Present San José as a medical-trip planning option without promising savings, quality or outcomes. Advise travellers to involve their regular clinician, secure a written treatment and aftercare plan, and compare the full quote including tests, medicines, extra nights and possible complication costs. Require independent confirmation of current Costa Rican health-facility permissions, professional registration and any claimed accreditation directly with the relevant authority or accreditor, rather than relying on a facilitator. Plan record transfer, language needs, accessible lodging near the facility, ground transport, companion care, travel-insurance exclusions, recovery buffers and clinician-approved flight timing. Include official local emergency guidance, a 24-hour complications contact, an escalation hospital and a documented follow-up handover at home. This checked-in editorial guide highlights care-planning and provider checks; verify current details with official sources before booking.