How it works

One clear path, from your first question to your trip home.

Some cases need a single consultation; others involve diagnostics, dental care, a procedure or surgery, or several specialists working together. The process starts the same way — we understand what you’re trying to solve, then identify and verify an appropriate clinician or care team for your case. Seven steps: the first four are a conversation, and clinical information only enters when you decide to go further — we mark exactly where.

  1. Step 1

    Tell us what you’re dealing with

    A short conversation. No records, no images, no medical history to fill out.

    This is a conversation, not an application.

  2. Step 2

    We understand what you’re trying to solve

    We ask what’s been going on, what you’ve already tried, how it’s affecting you, and what a good outcome would look like. If you already have a diagnosis, treatment proposal or quote, we organize that too.

  3. Step 3

    We identify appropriate options

    We look at whether an appropriate provider is a reasonable fit for your case, verify key information before any introduction, and tell you honestly if none is yet.

  4. Step 4

    You receive a clear coordination plan

    One document: the proposed next steps, what’s included, what’s excluded, expected costs, and our coordination fee — in plain language. Clinical recommendations come from the provider after evaluation.

  5. Step 5 Where clinical information begins

    Clinical evaluation

    If you decide to go further, the provider evaluates you directly. This is the first point where clinical information is shared.

    Atlas Salus does not evaluate you clinically. Licensed specialists do that.

  6. Step 6

    We coordinate the journey

    Flights, arrival, transport, accommodation, the order of your appointments, and a single person you can reach the whole way through.

  7. Step 7

    We stay involved

    Follow-up after you return, and coordination with your provider if something needs attention. We work alongside your doctor at home, not in their place.

See a sample Atlas Care Plan — the document you receive

Someone from Atlas Salus stays with you the whole way through

Getting there safely

Why Monterrey, and how we handle safety.

Monterrey is one of Mexico’s largest business and healthcare hubs, with established private hospital infrastructure and direct nonstop flights from major US cities. We name the safety question directly rather than talking around it.

Monterrey has direct nonstop flights from Houston (IAH) and Dallas (DFW), so the trip doesn’t involve driving through border regions.

We point you to the current US State Department advisory so you can read it yourself, and we avoid ground routes through neighbouring regions entirely.

US Department of State — Travel Advisories (opens in a new tab)

You stay in an established part of the city, close to where care happens — with real distances, in minutes, not vague reassurances.

How we choose providers

What has to be true before we work with someone.

Curation is the product. Here is what we check — and what disqualifies a provider from our short list.
  • Credentials we verify

    Professional identity, licensure and relevant credentials, verified from appropriate sources before referral.

  • Treatment setting

    We verify where the proposed care will take place, and apply additional facility checks when appropriate to the type and complexity of care.

  • A quote that declares its scope

    A provider willing to state, in writing, exactly what is and isn’t included.

  • Honesty about fit

    The willingness to tell us — and you — when a case isn’t a good match.

What we don’t do

We don’t judge the clinical merits of an individual case, we don’t give a second medical opinion, and we don’t guarantee outcomes. Those belong to the specialists. What we commit to is making the process, known costs, assumptions and open questions as clear as possible before you decide. And we’re not an emergency service — in an emergency, you contact local emergency care directly.

How we think about cost

Start with a conversation.

Tell us what you’re facing. We’ll help you see it clearly — and only go further if it makes sense for you.

Clarity before treatment. Confidence through the journey.