JourneyOrthopaedic Institute

Concierge Surgical Package

One surgeon, one price,one team handling everything.

From your first consultation to your flight home, your Care Coordinator owns the details so you can focus on one thing: healing.

Concierge coordination is included for surgical patients. No upcharge to be looked after.

What is included

Everything around your surgery, handled for you.

When you travel in for surgery, the logistics should not be your job. Here is what your Care Coordinator takes off your plate, included with your surgical care.

A Care Coordinator

A direct line to one named coordinator who owns the details of your case from your first virtual visit to your flight home.

Scheduling & pre-op workup

Coordinated scheduling and a pre-op workup, by video where Dr. Smith is licensed (South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan, and Wyoming) and by records review otherwise, so your surgery day is planned and confirmed well before you travel.

Travel & lodging coordination

Help arranging flights, partner hotel rates, and a recovery-stay option near the clinic and surgery center, coordinated on request.

Ground transport coordination

Airport pickup and rides to your appointments and surgery coordinated on request, so you are not navigating a new city on your own.

In-person pre-op the day before

An in-person exam and education visit the day before surgery, so you arrive on the day calm, informed, and ready.

Follow-up built around your trip

Mobile pre-op and post-op visits to your hotel where available, then telehealth follow-ups once you are home, where Dr. Smith is licensed: South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming.

An itemized superbill is prepared for you as well, along with out-of-network claims assistance, though reimbursement is not guaranteed. We are a cash-based Direct Specialty Care practice and do not bill insurance.

Your Care Coordinator

A real person who answers, not a phone tree.

Concierge access is the standard for our surgical patients, not a premium add-on. From the moment you decide to proceed, one coordinator works alongside Dr. Smith to keep your plan, your travel, and your recovery moving.

  • One named point of contact for your whole journey
  • Built on the same technology and team behind our fast response times
  • Included with surgical care, at no extra charge

Your Care Coordinator owns every detail that is not the surgery itself, so the only thing you have to think about is getting better.

One point of contact, from your first consultation to your flight home.

Travel logistics

Easy to get to, easy to recover near.

Most patients fly into Charlotte and are at the clinic within the hour. Your coordinator maps the route, the stay, and the rides before you ever pack a bag.

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    Fly into Charlotte (CLT)

    Charlotte Douglas International is a major hub with direct flights from across the U.S., Canada, and many international cities. Your coordinator can help you choose arrival times that fit your schedule.

  2. 02

    Short drive to care

    Our Fort Mill clinic sits roughly a 25 to 35 minute drive south of CLT. The partner surgery center is a manageable drive away, and your coordinator maps the exact route and timing before you travel.

  3. 03

    A place to recover nearby

    Partner hotels with recovery-stay options near the clinic and surgery center are coordinated on request, with ground transport arranged so you do not have to drive after your procedure.

  4. 04

    One concierge point of contact

    A dedicated concierge email and phone line, with a one-business-day response goal, so you always know who to reach for any travel or recovery detail.

Specific hotels, transport providers, and partner rates are coordinated on request as your plan is confirmed. Drive times are approximate and depend on traffic and your appointment locations.

Straight talk

What concierge coordination does not cover.

Transparency is the whole point of how we price. Here is exactly what falls outside the concierge service, so there are no surprises.

Travel and lodging at cost

Flights, hotels, and ground transport are billed at cost or arranged by you. We help coordinate them and pass through partner rates; we do not mark them up.

Concierge is included, never sold

Concierge and convenience services are non-medical and part of surgical care here. You never have to buy anything extra to receive care, see Dr. Smith, or get a surgical quote.

Surgery is quoted separately

Your all-inclusive surgical quote (surgeon, facility, anesthesia, post-op care) is provided in writing before you schedule. Implants and grafts are quoted per case.

Included in your price

  • Surgeon fee
  • Facility fee
  • Anesthesia
  • Post-op visits
  • Care Coordinator and travel coordination

Quoted separately, in writing

  • Implants or grafts (quoted per case)
  • Bracing / DME
  • Flights, hotels, and ground transport (at cost or arranged by you)

Planning a trip for surgery? Start with a virtual second opinion. Your second-opinion fee is credited toward your procedure if you choose to proceed. See the full fly-in pathway for how travel for care works, start to finish.

Start your concierge plan

Tell us where you are. We will handle the rest.

Talk with Dr. Smith and a Care Coordinator about your case, your travel, and a clear written price. JOI welcomes patients from across the U.S., Canada, and abroad.

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