Medical Travel Today (MTT): When we spoke with Steve Bonner last year, he indicated that the average Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) patient travels 514 miles one way to reach you for care. Is that distance about the same or are you seeing patients from even further

Editor's Note: In Issue 20 of Medical Travel Today we featured a link to blogsouthwest.com where a grateful mother by the name of Shannon Robertson was singing the praises of Southwest Airlines' Medical Transportation Grant Program. Thanks to the program, Roberston, who lives in Louisiana, hasn't had to worry

  Editor’s Note: When news of the Walmart initiative broke we turned to someone we knew who had a unique perspective and insight into the company’s motivation and approach. Tom Emerick of Emerick Consultingmanaged Walmart’s program for 15 years until he went out on his own five years ago. As it

Editor's Note: A recent Towers Watson survey of 440 midsize and large companies revealed that employers are actively looking for ways to address the increasing costs of healthcare. Senior Consultant Julie Stone kindly agreed to speak to us about how medical travel may or may not fit into cost containment plans in

Medical Travel Today (MTT): For the sake of our readers who may not be familiar with the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL), can you give us a brief history of the organization and a sense of your mission? Mimi Grant (MG): We actually started in 1983 as the Southern California

Editor's Note: In our last issue we featured Part One (HYPERLINK TO PART ONE IN ISSUE 17) of a conversation with Dr. Joseph Barcie who recently transitioned from being the president of Centralized Services at the International Healthcare Corporation (IHC) to that of assistant vice president of Baptist Health International. In

Editor's Note: In Issue 17 of Medical Travel Today we featured Part One (ADD HYPERLINK) of a recent conversation with Camille Hoheb. In addition to sharing news of a recent survey launched by Wellness Tourism Worldwide (What Motivates YOU to Travel),she also shared what she perceives to be some of the

Editor's Note: When I received a recent "status change" from Joseph Barcie via a social network, I was intrigued to learn what kind of opportunity could draw him away from the great success he had at International Hospital Corporation (IHC). I quickly learned that although he had moved on to Baptist

Medical Travel Today (MTT):Let's start with your background. Tell us how you became involved in wellness travel. Camille Hoheb (CH): I initially earned my master's degree in Healthcare Administration, and focused on hospital management, specifically, marketing, business development and healthcare education, which also included managing a hospital-based wellness center.

Editor's Note: Readers may recognize László Puczkó's name as the author of numerous papers and books on medical travel (Wellness Tourism and Medical Tourism: Where do Spas Fit?, The Future of Spa Tourism, High-End Medical Travel), co-author of Health and Wellness Tourism, in-demand speaker for many global medicine conferences and events, and respected researcher. To that list