Mexico Travelers

Ron & Betty Jensen

Phoenix, AZ

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 2010 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 (This refers to the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of whole blood). Betty was rushed to the Amerimed Hospital in Cancun, where she spent the next 8 days. She was given blood to increase her Hematocrit level.

Ron called SkyMed for help in getting Betty back to Arizona. The airlines require a 48 hour notice to fly someone on oxygen. Soon SkyMed had arranged for a Medical Escort from Cancun to Phoenix, to fly with Betty in First Class, in order to monitor Betty during the non stop flight from Cancun to Phoenix. Transportation to and from the airport, was also arranged.

Upon arrival in Phoenix, Betty, Ron and the Medical Escort were transported to the Emergency Room at St. Joseph’s Hospital. It was determined that Betty had been bleeding internally, possibly related to her being on a blood thinning medication. It required another six days in the hospital, before Betty was determined to be stable enough to go home.

Ron said that they had first heard about SkyMed from Tom Bickers while they were traveling in their Winnebago RV.

As it turns out, it was a wise decision. They would have had the incredible stress of organizing the flight in a foreign country and it would have cost them well over $8000.

With SkyMed they paid their SkyMed membership fee and nothing else and had the ultimate peace of mind.

“We very much appreciate the excellent service that we received from SkyMed. Everything was well coordinated and all Betty’s needs were met.”

Ron & Betty Jensen