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JFL And Metro Pavia Health System Announce Medical Tourism Agreement

Metro Pavia Health System -- the largest network of affiliated hospitals in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean specialized to receive international patients under the medical tourism program -- and the Juan F. Luis Hospital have achieved a collaborative agreement to provide medical services to patients referred by JFL at reasonable costs, JFL announced today. "We are very pleased to share this collaborative interest with regards to transfers of patients based on CMS & Joint Commission standards and requirements. Metro Pavia Health System and JFL want to ensure the continuity of care and treatment appropriate to the needs of each patient in our respective institutions,” said Metro Pavia Health System President Karen Z. Artau Feliciano. “The provision of high quality hospital medical services and continuity of patient care is the primary purpose of this agreement,” added the executive. On the other hand, attorney Richard Evangelista, acting chief executive officer at JFL, said, “The partnersh...