Baja California Medical Tourism Association is a state of California non-profit association

California association formed to promote Baja California medical tourism.

Baja California Medical Tourism Association is a state of California non-profit association

From the Mexico border north through the Greater Los Angeles Region there are 24 million residents millions of them are faced with the need for affordable high quality medical services. To reach this vast audience the Baja California Medical Tourism Association (BCMTA www.BajaCaliforniaMedicalTourismAssociation.org) was organized as a state of California non-profit association for mutual benefit with offices in Tijuana and San Diego.

BCMTA becomes the only association outside the Republic of Mexico totally dedicated to advocating and promoting medical services, including veterinarian, for the entire state of Baja California. BCMTA as a non-profit California association plans on becoming the “Seal of Approval” to the general public seeking medical services information and referrals in the Western United States, with emphasis in California’s vast Hispanic and non-Hispanic population.

The organizers are prominent leaders in various fields – law, accounting, web design, tourist auto insurance, tour operations, media communications and marketing. The first Chairman of the Board is Judith Wilson, the managing partner of the Tijuana law office of Bryan, Gonzalez Vargas & Gonzalez Baz. The Secretary is a partner in the San Diego office of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, a U.S. national firm. The other organizers and board members are: Mauricio Monroy, the former managing partner of the Tijuana office of Deloitte, who left to start his own Mauricio Monroy Contadores with offices in Tijuana. Another Tijuana personality is Carlos Rosette, co-owner of Hi-Tek Mexico web designers and web hosting. Baja Bound, a major seller of Mexico auto insurance on the internet is represented by Hank Morton, President, and Geoff Hill, Vice President. For organizing the first of its kind, Medical Tours, Alfonso Hernandez the General Manager of Five Star Tours based in San Diego. And Patrick Osio, writer and radio host, and Hector Molina, television and Spanish language radio personality both with TransBorder Communications round up the Board.

“Ideas are plentiful, what is needed by the Baja medical cluster is action,” said Patrick Osio. What BCMTA will do is go directly to the California consumer with attendance at health expos, television and radio spot advertisements, news releases, commentary articles, networking with other organizations, and as guests on television and radio programs, as well as reviving The Baja Connection radio program over the Internet. And an important element is the organizing of medical tours, several of which are already in the works.

“BCMTA is actively inviting for membership medical institutions and practitioners who have a proven track record, and are accredited,” said Carlos Rosette, the Chairman of the BCMTA Marketing Committee. By having only those with full accreditation the California non-profit will sustain a high degree of credibility with the U.S. public.

Of importance, Molina said is that BCMTA will represent all of Baja California not just one municipality. Each municipality has or is organizing its own Tourism Medical Cluster to promote its own services. BCMTA will work with each of them while being a promoter for all of them. “It is of course important for each municipality to have its own medical tourism cluster, but it is not the same as having a presence in the market place where the consumer of medical services is found,” added Molina.
BCMTA as a California non-profit association brings credibility as California regulations are strictly enforced and monitored. “This separates BCMTA from all other out of country efforts providing the association with the advantage not available to those not directly present in the market place,” Molina added.

BCMTA will also advocate in California for further recognition of medical services in Baja by more health insurance companies; it will work with other organizations in promoting and lobbying for Medicare payment approval for services in Mexico; and with local authorities to expedite border crossings. BCMTA by being a California entity can also better promote the benefits of for retirees to consider buying a home and living in Baja California to avail themselves of a higher quality of life at lower costs than those in the U.S. and the availability of very good medical services and assisted living facilities for those in need of extra assistance in their daily activities.