Medical Evacuation from Los Cabos · Los Cabos
Medical Evacuation from Los Cabos — When You Need to Be Moved
Medical evacuation is the structured movement of a patient from one location to another for medical care. From Los Cabos we coordinate three tiers — ground ambulance for local transport, national air ambulance for transfers within Mexico, and international air ambulance for repatriation home to the USA or Canada. All three are coordinated by one bilingual team, one phone number.
one text. one number. one team in Cabo.
24/7 bilingual dispatch — ground ambulance, hospital escalation, air ambulance home.
How we help on the local side
Ground evacuation
From your hotel, villa, yacht or remote location to a hospital in Los Cabos.
National air evacuation
From Los Cabos to specialist hospitals in Mexico City, Guadalajara or Monterrey.
International air evacuation
From Los Cabos to the USA or Canada with medical escort on board.
Insurance coordination
We push the documentation your insurer needs and stay with you through every step.
Typical timeline
From stable-enough-to-fly to wheels-up is typically 12–48 hours for standard cases, expedited under 12 for emergent. Driven mostly by insurance authorization and aircraft availability.
What we don’t do
We don’t operate the aircraft. The flight is performed by a medical-aviation company; we coordinate the bookings around it.
FAQ
How long does the whole process take?
Standard 12–48 hours for stable patients; emergent under 12.
What does the service cost?
Our local-coordination service is included for our patients at no additional charge. The flight is billed by the medical-aviation company, typically $25K–$70K depending on destination.
Will insurance cover the flight?
Most quality travel-insurance policies cover medical evacuation and repatriation with limits of $250K–$1M.
Can family fly with the patient?
Most aircraft accept one family escort; some two.
What documents do we need?
Patient’s passport, insurance card, list of medications, recent medical history. We help collect and translate everything.
Important: For an immediate life-threatening emergency call 911 in Mexico first. Cabo Quick Care is COFEPRIS-licensed in Mexico. Hospital and specialist care is delivered by an independent licensed hospital and its physicians. Travel-insurance reimbursement depends on your policy and your insurer’s review.