How we make money

Archon Healthcare is a medical travel facilitator, not a hospital. We do not provide treatment, and we do not take payment for treatment. When we refer a patient to a partner hospital, the hospital pays us a referral fee from its own marketing budget. That is how the coordination is funded: case review, hospital matching, documentation, visa support and travel planning.

Your hospital bill is the same price a patient booking directly would pay. We confirm that price parity in writing before you travel, and you can verify it with the hospital's international department yourself.

We never charge a patient a separate fee for referred hospital care. The first records review and hospital matching are free. Any coordination fee for a confirmed trip is agreed with you in writing before you travel — nothing is charged silently.

• You pay the hospital. All medical fees go directly to the treating hospital, never through Archon.
• The hospital pays Archon. A referral fee for the introduction and the coordination, paid from the hospital's own budget — not added to your bill.
• You pay Archon only if it is agreed in writing. For non-medical services where they apply, the fee is disclosed upfront and agreed in writing — never added silently. See the Zhujiang note below.
• Nobody else takes a share. We work hospital-direct. No intermediary, agent or local office sits between you and the hospital.

For Zhujiang Hospital, Archon charges a transparent service fee for non-medical services only — visa help, transfers, accommodation and translation — disclosed upfront and agreed in writing. Medical fees are paid directly to the hospital.

This is the one place where a patient-side service fee applies, and it is the reason this page exists: the fee is for non-medical help, it is agreed before travel, and it never touches the medical bill.

• That partner hospitals pay us a referral fee.
• That your hospital bill matches direct-patient pricing.
• Any coordination or service fee that applies to your case, and exactly what it covers.
• A direct line to the hospital's international department, so you can confirm any of the above yourself.

A referral fee is not inherently corrupt — it is how medical tourism works worldwide. The difference between an ethical facilitator and a predatory one is disclosure and behaviour. These are the three things that can go wrong, and the guard against each:

• Inflated billing. The hospital raises your price to cover the referral fee, so you pay more than a direct patient. The guard: written price parity, verified with the hospital directly.
• Steering. The facilitator recommends the hospital that pays the most, not the one best for your condition. The guard: recommendations based on your medical needs and the hospital's actual capabilities — and asking why this hospital.
• Double-dipping. The facilitator takes the hospital's referral fee and charges you a service fee on top, without saying so. The guard: every fee disclosed in writing before travel.

• Do you receive a referral fee from the hospitals you recommend?
• Will my hospital bill be the same as a patient who booked directly — and can I verify that with the hospital?
• Do you charge me any separate fee on top of what the hospital pays you?
• How many hospitals do you work with for my condition — and why are you recommending this one?
• Can I speak directly with the hospital's international department before I decide?

A facilitator who answers all five clearly, in writing, has earned your trust. One who deflects, gets defensive, or claims to take nothing while obviously running a referral business has told you everything you need to know.