SkyMed received a call from St. James Hospital in San Felipe, MX. Virginia Lawton had suffered multiple fractures of her femur, and needed to be evacuated immediately due to the possibility of internal bleeding. SkyMed immediately arranged and paid for emergency air-transport to San Diego, where Virginia underwent surgery that evening. Once she was stable enough […]
A Vagabundos Travel Club member, friend of Virginia’s called their local doctor and stated that Virginia was experiencing severe cardiac problems. It was determined that Virginia was critical and needed pacemaker. She needed to get back to her doctors and hospital in Spokane Washington immediately. SkyMed made the arrangements the same day, and by evening […]
While vacationing in San Felipe, Ronald’s wife called our members services hotline after Ronald had been diagnosed with circulation problems in his legs. He needed transport to Bakersfield, California for immediate surgery. The call to SkyMed came at nearly midnight but by six in the evening on that same day, Ronald and his wife had […]
Richard has been a SkyMed member since 2002. One evening, we received a call from Red Cross Ambulance in San Felipe, stating Richard had suffered a fractured femur and fractured kneecap from an auto accident. The Red Cross had originally contacted Blue Cross, Richard’s health insurer for approval of ambulance transport to Calexico, and a […]
Every October, Ron and Betty Jensen, go to spend a few weeks in sunny Cancun. They looked forward to it all year. One day during their annual visit Betty started having chest pains and blurry vision. They went to see a doctor nearby. He ordered blood tests which showed low hematocrit levels (the percentage of […]
Richard Naylor, Hillsboro, Oregon “I was at my winter home in San Felipe, Baja, California recovering from major cancer surgery when I suddenly became seriously ill from a bacterial infection that the doctor in San Felipe could not treat. The doctor called SkyMed for me, and the arrangements were made to return me home immediately. […]
