With an ever-increasing number of Americans paying out of pocket for health care, Mountain Vista Medical Center is taking steps to help these patients get the medical care they need, when they need it.

By partnering with online healthcare marketplace MDsave, Mountain Vista is providing a new way for patients to buy their medical services upfront at reduced prices that are bundled together with related fees — which means no more surprise bills, according to a release.

“This is the same quality care that patients have come to expect at our hospital,” Damon Brown, Steward Health Care Arizona market president, said in the release. “We are able to offer our self-pay patients better prices through MDsave because of increased administrative efficiency, not because the quality of care is reduced in any way.”

Mountain Vista Medical Center is a 178-bed, state-of-the-art hospital at 1301 S. Crismon Road in Mesa. It offers comprehensive health care services, including emergency care, heart care, advanced surgical procedures, orthopedics, breast care, maternity care, women’s services, and more for a broad range of medical conditions, the release states.

The MDsave online marketplace gives patients the ability to shop and compare pre-negotiated, bundled prices for their services and then immediately act on that information.

“Working with Mountain Vista Medical Center, we are taking an important step toward making health care more accessible and affordable,” MDsave CEO Paul Ketchel said in the release. “We know that the cost of preventive treatments is often a factor in consumers neglecting to have them. We hope that our strategic alliance will increase access to quality medical care and, as a result, help save lives.”

View Mountain Vista’s online procedure offerings at mdsave.com/mountain-vista-medical-center.

For more information about Mountain Vista Medical Center, go to mvmedicalcenter.org.

For information on MDsave, go to mdsave.com.