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OUR PATIENTS "Tell It Like It Is" with Real Testimonials :
2011 - Elayne Angel (Merida, Yucatan) "As the daughter of a medical doctor, I'm a discerning consumer of medical services. I have been completely impressed by the quality of the care and astounded at how reasonably priced it is when compared to American medical care."
2011 - Kevin Graham, U.S. CONSUL, Costa Maya Warden Our family has used MTY on two occasions and each time the experience was a good one. The entire process - from picking up our premeds and preps to checking out - was seamless thanks to your service. Removing the financial sting that I used to experience in the States (where my healthcare deductable was $2000) was a great place to start. The US trained physician was gentle, kind and informative. The facility was clean and modern. THANKS MTY, for helping us find affordable and excellent healthcare. I can and do highly recommend your services to others.
* CONTACT: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 2011 Jake Gladden, (LONGVIEW, TEXAS)
ORTHOPEDIC/VASCULAR PATIENT - My 2nd Trip Back with MTY in Merida.
You did it again! You and your team at MTY came through again with your exact same level of consistency and expertise in handling all my needs this second trip down and I really wanted to say "WHAT A GREAT JOB". You handled all of my last minute surgeon appointments and accommodations with professionalism and precision. I appreciate you taking me under your care – MTY is the very best at patient care 24/7 – AND I WAS WITH THEM FOR 2 WEEKS THIS MAY! They were with me almost 100% of the time – now that’s service. On top of the lower negotiated medical prices that they have gotten on my 1st trip as well – I received an upgrade at the HYATT to the Regency Club level this time – all as part of the package."
"I welcome your e-mails to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and if you like I can talk with you in person by phone about both of my trips. I’m Jake Gladden." DIANA ZIMMER, MS LIBERATION PATIENT, (Toronto, Ontario, 2011): “My head feels more clear. My blood circulation has improved and my hands, legs, and feet actually warm up now!!! I can't say enough good things about MTY [Medical Traveler Yucatan]. The MTY Associate Director, Heather Moreau, and Patient Care Facilitator, Mike Riniolo both met us at the airport and took us to our hotel - very clean new hotel is directly across from the Star Medica Hospital in which we had our procedure. Star Medica is a very modern state-of-the-art hospital. Our doctors, neurologist and two cardiologists [who performed the operation] are both top-quality specialists. The small city of 'Merida' is clean, quiet and very safe. I can bear my weight in a standing position for a few minutes at a time, something I had completely lost over the past few years.” Jane Elliot, URGENT CARE PATIENT (Swift Current, Saskatchewan & Playa del Carmen, 2011): “I developed leg ulcers and was “unsuccessfully” treated in Canada over a 4-month period. And then I was told that it would be a 1-year wait to see a specialist in Canada. I decided on the experts at MTY. With the capable assistance and guidance of Alan and Heather I was provided with a high priority appointment in Merida with an English-speaking, and very caring, oncological dermatologist. She knew immediately what to do. After only two weeks I was well on my way to recovery for an ongoing problem that would have been disastrous had I waited. I highly recommend the services of MTY. You can be assured that the services provided – and the care and trust shown by these two individuals - will exceed your expectations.” * "The MTY team was very upfront and open from planning my medical trip to assembling a top-knotch team of English-speaking doctors – who found out I was misdiagnosed in the U.S. - and even consulted together in front of me! Very personal – nothing is hidden. So I had less serious surgery and I am already back to 95%. I saved thousands just on tests alone – and got to take all my new records home! Alan and Heather and the MTY team are located there in Merida and were with me throughout – they followup constantly now that I am home to make sure I do my physical therapy." Jake Gladden, VASCULAR/ORTHOPEDIC Surgery (Longview, Texas 2011) "I was not sure what to expect traveling to another country (with my brother Piero, an MS patient - and 2 more MS patients, Diana and Kostas). The way that you took care of us and met all of the needs of everyone was very professional and put our worries aside. The compassion of the MTY team and of the doctors was more than what we hoped for. I am forever grateful for your warm hearts and wonderful generosity - Please keep doing a wonderful job in helping people have hope again in their lives and making this journey as comfortable as possible for them."
Marco Scarsella, Brother & Friend of 3 MS LIBERATION PATIENTS
(Toronto, Canada, 2011)
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"You fielded a wonderful team of U.S. trained dentists and saved me thousands of dollars against the dental plan with my local dentist. I got four root canals, five crowns and a bridge, plus treatment for an upper gum infection. I guarantee that anyone needing medical or dental help will not regret trusting you. Now I will be returning for a couple of medical procedures other than dental. Thank you for making "medical tourism" a blessed reality for me." Rev. Dr. Gary W. Hartman, DENTAL PATIENT (Fredericksburg, Virgina 2010) *
“I have lived with MS for 20 years and decided to take my health into my own hands. My Liberation has been amazing. Caring, quality, and easier accessibility are why I am referring other MS patients to MTY in Merida. MTY provides hands-on patient care and that is the most important part – They are a CANADIAN-AMERICAN TEAM there in Merida for you! And there is less chance of getting deep vein thrombosis (clotting) when traveling to Yucatan (less than 2 hours non-stop from Houston with Continental) instead of more distant places.” Katrina Baier, MS LIBERATION PATIENT, (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2011) * "The solution is services like yours -- high quality, respectable and reliable."
