US surgical patients in search of premium quality, affordable, safe medical care will travel with MedToGo International to Mexico, every two months from November. For new customers MedToGo offers a $500 discount on cosmetic and orthopaedic surgery packages, and a 25% discount for obesity surgery.
The medical tourism agency is unusual as it owned and operated by a family of practicing doctors educated and trained in the USA. MedToGo International, based in Tempe, Arizona, coordinates every detail of a patient’s trip south of the border. It uses leading doctors and hospitals in Mexico and Costa Rica.
Dr. Robert H. Page of MedToGo has accompanied patients on the trip in November to Puerto Vallarta, along with a patient coordinator. Currently the owner of a bilingual medical practice in Tempe, Arizona, Dr. Page works alongside his two American educated and trained sons at MedToGo, Dr. Curtis Page and Robert R. Page.
MedToGo’s mission to provide quality, safe alternatives to medical care for the underserved in America and Canada began more than a decade ago. The organization’s founder, Arizona native Dr. Robert H. Page, got his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1971.
MedToGo helps to connect Americans and Canadians, often those who either do not have insurance or those whose insurance company will not pay for surgery, with medical services in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company has focused on providing orthopedic, cosmetic, obesity, gynecological and cardiovascular surgery.
What originally started as research on Mexican emergency services for American tourists turned into something different. Many US medical tourism agents either have no medical or tourism background or are travel agents who have branched out. While doctors may run others, the company claims it is the only one run and owned by doctors who also run their own practice in the USA.
The company claims it can do many non-emergency surgeries for 50 to 85 % less what the same surgery would cost in the United States. Despite the reduced costs, the company strives to ensure quality care. All doctors are extensively screened. Dr. Page completes a vetting process on both surgeons and hospitals before using them. All of the doctors speak fluent English and most have completed their post-graduate training in the United States, Canada or Europe.
In a typical month the company helps anywhere from 10 to 15 clients. Many patients are from Arizona, California, Washington and Texas, but some are from Canada as well. During the client’s time in Mexico or Costa Rica, they are met at the airport by a patient coordinator, who acts as a translator, guide and advocate for the patient.
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