Health & Wellness Bazaar

What Health & Wellness Bazaar does

Health & Wellness Bazaar is a medical tourism facilitator that connects patients from the United States and Canada with board-certified surgeons and accredited hospitals in Mexico, primarily in Tijuana. Founded in 2016 and operating through a dual-entity structure — Stoic Solutions Corp (California) for U.S. contracting and Health & Wellness Bazaar, S.A. de C.V. for on-ground Mexico coordination — the company delivers all-inclusive surgery packages spanning plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, fertility treatments, dental care, hair restoration, orthopedic surgery, transgender surgery, stem cell therapy, and general surgery. Headquartered at 600 W Broadway, Suite 700 in San Diego with an operations office in Tijuana, the company employs 11-50 staff and is led by founder and CEO David Mora. Pricing on publicly disclosed packages ranges from roughly $900 per dental implant to $12,500+ for a discectomy, with claimed cost savings of 50-80% versus comparable U.S. procedures.

The business is service-mediated rather than technology-mediated: core technology is explicitly noted as not applicable. The platform layer consists of a medical questionnaire, virtual consultations, a vetted surgeon/hospital network, and bilingual concierge coordinators who manage travel, transportation, lodging, appointments, and post-operative recovery. The go-to-market is sales-assisted, with patient inquiries entering through the website, phone (858-779-2552), SMS (+1 858-299-1115), or email ([email protected]) and routed to coordinators who shepherd prospects from quote through recovery. No mobile app, no public API, no disclosed software stack, and no AI/ML capabilities are documented in the source material.

The company monetizes per-procedure through bundled, all-inclusive package pricing that embeds surgeon fees, hospital fees, anesthesia, pre-operative testing, transportation coordination, lodging guidance, and follow-up support. Distribution is direct-to-consumer with no resellers or marketplace partners; patient financing is enabled through third-party lenders to qualified buyers. The operating model relies on partner-hospital accreditation signals (JCI, COFEPRIS), industry memberships (ISAPS, AMCPER, AAOS, ASMBS), and a stated 0% incident rate to differentiate in a category where perceived safety risk is a primary demand barrier. The company is privately held, has not disclosed external institutional funding, and operates from a bootstrapped, founder-controlled posture serving a long tail of individual elective-procedure patients.

Name

Health & Wellness Bazaar

Legal name

Stoic Solutions Corp

Website

https://hwbazaar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Health & Wellness Bazaar is a medical tourism facilitator founded in 2016 that connects U.S. and Canadian patients with vetted Mexican surgeons and accredited hospitals, offering all-inclusive surgery packages across plastic, bariatric, fertility, dental, orthopedic, transgender, and stem cell procedures at 50-80% savings versus U.S. prices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Tourism Facilitation

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Travel Concierge, Logistics & Aftercare Coordination Services (THAKAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inbound Medical Tourism Facilitators (THAKAIAB), Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Tourism Agencies (THAKAIAD), Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Tourism Agencies (THAKAIAE), Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Tourism Agencies (THAKAIAG)

Keywords

• Medical tourism facilitation
• Cross-border surgical coordination
• Mexico medical travel
• All-inclusive surgery packages
• Bariatric and plastic surgery tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Tourism Coordination Services: The company generates revenue by coordinating medical travel logistics for international patients seeking procedures in Mexico. Revenue is embedded in all-inclusive package pricing that covers surgeon coordination, transportation, lodging, appointments, and concierge support. Patients pay for the facilitation services and associated logistics as part of comprehensive surgery packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Health & Wellness Bazaar is a medical tourism facilitator that pairs U.S. and Canadian patients with board-certified surgeons and JCI/COFEPRIS-accredited hospitals in Tijuana, Mexico, and sells all-inclusive surgery packages. Revenue is generated by bundling the facilitation services with surgeon fees, hospital fees, anesthesia, pre-op testing, ground transportation, lodging guidance, and follow-up care across procedure categories including plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, fertility, dental, hair restoration, orthopedic, transgender, stem cell, and general surgery. Delivery relies on bilingual patient coordinators acting as a concierge layer between the international patient and the Mexican provider network.

