title: Unplanned health care tourism.
abstract: Health care tourism is often a preplanned event carefully laying out all the details. Sometimes, when one least expects it, medical care is needed outside of the mainland. This Editorial speaks to an unplanned experience.
authors.forename: Suzanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D057193:Medical Tourism