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International Patients
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Spine Associates has designed a unique service to meet the health care and cultural needs of patients from around the world. International patients who require advanced, specialized treatment of the spine can benefit from this dynamic healthcare resource. |
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Spine Associates is ready to open its doors to the global community. Our International Medical Services is ready to meet your needs and requirements as International Patients. From managing medical consultations and hospital admissions to travel and hotel arrangements, our staff is committed to making international patients and their families feel comfortable during their stay.
Patients coming from abroad will receive our assistance:
We coordinate your appointments. We will arrange all of your appointments with Spine Associates for consultation. We will also coordinate any diagnostic testing, lab work or medical procedures.
We plan your travel. We help you find the best, most cost-effective arrangements for your stay. We can provide logistical support for your travel requirements, from airline ticketing, land transportation, to room reservations.
Hotel Assistance. Spine Associates assists patients in their travel by providing access to discounts on hotels and housing when available.
Financial Information. We will coordinate financial information with international insurance companies including financial clearance, private pay estimates, wire transfers and global billing.
We will help you get around. From the time you arrive at the airport, we can provide transfer services to and from our office via limousine, ambulance or taxi.
Business Center. At our hospitals business center, you can take advantage of an array of services: we have interpreters who are fluent in various languages. We can provide you with secretarial services, and other related business services such as courier, Flat-Screen Desktop PC with Internet and WIFI connection, fax and photocopying services.
Personalized Care
Our exceptional medical expertise is matched by our commitment to personalized care. From our patients’ initial inquiries through their follow-up medical care back home, our liaisons act as a single point of contact to assist patients throughout their stay.
Our liaisons can arrange for the following services:
- Interpretation services in 30 languages
- Transportation, including airport pickup and ground or air ambulance
- Hotel or long-term lodging arrangements for patients and their families
- Personal escorts to appointments and specialized procedures
- Private duty nurses or nurse assistants
- Special meals honoring dietary requirements
- Arrangements for special cultural or religious needs
- VIP concierge services for shopping, dining, sightseeing, and special Houston-area events
We also provide these services for patients from out of town including hotel reservations near the hospital and Galleria area. Foundation Surgical Hospital has special medical rates available with most hotels within the Houston Galleria area. Click here for a complete listing of hotels near Foundation Surgical Hospital.
To speak directly with one of our Patient Liaisons, please contact:
Laurel Norton
5420 W. Loop South, Suite 2500
Bellaire, TX 77401
Mobile: 713-553-5238
Office: 713-383-7100
Fax: 713-383-7500
Helpful Foreign Links:
Patient Travel and its related telephone HELPLINE (1-800-296-1217) serves to make referrals and provide "how to get there" assistance for any patient needing to travel to a distant specialized medical facility for evaluation, diagnosis or treatment. Patients served are people for whom the cost of long-distance travel for medical care is financially difficult.
Foreign Scoliosis Sites
www.sauk.org.uk The Scoliosis Association of the United Kingdom
www.scoliosis.org.au The Scoliosis Association of Australia
www.skoliose-info-forum.de A German scoliosis forum
www.liv.ac.uk/HumanAnatomy/phd/irssd/irssd.html The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) was established in 1994 to advance the study and research into spinal deformities for the public benefit
www.spinecarefoundation.org The Spinecare Foundation is an organization involved in education and research into spinal conditions. The Foundations aim is to provide support for children with special injuries and disorders.
www.scoliosissuppport.org.au The scoliosis support group of Queensland
www.scoliosis-australia.org A project of the Spine Society of Australia