Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition

Palacio del Obispado (Bishop’s Palace), 90
paperwork, post-treatment, 7
Parque Fundidora, 90
Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, 75, 89
Parque Niños Héroes, 89
Parque Plaza Sésamo, 89
Paseo Santa Lucía (Santa Lucía Riverwalk), 90
passports and passport cards, 79–80
Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody’s Guide
to Affordable, World-Class Healthcare,
xv, 19
payment options, 32
pediatrics
Centro de Ginecología y Obstetricia de
Monterrey (Ginequito), 38–40
Christus Muguerza Hospital Conchita,
46–47
periodontics
La Casa del Diente, 65
permanent resident cards, 79
personal effects, duty-free, 83
phone calls, 84
phone numbers, useful, 83
physical therapy and rehabilitation
Christus Muguerza Hospital Alta
Especialidad, 41–43
physical therapy and rehabilitation
Christus Muguerza Hospital Sur, 47–48
physicians
communication between, 25
communication with, 5, 8, 25
continuity of care, 5
fees for initial consultation, 8
questions to ask, 8–9
researching, 4
Planetario Alfa, 92
planning ahead, 3–5, 22
plastic and reconstructive surgery
Centro de Ginecología y Obstetricia de
Monterrey (Ginequito), 38–40
Christus Muguerza Hospital Sur, 47–48
Clínica Vitro, 49–50
Hospital CIMA Monterrey, 53–55
Plaza Fiesta San Agustín, 91
Plaza México, 91
post-treatment care, 7, 26–27
post-treatment checklist, 26–27
post-treatment discomfort, 26–27
post-treatment paperwork, 7
pre-departure planning, 3–5
Presidente Monterrey, 92
private hospitals, 32
Pueblo de Santiago, 89
Puente de la Unidad (Bridge of Unity), 90
purified water, 82
q
quality of care, xvi, 6
questions to ask physicians, 8–9
Quinta Real Monterrey, 92
R
radiology
Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio
González, 64–65
records, medical. See medical records
record-sharing, electronic, 25
recovery time planning, 5, 7
reproductive medicine
Centro de Ginecología y Obstetricia de
Monterrey (Ginequito), 38–40
Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio
González, 64–65
researching
by internet, 4
destinations, 5
physicians, 4
returning home, 7
robotic-assisted surgery
Hospital San José Tec de Monterrey, 59–61
s
safety and security, 86
Safi Royal Luxury, 92
Salón de la Fama (Baseball Hall of Fame), 91
Satori World Medical, 68
Sheraton Ambassador, 92
shopping, 91
Sierra Madre Oriental, 75
$6,000 Rule, 11
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, 81–82
social security hospitals, 32
specialty treatments, xvii
staff-to-patient ratios, xvii
State Department, US, 80–82
statistics
hospital-borne infection rates, xvii
number of treatments performed, 8
patient base, 8
staff-to-patient ratios, xvii
index
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