Columbia, S.C. July 14 - Medical travel facilitator Companion Global Healthcare Inc. has added Severance Hospital of Seoul, South Korea, to its network of accredited, international hospitals that provide surgery and other care to its clients at rates far lower than those charged by U.S. facilities.
With the addition of Severance, Companion Global Healthcare’s network now includes 19 hospitals and three dental clinics around the world. All network hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), and provide surgery and other care at prices up to 90 percent less than in the United States.
Companion Global Healthcare is a full-service medical travel facilitator that helps clients arrange travel and medical care appointments at its network hospitals, offering round-trip customer service. The company serves uninsured and underinsured individuals, and contracts with self-insured employers that offer a global care option in their employee benefit plans.
“We are pleased to accept Severance Hospital into our provider network,” said David Boucher, president and chief operating officer of Companion Global Healthcare. “Severance offers our individual and employer group clients another option for obtaining medical care at a JCI-accredited facility at an affordable price,”
With 2,007 beds, Severance is the largest hospital in Asia and the only JCI-accredited hospital in South Korea. The state-of-the-art facility has a fully enabled computerized physician order entry system, and has staff physicians and nurses who are fluent in English. It also offers an entire floor of VIP patient rooms that include hardwood floors, personal computers and DVD players.
About Companion Global Healthcare
Based in Columbia, S.C., Companion Global Healthcare Inc. provides medical travel assistance to clients who seek treatment at any of its 19 network hospitals and three dental clinics around the world. The company serves as a single launch point for appointments, travel arrangements, case management coordination services upon return to the United States, medical travel insurance, and help with insurance claims filing.
The company serves uninsured and underinsured individuals, as well as employers and insurance companies that include the Companion Global Healthcare network in their benefit plans. Employer groups interested in restructuring their benefit plans to include Companion Global Healthcare’s network and services should call 1-800-906-7065.
