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Saint Alphonsus Travel Medicine Clinic and Immunization
Program
Frequently Asked Questions
What is covered in an appointment with your Travel
Medicine Physician?
Intensity of medical care required varies greatly based
on travel location, duration, and purpose. Care provided will range from
brief counseling and immunizations to a complete physical with extensive
education and preparation. Key components are the 7-I’s of travel:
- Immunizations
- Insects: repellents, nets, medication
- Ingestions: safety of water, food
- Indiscretion: HIV, sexually transmitted disease
- Injuries: accident avoidance, personal safety
- Immersion: schistosomiasis
- Insurance: coverage and services during travel, access to care
Additionally, our travel clinic offer most or all of the vaccinations that might be necessary for safe travel to the country (or region) a patient is visiting. A sample list of vaccinations offered by our travel medicine clinic is included below:
- Hepatitis A and B
- Measles
- Poliomyelitis
- Diphtheria
- Mumps
- Tetanus
- Typhoid Fever
- Rabies
- Measles
- Shingles
- Yellow Fever
- Meningitis
- Pneumonia
- Rubella
- Varicella
Does private insurance cover travel medicine services?
Coverage
of travel medicine services by payers is still sporadic and varies by plan.
Travel medicine is fully covered by some insurance plans, while others will
only cover a limited number of travel medicine services, if any. Patients
should contact their insurance carriers to determine if travel medicine services
are covered by their plan.
You should expect to provide payment for your services at your visit. Although we will collect payment in full at your visit, we will be happy to bill your insurance at your request and refund to you any payment that is made.
How much will my visit
cost?
The cost for your visit will vary based on where you are traveling
and how much counseling you might need. A counseling visit could take place
with our Travel Medicine Nurse or with our physician Jeff Dzieczkowski. You
can get additional information on the cost of the vaccinations from our Travel
Medicine Nurse.
If I have a medical emergency on my trip, what should I do?
During
your visit, we provide you with valuable information to prepare you for potential
problems. We provide all our patients with an email address to contact us if
needed while they are traveling. We also encourage all our travel patients
to sign up for MySaintAls.com. This is a free service that allows
you to store all your medical information and records on line in a private
and secure manner. This way your medical care givers can access important information
about your health over the internet. For
more information, click here to visit MySaintAls.com.
What are the Travel Medicine Clinic hours and location?
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
6140 W Curtisian, 3rd Floor
Boise, Idaho 83704
Phone: 208-367-6575
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Where can I find additional travel medicine information?
There
are several travel medicine resources that have been developed by infectious
diseases experts. You can find additional travel medicine information through
the these websites:
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healthy when you're away from home. 
