Category Archives: Testimonials

Testimonial: SkyMed Member Has Heart Attack in RV, Evacuated from AZ to Canada

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Burt & Kathy Campbell New Brunswick, Canada On February 13, 2017, my husband, Burt, suffered a heart attack in our RV in Yuma, Arizona.  A 911 call was made & he was transported by ambulance to the local hospital where he underwent immediate bypass surgery. There were many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed […]


Testimonial: Global ETS Member with Femur Injury Evacuated from Greece to Florida

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Bob & Bette Burgfechtel The Villages, Florida Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people. […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Members Trapped in RV While Tornado Slams Through RV Park

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Charles & Jill Heath from Cleveland, Ohio My wife, Jill, and I were wintering in South Florida and on our route home stopped to stay a few nights at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park near Lake Okeechobee. We had been watching the weather and thought we would hook up the truck and trailer so we […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery

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  Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen San Miguel, Mexico As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the […]


Testimonial: Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy

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Kathleen Phelps Puerto Vallarta, Mexico I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got […]


Testimonial: Member has Stroke in Left Eye Flies from San Miguel to ATL for Evaluation

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Max & Alice Neufeld San Miguel, Mexico On December 31, 2015 my wife and I became members of the SkyMed Program. In June of 2016 I suffered a mild stroke in my left eye. It was diagnosed and treated here in San Miguel. The diagnosis revealed that the cause of the stroke was due to […]