A retired Army officer, Steven R. Gallegos established Vesa Health & Technology, Inc., in 2007, leveraging his expertise in national health policies to help companies and agencies provide optimal health care to military personnel and their families. Since the company’s founding, Steven R. Gallegos has earned numerous federal contracts and the Leadership Excellence award.
Medcentrek, his medical tourism company, aided individuals in travel to foreign nations as medical tourists in order to receive medical care that they cannot access in their home country or that costs substantially less abroad. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 750,000 Americans travel outside the U.S. each year for health care, particularly dentistry and heart surgery. The primary driver of U.S. medical tourism is cost savings.
While organizations like the Medical Tourism Association work toward improving transparency in medical care offered abroad, individuals must still educate themselves on the risks. Among the perils to consider are the use of counterfeit medications, unscreened blood supplies, and unsanitary tools, such as the hypodermic needles commonly used to inject medication and fluids. In addition, patients should know that it can be dangerous to fly immediately after surgery. Without allowing the proper amount of time for recovery, they run a high risk of developing blood clots.
Medcentrek, his medical tourism company, aided individuals in travel to foreign nations as medical tourists in order to receive medical care that they cannot access in their home country or that costs substantially less abroad. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 750,000 Americans travel outside the U.S. each year for health care, particularly dentistry and heart surgery. The primary driver of U.S. medical tourism is cost savings.
While organizations like the Medical Tourism Association work toward improving transparency in medical care offered abroad, individuals must still educate themselves on the risks. Among the perils to consider are the use of counterfeit medications, unscreened blood supplies, and unsanitary tools, such as the hypodermic needles commonly used to inject medication and fluids. In addition, patients should know that it can be dangerous to fly immediately after surgery. Without allowing the proper amount of time for recovery, they run a high risk of developing blood clots.