Global
Health Voyager, Inc. (GHV) (OTCBB: GLHV), a
full-service, web-based, medical
tourism facilitator today announced that it entered
into a memorandum of understanding on September 1, 2011 with PlanetHospital
(PH), the largest medical travel facilitator in the United States, to
acquire all the PlanetHospital assets from Healthcare International
Network, LLC. Terms of the transaction, a pure asset purchase with no
ties to any existing liabilities, were not disclosed. The deal is
expected to close on or before October 1, 2011.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Rudy Rupak, founder and CEO
of PlanetHospital, to the GHV management team as the president of the
PlanetHospital division,” says Ali Moussavi, GHV president and CEO.
"Rudy is internationally recognized as an industry pioneer, enjoys
high visibility in the marketplace, and provides a strong voice for the
medical tourism community.
He will play an important
leadership role in advancing our global positioning and driving GHV
business objectives.”
Moussavi points to the significant value of combining a public
entity with the high-profile PlanetHospital brand, adding, "Founded in
2002, PlanetHospital captured first mover advantage with the
introduction of a medical tourism platform that offers Americans options
for accessing high quality healthcare treatments outside the United
States at significantly lower costs.
The Company quickly
captured the attention of national and international media, generating
wide consumer interest in its programs. Self-insured employers,
insurers, third party administrators and other intermediaries also rely
upon the PH platform for offering employees a medical travel benefit.”
Rudy Rupak, founder and CEO of PlanetHospital adds, "I am
delighted that PlanetHospital is finally going to be a listed company.
This is not an exit strategy for us, but rather an opportunity to
really grow the business aggressively and take it to the next level.
Expect great things."
About Global Health Voyager
Global Health Voyager, Inc. (OTCBB: GLHV) is a U.S.-based
full-service medical tourism facilitator. It offers access to a
worldwide network of highly accredited facilities and providers to
patients seeking healthcare, surgical, dental, and wellness procedures.
The Company is a one-stop medical
tourism resource, providing consumers, employers,
payers and other intermediaries the ability to choose and access
information about a wide array of destinations, hospitals, procedures
and services from one convenient location. Through established
relationships with international providers, the Company has already done
the groundwork to verify the accreditation and experience of the
provider organizations it offers. Visit www.globalhealthvoyager.com.
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