Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Association of Sports Tourism (ADOTURD) and Médico Express have signed an Inter-Institutional Cooperation Agreement creating a collaborative framework to position sports tourism and healthcare as complementary pillars of the Dominican Republic’s value proposition for athletes, sports delegations, academies, and international visitors.
The agreement was signed during the institutional gathering “Dominican Republic: Hub for Sports Tourism,” held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, with participation from leaders across the tourism, sports, healthcare, finance, and investment sectors, and with institutional support from ASONAHORES.
The memorandum was executed by Yerik Pérez, President of ADOTURD, and Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso, Executive President of Médico Express, reinforcing a shared vision focused on elevating safety standards, quality, and the overall athlete experience in the country.
“Sports tourism requires structure, standards, and planning. Integrating a trusted medical partner like Médico Express strengthens destination confidence and improves the athlete’s experience before, during, and after every event,” said Yerik Pérez.
Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso added:
“Sports tourism demands a modern, timely, and reliable medical response. Médico Express contributes an integrated outpatient model with the clinical and technological capacity to support prevention, diagnosis, and safe recovery for athletes and visitors.”
Médico Express: Comprehensive Clinical Capability for Sports Travelers
Médico Express is a fully integrated, internationally certified outpatient medical center with 40+ medical specialties and a care model centered on patient safety and quality. It offers urgent care, ambulatory surgery, specialty consultations, a modern medical imaging unit, endoscopy, and laboratory services. Its International Department coordinates care for medical travelers—enhancing the destination experience with world-class standards.
What the Agreement Delivers
The framework agreement establishes cooperation to:
- Integrate sports tourism and medical tourism in a practical, coordinated way.
- Strengthen medical support for sports events, athletes, and academies.
- Recognize Médico Express as a reference medical center for major sports events hosted in Santo Domingo.
- Raise destination standards for quality, safety, and visitor experience.
Collaboration areas include event medical protocols, clinical support for athletes and delegations, sports medicine and orthopedics, preventive and cardiovascular check-ups, advanced diagnostic imaging, outpatient procedures when appropriate, vision and dental care, and the development of integrated sports-medical tourism programs aligned with the visitor’s itinerary.
A Partnership with a Nation-Building Vision
With this agreement, ADOTURD strengthens its role as a national connector for Dominican sports tourism, while Médico Express brings clinical capacity, infrastructure, and patient-experience expertise to increase destination trust. Together, they support the Dominican Republic’s positioning as a regional hub for sports tourism backed by high-level healthcare.