Paul M. Gahlinger, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. "Merida medical travel provides great peace of mind via financial savings alone – especially if you are not covered for a particular procedure, have too large a co-pay, or have to wait eons in your home country for a much needed surgery." Merida Medical Tourism, Part II "When I asked other ex-pats about their healthcare experiences here in the Yucatan Peninsula, Merida was consistently mentioned and with positive comments too. I have always been partial to using hospitals that are near to teaching institutions. Again, Merida fits the bill." Kevin Graham, U.S. Counsel Warden "With U.S.-trained doctors and dentists, Merida is actually becoming a convenient and inexpensive medical tourism destination. Its leading private hospital underwent extensive scrutiny for the 2007 visit of the U.S. president, meeting rigorous requirements for White House certification should something have happened to the president on his visit. So Merida is reaping benefits of American medical tourists, and Meridanos are staying home for health care." Editorial Opinions "Geography and good value make Merida the most attractive medical tourism destination in North America. The highest quality treatment at low costs combined with a well situated - and very safe city. Private medical and dental procedures are 30% - 90% lower in Merida, Yucatan compared to similar procedures in the United States. And you just can’t beat the location. Why spend more money flying elsewhere?" Merida Medical Tourism, Part I "Our AMA advocates that employers, insurance companies, and other entities that facilitate or incentivize medical care outside the U.S. adhere to our nine principles (for Medical Tourism)." AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, "Merida offers world class health care with specialists in all fields. With the advent of Medical Tourism many "Norte Americanos" are disabusing themselves of the notion that quality health care is the special province of the U.S. or Canada." LIVING IN MERIDA "Many Merida-based doctors have trained in the United States, Canada, or Europe . . Some doctors have US board certifications or belong to academic medical societies in the US . . . Despite overwhelmingly advanced personnel and facilities, medical services in Merida are significantly less expensive . . . Our review of physicians and private hospitals in Merida was a simple task; they are excellent and travelers will not have a difficult time finding adequate health care . . ." YUCATAN HEALTHY "He is generally regarded as the best surgeon in Merida." LIVING IN MERIDA, "She speaks excellent English, and is a very compassionate doctor." LIVING IN MERIDA, "Merida’s health care system and facilities are of superior quality and rivaled only by state-of-the-art medical services found in developed countries. Merida’s private hospitals are the finest . . . modern, comprehensive facilities and medical services . . ." Dr. Robert H. Page, MD "They called in an epidemiologist who was also the Public Health Service specialist. Because I have a rather lengthy medical history, he then called in a specialist in internal medicine. Together, these two doctors brought me back to health and ascertained that I did not have the Swine flu or any other flu, but did have bronchial pneumonia and treated me accordingly. Incredible care by incredible professionals! Having been hospitalized several times in the U.S., the overall quality of care and compassion I received here in Merida actually surpasses that which I have received in the U.S. I am not saying that the care I received in the U.S. was not good, it was just much better here in Mexico. The hospital staff was far more cordial than I would have expected or that I ever experienced before anywhere. My 3-day hospital stay in Merida, including admission through the emergency room, admission to a private room, two professional medical specialists, a host of nurses and hospital staff members, multiple x-rays, throat and nasal cultures, extensive blood work, a series of other lab tests, and all my medications, cost me the equivalent of just an emergency room visit to a hospital in the U.S." Michael Riniolo "When I asked other ex-pats about their healthcare experiences here in the Yucatan Peninsula, Merida was consistently mentioned and with positive comments too. I have always been partial to using hospitals that are near to teaching institutions. Again, Merida fits the bill. The need did arise one evening when I had an appendicitis attack. I threw a few items in a bag and made the long trek to Merida. I arrived at the emergency room of Star Medica Hospital, and was seen by the emergency room physician in less than five minutes. A prompt examination and a few tests and my suspicions were confirmed. They called in a surgeon and I was in surgery shortly after my arrival. (The surgeon was actually sitting in a chair outside of the operating suites, waiting for me.) I only spent one additional night in the hospital. I was in a spotlessly clean private room with nice artwork on the walls. The surgeon was trained in the U.S. and his care was excellent and personal. He gave me his personal cell phone number and made arrangements for me to have my sutures removed back in Mahahual. The hospital staff was attentive without interrupting my rest and recovery. The cost for emergency room, emergency room physician, all tests, surgeon, operating suite and two nights in the hospital - $3,000 USD. That was my deductible when I lived in the U.S.! A reason I picked Star Medica was due to positive things I heard from other expats. It always makes you feel a little better when you run a doctor’s name by someone. I have come to appreciate how really good health care can be here in Merida." Kevin Graham, "On behalf of my family, we would like to thank you and everyone at Star Medica for the professional and loving care shown to Sam and Lois. The openness and access to both of you to my sister Kate and I made this whole ordeal much easier. I wish doctors and hospitals in United States would follow your practice. It is a miracle, with some truly outstanding patient care, that Sam is safely in a hospital in Maryland now. He is expected to be transferred to a nursing home this week. Please extend our deepest thanks to all the other doctors, nurses, attendants and administration staff." Yours, Jake Scheele "In my heart know that we could not have had these miracles if Sam had become in this condition in the United States. Your doctors have performed many miracles and supported us as family members as well--this would not have happened here. I will write a more detailed email and letter later to your hospital and to you. Thank you for being so attentive to me during a very difficult time. The wonderful news is that I just finished a 5 day conference in Washington DC where I was also very supported by my peers and I now know that I have many other career and other life options which I am quite excited to consider. How quickly life can change in a month. Thank you doctors in Merida!!!! More later when I have more time." Best Regards, Kathy DeWolfe "My first successful medical procedure in Merida was a colonoscopy by the compassionate and excellent physician, Dr. Icaza. Next an operation by Dr. Araujo: complex sphincterectomy and closing of a fissure requiring a spinal injection from an anesthesiologist, plus removal of a small tumor. And another success. And why not success? After all, if it is good enough for the President of the United States, then it’s good enough for me. Star Medica Hospital and its Doctors were selected by the White House as the #1 medical destination choice should something happen to the President while visiting Merida, Yucatan." Alan Graham |
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