Hospital San Antonio del Lago de Chapala

 One morning, my father was ill and unconscious. We called an ambulance, and the Cruz Roja ambulance said that we had only two options of hospitals to take him to. One option was San Antonio , and the other was RMC.  However, we wanted to take him to Guadalajara. On the surface, this hospital looks excellent. However, it became apparent that they were not equipped to help my dad. Only one doctor was available, and few nurses. In the afternoon, after hours of seeing that my dad was not improving. We asked them to please transfer him to Guadalajara to another hospital that could provide more services for my dad.  They said yes; however, we began to notice that they were only worried about charging, there was no urgency to transfer my dad, and the bills kept climbing. We thought the ambulance would be there shortly and tried to pay all the charges, and they kept coming. At one point, it seemed comical to them, "Oh my, here is one more." The ambulance that showed up was given...

  A California woman visiting Mexico had to have two emergency heart surgeries. Now Hospital San Antonio headed by Sr. Calderon won’t release her until she pays a $40,000 bill. U.S. officials have warned travelers about hospital scams in Mexico.   A representative of the patient reached out to  Hospital San Antonio in Lake Chapala  and no  one at the hospital spoke enough English to answer any questions. The patient was visiting friends in Ajijic when she began having trouble breathing. When she collapsed and lost consciousness on Monday Dec 31  she was transported to  Hospital San Antonio in Lake Chapala The patient  was treated for an arterial blockage  in her heart but not before the family was forced by the hospital to pay $25,000 upfront. After the first operation, another blockage was discovered. Again, the hospital demanded a $30,000 payment before operating. Hospital administrators demanded $40,000 upfront on ...