Product overview

Health & Wellness Bazaar operates as a medical travel concierge and facilitator platform connecting international patients (primarily from the U.S. and Canada) with board-certified surgeons and accredited hospitals in Mexico, primarily in Tijuana. The company offers all-inclusive surgery packages that bundle surgeon fees, hospital fees, anesthesia, pre-operative testing, transportation, lodging, and follow-up care across multiple service categories including plastic surgery, weight-loss surgery (bariatrics), fertility treatments, dental care, hair restoration, orthopedic surgery, transgender surgery, stem cell therapy, and general surgery. The core product is the Medical Tourism Coordination Service, which provides personalized matching through a Medical Questionnaire, Virtual Consultation with surgeons, and ongoing Concierge Support throughout the patient journey from pre-op preparation through post-operative recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plastic Surgery Packages Bundled cosmetic and reconstructive procedures in Tijuana (mommy makeover, tummy tuck, breast augmentation/lift/reduction, liposuction, Brazilian Butt Lift, arm/thigh lift, facelift, rhinoplasty, skin removal, eyelid surgery) priced $3,500–$12,000+ all-inclusive with surgeon and anesthesia fees, facility fees, recovery planning, and concierge support; aimed at self-paying U.S. and Canadian patients.
• Bariatric / Weight-Loss Surgery Packages All-inclusive bariatric packages for gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and gastric balloon procedures in Tijuana, typically $4,300–$8,900+ covering surgeon/hospital/anesthesia fees, pre-op testing, transportation, lodging guidance, and follow-up; targeted at obese patients seeking affordable weight-loss surgery.
• Fertility Treatment Packages (IVF/IUI/ICSI) All-inclusive IVF and fertility packages in Tijuana starting at $11,000, including consultations, testing, procedures, medications, and follow-up care; offered as a cost alternative to U.S. prices of $20,000–$35,000 for self-paying intended parents.
• Dental Care Packages Bundled dental care in Tijuana including mouth reconstruction, tooth implants ($900–$2,500+ per implant), and dentures, with dental evaluation, implant placement, treatment planning, and appointment coordination covered; aimed at cost-sensitive dental patients in the U.S. and Canada.
• Orthopedic Surgery Packages Bundled orthopedic procedures in Tijuana covering ACL reconstruction, hip/knee replacement, carpal tunnel release, knee arthroscopy, artificial disc replacement, rotator cuff repair, discectomy, spinal fusion, and spinal disc regeneration; discectomy packages start at $12,500 inclusive of virtual consults, surgery, anesthesiology, hospital stay, medications, physical therapy, recovery lodging, and round-trip transportation.
• Transgender / Gender-Affirming Surgery Packages All-inclusive gender-affirming surgery packages in Tijuana including top surgery (from $8,500), vaginoplasty ($9,500), phalloplasty/metoidoiplasty ($10,000), and facial feminization ($9,000); covers surgeon/hospital/anesthesia fees, OR costs, pre-op evaluation, transportation, lodging, and follow-up care, with savings up to 65% versus U.S. prices.
• Hair Restoration Packages Bundled hair restoration services in Tijuana including hair implants and hair regrowth treatments such as PRP and stem cell therapies; positioning is for self-pay patients seeking affordable alternatives to U.S. hair restoration clinics.
• General Surgery Packages Coordinated general surgery in Tijuana including gallbladder removal and hernia repair delivered as part of the medical tourism coordination service; intended for self-pay patients who want surgical care bundled with travel and lodging support.
• Stem Cell Therapy Packages Regenerative medicine packages in Tijuana offering stem cell and PRP therapies described as cutting-edge healing and therapeutic applications; positioned as an advanced option accessible through the same coordinator-led, all-inclusive model.
• Patient Financing Referrals Referral-based payment plan service through partner lenders that allow qualified patients to finance procedures such as spine surgery; offered as part of the all-inclusive package funnel for uninsured or underinsured patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 65-80% cost savings compared to U.S. prices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Bookimed: Global online marketplace that matches patients with clinics across dozens of countries for cosmetic, bariatric, fertility, and orthopedic procedures. Comparable patient-acquisition and comparison-shopping function, though broader geographic scope than HWB.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Angeles Tijuana: One of the largest private hospital networks in Mexico with a Tijuana flagship that serves many of the same surgeons and international patients HWB routes. Comparable as a supply-side ecosystem participant and indirect competitor via direct hospital-driven packages.
• Bumrungrad International Hospital: Bangkok-based flagship medical tourism hospital serving ~500K international patients annually. Comparable destination-hospital model and trust/credentialing dynamics that HWB relies on via its partner hospitals, but at vastly larger scale and Asian rather than Mexican geography.

Direct peers

• MedicalMex (Medical Mexico Tourism): Medical tourism facilitator connecting US/Canadian patients with vetted Mexican providers across bariatrics, plastics, and dental — overlapping directly with HWB's Tijuana-focused service catalog and concierge-style coordination.
• MedToGo International: Long-standing US-based medical tourism facilitator primarily sending patients to Tijuana and other Mexican border cities for weight-loss, dental, and cosmetic procedures. Directly comparable service model, geography, and patient demographic to HWB.
• My Medical Vacations: Cancun-based medical tourism agency serving US/Canadian patients with concierge packages across plastic surgery, bariatrics, dental, and fertility. Comparable facilitator business model with regional Mexican positioning.
• Medical Tourism Corporation: US-based facilitator arranging affordable medical procedures abroad (Mexico, India, Thailand, Turkey) across cosmetic, bariatric, orthopedic, and dental categories — comparable service breadth and concierge-style coordination model.
• Tourism Medical Mexico: Tijuana-based facilitator offering all-inclusive medical tourism packages to international patients, with similar procedure mix (bariatrics, plastic, dental) and bundled logistics/transportation as HWB.

Regional players

• Qunomedical: European-headquartered digital medical tourism platform for hair transplants, dental, and cosmetic procedures. Comparable facilitator business model and price-comparison value proposition, but operating predominantly in EMEA rather than the US-Mexico corridor.

Others

• Patients Beyond Borders: Information and lead-generation publisher for the medical tourism industry — not a direct facilitator but a key upstream demand-generation and trust-signal source whose coverage materially shapes patient flow to operators like HWB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hwbazaar
• Facebookfacebook.com/hwbazaar
• Instagraminstagram.com/hw_bazaar

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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