Before traveling to the Malargue site, Collaborators are urged to consider the following.

All persons going to the Malargue site must have both workers compensation (work related) insurance and adequate private (non-work related) medical insurance.

1. Verify that your workers compensation coverage is in effect while on travel.
2. Discuss the proper methods of reporting work-related injuries and illnesses to their home institutions.
3. Discuss procedures for billing work-related medical expenses.
4. Obtain a medical contact number and workers compensation insurance contact numbers in case you need a telephone consultation about a work-related medical or insurance question.

1. Verify you have adequate non-work related medical insurance.
2. Find our what your medical insurance carrier expects if you need emergency medical car and what they expect if you need non-emergency medical care.
3. Discuss billing procedures with the medical insurance company for expenses (both emergency and non-emergency) incurred while on travel.
4. Discuss any special needs with your personal physician before beginning the travel.
5. Verify that you have an adequate supply of any prescription medication and have a way to replace a lost supply.

Malargue

• Malargue has a public hospital and a private clinic. The Hospital provides public health service and the clinic is a private health service provider.

• There is 24 -hour emergency room and ambulance service available.

• Minor surgery, e.g. appendectomy, is performed at the local hospital.

• Malargue serves as the "hospital" center for Las Le~as, the international skiing resort. Some physicians worked at Las Le~as,

• Most medications, e.g. cardiac medication, are readily available at the 7 pharmacies in Malargue. Medications not available in Malargue are brought in from San Rafael, Mendoza, or Buenos Aires.

• They have the ability, in case of major accident, to stabilize and transport according to need.

• There are about 25 Doctors practicing in Malargue, this includes some part-time physicians.

• There are many specialists available, including a gynecologist.
• Some physicians have 24-hour services, including home visits.
• Physicians have used local translators according to need.
• They have had no problems receiving direct payment from foreign insurance companies.

• There is a fully equipped first class surgery center at the Hospital in San Rafael where cardiovascular surgery is performed. This site is 200 Km away, about 1.5 hours by ambulance.

• Neurosurgery cases are transported to San Rafael after stabilization.

• Mendoza, a major city, is about 3 hours distance.

• Medical evacuation airplanes are brought in from Buenos Aires.