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Health you? than you’re putting in. There are three tiers of the plan that can fit any budget or health care need. The Gold is $6,000.00 and that includes inpatient and outpatient care for $90.00 per month. “ We have somewhere around 800-900 people subscribing and they understand the value.” Ameche explained. The health care plan is a stress reliever for those that prefer to pay for medical care and maintenance in an affordable fashion. According to Ameche, SAMS’s future is in Orthopedics and streamlining as many medical treatments as far as possible. “I would like to get a C arm real time imaging machine so you can watch how you are manipulating the bone, where you are putting pins and screws, we definitely could use one in the private sector. I have to depend on surgeons to use the machine, they have a vested interest and it would be a great joint venture. and our tourism. Also, if we have a foreigner paying in a foreign currency for treatment that means we are making our profit margin, then we can reduce the cost of treatment to the local population massively, which is currently $700.00 EC per treatment.” Additionally SAMS offers a Medical Health care plan with monthly fees starting at $40.00 per month for a $2,000.00 credit for the year. So when you do the math you’re still getting more We’ve installed a digital x ray system, now I can email images. We also installed a couple of analysers into the laboratory information system - the machine that does blood work. It streamlines the process, and makes it easier to follow patients. It also makes it easier for other physicians to login and access the information, without having to physically pick it up, it is necessary for the ISO certification, of which when we get that, we will be the first ISO certified lab in Grenada. "Life is Precious ... Put it in the right hands" www.businessgrenada.com 99