Medical Repatriation Service from Mexico to the USA · Los Cabos
Medical Repatriation Service from Mexico to the USA
If a U.S. traveler is hospitalized in Los Cabos and needs to be flown home for ongoing care, Cabo Quick Care is the local coordinator who pushes the paperwork, runs the local-side ground transport, and stays with the family in English until wheels-up. The flight itself is operated by a medical-aviation company; we coordinate the bookings around it.
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
Local-side coordination
Working with the local hospital to gather discharge summary, imaging, lab results in English.
Insurance coordination
Calling the travel-insurance assistance line with the family, providing all medical documentation.
Receiving hospital arrangement
Coordinating with the U.S. receiving hospital’s admitting office for confirmed bed and physician.
Ground ambulance to SJD
Timed transport from the Cabo hospital to the airport for medical-aviation departure.
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.