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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
SCBIZ Daily Staff
COLUMBIA -- Medical travel company Companion Global Healthcare Inc. announced Friday that Min-Sheng General Hospital in Taiwan has been accepted into its network of international hospitals that offer surgery and other care to American patients at affordable rates.
The affiliation means Companion Global Healthcare’s individual clients and members of its employer groups may choose Min-Sheng, along with other hospitals in the Companion Global Healthcare network, for medical care abroad.
Min-Sheng is a 600-bed facility that holds the prestigious Joint Commission International accreditation. Min-Sheng, which has 106 physicians certified in a variety of specialties, becomes the 11th hospital to join Companion Global Healthcare’s network. Other network hospitals are located in India, Costa Rica, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and Ireland.
All network hospitals are commission-accredited, and all have completed Companion Global Healthcare’s extensive credentialing process. The hospitals’ average fees are substantially lower than those at many U.S. facilities, up to 80% less in some cases.
“Min-Sheng hospital has the very latest in medical technology and a top-notch International Services staff that is proficient in English,” said David Boucher, president of Companion Global Healthcare, which is based in Columbia. “It is an ideal fit for our network and our company’s mission, which is to provide members of our self-insured employer groups and our individual clients with as many choices as possible for obtaining fully credentialed medical care at affordable prices.”
Companion Global Healthcare helps Americans access lower-cost health care at its network hospitals by making travel arrangements, identifying providers and offering other services. It contracts with self-insured employers that include the Companion Global Healthcare network in their employee benefit plans as a way to hold down rising health care costs for themselves and their workers.
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