Research Tools: Travel facilitators

What Makes Us Different?
Founded by Americans, For Americans

America's Medical Solutions is a unique medical tourism company in India that has been founded completely by American citizens, with a goal to serve our fellow Americans back home. We can understand that a person may find the idea of coming to India for medical care, quite intimidating at first. Let us assure you that together we have over 20 years of experience living in India and are accustomed to high levels of personal attention, care, hygiene, promptness, and professionalism shown to patients coming to India for medical treatment. If it were not so, we couldn't recommend it.

We have seen people who could not afford exorbitant medical bills in the US, being blessed with affordable and successful treatment in India. Pampered patients on 60 Minutes said they were "feeling like kings!"

*America's Medical Solutions Edge*
Our collective experience has taught us to choose the best from the rest. Only the most reputable medical institutions who have earned our trust are recommended to you. Being "on the ground" here in India gives us knowledge of how the medical industry works in this nation.

We also understand American needs and strive to make your health our success.

Source: Company website (accessed August 12, 2007)

Baltic MedTour knows the markets and sector, we've done our research! We visit all our medical facilities to meet the practitioners and to make sure that our exacting standards of professionalism ethics and probity are maintained. While our partners pay for our services, we represent you.

Baltic MedTour, via our multilingual doctors and administrators, has the patient's safety and comfort in mind every step of the way. For those prospective patients resident in the UK we are able to provide a preliminary consultation with our British General Medical Council registered local Doctor.

All arrangements relating to the visit, from consultations and hospital admission to travel and hotel arrangements are handled by our experienced professional staff.

Source: Company website (accessed September 3, 2007)

Healthbase is the trusted source for global medical choices, connecting patients to leading healthcare facilities overseas. Healthbase's high-tech, information rich web-based system helps you research and arrange your medical care including necessary travel and accommodation, all at one place. We arrange first class services for patients at major internationally accredited hospitals in Singapore, Thailand, India and Mexico.

Source: Company website (accessed June 15, 2007) 

IMS Global Limited is the premier company for completely customized medical travel to Israel. Our mission is to assist patients – both adults and children - in accessing high quality, affordable medical care in Israel. IMS provides unsurpassed, streamlined medical services to our clients. We offer four distinct treatment units, each staffed with specialists and directed by professionals from the world-renowned medical centers in Israel to provide specifically targeted care for your best health outcome. IMS exceeds your expectations for excellence in medical care and personal service.

At Med Journeys our focus is on tailoring our medical retreat packages to the specific needs of our clients. We pride ourselves on ensuring a rewarding outcome through a unique service model: providing high-quality, affordable medical services abroad coupled with a world-class escape thereafter.

Source: Company website (accessed June 15, 2007) 

There are millions of people worldwide sitting on endless medical waiting lists. There are millions of Americans with no health insurance. Now, people with no health insurance and those on medical waiting lists have another alternative: "world class international medical travel". The international medical traveler receives first class care in an internationally accredited hospital with a U.S. or European trained surgeon at prices that are often 90% less.

Source: Company website (accessed June 15, 2007) 

Medical Tourism at international low cost specialty hospitals, clinics & surgery centers. These global medical institutes have expert doctors, surgeons, specialist & physicians. Saving of 60~80% over US medical prices.

MTI is an organization of licensed, practicing health care professionals in the USA and overseas coordinators located in Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Israel, Portugal and India. As a group of registered nurses we began offering superior quality worldwide health care facilitation services to USA health care consumers in 2002. Our primary focus then and now is safety. The MTI nurses make on site visits to an inquiring health care facilities and practices checking to be sure that the destination is American friendly and has standards of health care that address your patient safety and comfort needs.

These are exciting times in health care and we are glad to be ready for them and for you. We look forward to helping you plan for your medical, surgical and dental travel - wherever you want to go.

Source: Company website (accessed August 30, 2007)

MedRetreat was created to fill a very important and personal void in the US healthcare market. It all began when our founder's mother was searching for affordable, quality elective medical procedures, not covered by her insurance company. After getting numerous quotes ranging from $20,000 to $30,000, she knew there had to be a more viable option.

Source: Company website (accessed June 15, 2007) 

New Medical Horizons is based in New York City, New York. Our company was established in 2004 with a vision of improving lives by offering affordable, high-quality, and readily available medical, dental, and cosmetic treatment and healthcare to individuals worldwide. and advanced technologies, today human life can be extended and health regained like never before. But even simpler surgeries are not affordable to many. In the US, waiting list for certain surgeries at government health centers run into years.

We are affiliated with reputed domestic and international healthcare providers capable of offering specialized treatment in state of the art facilities and overseen by prominent and renowned medical teams.

Our company offers you a wide range of options that redefine the normal boundaries of medical tourism. Our expertise lies in arranging affordable medical procedures to uninsured, underinsured, and even insured individuals through their insurance companies. These destinations are usually outside the United States. We also take care of your travel arrangements, should you wish to avail of our services, and medical arrangements for clients who wish to go in for specialized treatment in the United States. These are premier packages with extensive customized luxuries.

Source: Company website (accessed August 6, 2007)