Tag Archives: Mexico

Testimonial: Member With Acute Gallbladder Problems In Mexico Airlifted Home

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A Vagabundos Travel Club member and a SkyMed member since 09/01/02, Margaret developed acute gall bladder problems while vacationing in San Quintin, MX, a small town about 150 miles south of Ensenada, MX, and needed surgery as soon as possible. The local hospital lacked the facilities to perform surgery, therefore the Lockwoods preferred not to […]


Top 5 Bizarre Travel Foods

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They say one man’s pleasure is another man’s pain, and we think what’s placed on the dinner table can very well be described in these terms. Take blue cheese, for instance, which is basically moldy cheese, or the popular Mexican menudo soup, made from beef tripe. Both are considered delicacies by some, bizarre foods by […]


Testimonial: Heart Attack On Carnival Cruise Ship Near Cozumel, Mexico

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Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar – Vancouver, BC, Canada My wife and I were on board the Carnival Glory Cruise Ship near Cozumel, Mexico, when around 2:00 a.m. I had a heart attack. My wife called 911 on the ship and they had to revive me and put me on oxygen. They kept me stable and […]


The SkyMed UNIVERSE

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What in the world is the SkyMed UNIVERSE? Or, more precisely: where in the world is the SkyMed UNIVERSE? If you have a SkyMed membership, you may already know the SkyMed UNIVERSE is comprised of 32 countries where coverage is provided to members, including Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Belize and the […]


Testimonial: Member in Mexico Suffers Multiple Fractures to Femur

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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 […]


Testimonial: Richard Branson, San Diego, CA

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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 […]