No care handoff after Americans get treatment in Tijuana hospitals
Summary
Americans treated at JCI-accredited hospitals in Tijuana have no coordinated handoff back to their California primary-care provider. Follow-up records and instructions rarely transfer, so post-procedure care is fragmented.
An estimated 1.3 million Americans cross to Mexico for care annually, much of it concentrated in border cities like Tijuana, which hosts several JCI-accredited hospitals. Patients return to California with no structured handoff: discharge records, imaging, and follow-up plans aren't routed to their U.S. primary-care provider, leaving post-procedure management to chance.
Sources: JCI accreditation / Mexico medical-tourism standards (Joint Commission International; medicaltourismco.com).
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