Hermosillo, Sonora MexicoNovember 6th and 7th, Invited attendees from Mexico and the United States gathered in Sonora Mexico for the first International Forum on “Sonora Opportunities and Perspectives of Health Tourism”. The forum featured 200 delegates over two days of panel discussions to help promote Medical Tourism in Sonora Mexico. The keynote speaker was Dr. Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, Secretary of Health in Mexico who spoke about the upcoming challenges that will be faced in Sonora and about their goals for the future. 
Two representatives from the Medical Tourism Association were present for this forum, President Jonathan Edelheit and Melissa Skelton. Jonathan Edelheit was a speaker for the panel session on Global Market Trends for Providing Healthcare Services to Foreigners and also spoke on Medical Insurance for Foreign Patients. One of the hot topics at the conference was accreditation, since currently there are only 3 JCI accredited hospitals in Mexico. Many hospitals were waiting until they were accredited before they started marketing in the US to bring patients. The misconception for many is that a hospital needs to be JCI accredited before they can start receiving overseas patients. 
The Medical Tourism Association representatives took two hospital site tours. The hospitals they visited were CIMA Hospital Hermosillo and Hospital San Jose. Both hospitals were busy preparing for accreditation and eager to bring US patients to their hospitals. Hospital San Jose was built two years ago and is preparing to build an International Patient Department. During both tours they saw a lot of positive steps in the right direction, from top of the line technology being used, plans for remodeling/expansion, and building for the future.
The forum was a step in the right direction for Medical Tourism in Sonora. Health Tourism of Sonora was a Bronze Sponsor at the World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress where they networked with many of the speakers that spoke at the forum.
Two representatives from the Medical Tourism Association were present for this forum, President Jonathan Edelheit and Melissa Skelton. Jonathan Edelheit was a speaker for the panel session on Global Market Trends for Providing Healthcare Services to Foreigners and also spoke on Medical Insurance for Foreign Patients. One of the hot topics at the conference was accreditation, since currently there are only 3 JCI accredited hospitals in Mexico. Many hospitals were waiting until they were accredited before they started marketing in the US to bring patients. The misconception for many is that a hospital needs to be JCI accredited before they can start receiving overseas patients. The Medical Tourism Association representatives took two hospital site tours. The hospitals they visited were CIMA Hospital Hermosillo and Hospital San Jose. Both hospitals were busy preparing for accreditation and eager to bring US patients to their hospitals. Hospital San Jose was built two years ago and is preparing to build an International Patient Department. During both tours they saw a lot of positive steps in the right direction, from top of the line technology being used, plans for remodeling/expansion, and building for the future.The forum was a step in the right direction for Medical Tourism in Sonora. Health Tourism of Sonora was a Bronze Sponsor at the World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress where they networked with many of the speakers that spoke at the forum.
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