St. Martin Garcia Global
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE CONTINUITY
Healthcare continuity is the cornerstone of St. Martin Garcia Global (SMGG), an initiative founded by Marina St. Martin Garcia to advance a more informed, connected and prepared approach to healthcare across providers, healthcare systems and international borders. Rooted in over 25 years of professional healthcare experience and guided by the philosophy that an informed patient is better equipped to participate in their care, communicate their healthcare needs and navigate transitions across providers, systems and borders, SMGG brings together practical tools, innovative frameworks, educational resources and global healthcare intelligence to address the challenges of fragmented healthcare information and disrupted continuity of care. Through initiatives such as the Healthcare Continuity Passport™, MedMap Global Rx, SMGG is building an interconnected ecosystem dedicated to empowering informed patients and advancing healthcare continuity worldwide. Connecting the information, people and next steps that help continuity move forward across healthcare transitions.
Across providers. Across settings. Across borders.
The Continuity Gap
Healthcare Has Changed. Continuity Hasn't Kept Up.
Healthcare increasingly operates across multiple organizations, technologies and locations. Each organization may perform its role correctly — while continuity can still be lost between them.
Interoperability helps information move.
Continuity keeps information meaningful across transitions.
Primary Care
Specialists
Hospitals
Pharmacies
Insurers & TPAs
Medical Travel
Destination Providers
Rehabilitation
Home Healthcare
Healthcare is a Series of Transitions
Healthcare is Delivered by Many. Continuity is Experienced by One.
Home → Provider → Specialist → Hospital → Pharmacy → Destination Provider → Follow-up → Home
Each transition is a moment where essential information, context and next steps can be preserved — or lost. SMGG exists to make continuity intentional at every step.
Patient-Controlled by Design
The individual at the Centre of their Own Continuity.
Patient Controlled
The individual maintains control of their continuity information.
Minimum Essential Information
Inspired by the International Patient Summary approach — focusing on information that matters for safe and effective continuity.
Privacy Conscious
SMGG does not need to become another centralized repository of personal health information.
Portable
Designed to support transitions between providers, organizations and borders.
Cross-Border Healthcare
Continuity Across Borders
International healthcare creates additional transition points involving different providers, health systems, languages, formularies, documentation, standards and follow-up environments. SMGG helps create a continuity layer around those transitions.
Cross-Border Medication Continuity
One Molecule. Many Borders. Many Systems.
Every country has its own healthcare and pharmaceutical management systems, creating potential gaps in how medication information is recorded, communicated, and understood. SMGG Medication Continuity supports individuals in maintaining and communicating current medication records to help inform care transitions and medication reviews.
Who We Work With
One Patient. Many Participants.
SMGG works with organizations involved in healthcare transitions — not as a replacement, but as the healthcare continuity layer connecting them.
Healthcare Associations
Education, member resources and continuity programs.
Medical Travel Organizations
Supporting continuity before, during and after international treatment.
Insurers & TPAs
Helping members navigate transitions across healthcare settings.
Health Systems & Providers
Supporting continuity beyond the boundaries of an individual organization.
Employers
Supporting internationally mobile and distributed populations.
Governments & Health Organizations
Exploring practical approaches to continuity across health systems and populations.
Aging & Retiree Organizations
Helping people maintain continuity as healthcare needs and locations change.
Let's Start the Conversation
Whether you represent a healthcare association, insurer, health system, government organization or medical travel organization — we'd welcome the opportunity to explore how SMGG can support your continuity goals.