ cutting edge techniques to improve a couple's chance of success. With a purpose built state of the art facility we offer procedures like Vitrification, the fast freezing of embryos, which has greatly improved our success rates. We also offer Pre Implantation Genetic Screening (PGS) to ensure the best quality of embryo is transferred, again increasing the patient's chance of a pregnancy.

The combination of a beautiful resort forcing couples to unwind, along with holistic therapies and cutting edge technology has made Barbados Fertility Centre a centre of excellence for IVF and this is reflected in our success rates, which are 71% using Blastocyst - leaving embryos to culture for 5 days as opposed to the usual 2 days employed by many fertility clinics.

We are also able to offer a full IVF cycle at $5750, which is less than half the price of US clinics making Barbados a very viable option for US patients to travel for treatment.

For further information please go to www.barbadosfertility.com.

Nucci Medical Clinic provides superb services for patients with back injuries. Specializing in the treatment of spine and general orthopedic injuries, Dr. Nucci and the staff of NMC are active participants in on-going research in the care of orthopedic injuries, contributing to the development of new techniques and technologies such as the use of artificial bone like Bio-Plex. At the forefront of technology, Dr. Nucci was the first physician to actively employ Bio-Plex in his surgeries a standard which is now widely employed by many surgeons in a wide range of orthopedic surgeries. A lauded member of the medical community, Dr. Nucci also lectures both nationally and internationally on the care of spine patients and the implementation of new techniques and technologies.

To learn more about Nucci Medical Clinic, please visit www.nuccimedical.com