Sick Girl in Mexico: Family Removes 11-year-old Daughter from Phoenix Hospital, 'Missing' Leukemia Patient Safe, Risk of Infection Likely [VIDEO]

Reports confirm that an 11-year-old leukemia patient (referred to simply as "Emily") who mysteriously went missing from a Phoenix hospital a week ago is safe and currently being treated in Mexico. The father of the sick girl, 46-year-old Luis Bracamontes, confirmed to NBC News this week that his family had been disappointed with Emily's stay at the Phoenix Children's Hospital where she previously received chemotherapy treatment for a month. Therefore they transported her to a facility south of the boarder for further medical treatment - without informing any hospital officials or law enforcement. Arizona doctors believe that Emily may be in deep danger - if the young girl's catheter is not properly tended to, it could make her susceptible to an even more deadly infection. Authorities are now considering bringing child neglect charges against the Bracamontes family.

The last time Emily was seen in Arizona was last week - surveillance video shows the girl's mother walking her out of the Phoenix Children's Hospital a day before the child was set to be released. Worried that the recovering leukemia patient could be susceptible to deadly injections if not properly treated, authorities led a search for Emily in Arizona, California and Mexico.

After her mysterious disappearance, the sick girl's father has finally stepped forward to talk to NBC News, insisting that his daughter is "well and fine" and currently being treated by doctors in Mexico. He claims that Emily is in good hands.

According to police, the young girl had underwent about a month of chemotherapy back in Phoenix - she had to be treated for an infection that ultimately forced doctors to amputate her arm. Medics had also inserted a tube through her chest to deliver medications to her heart. Reports confirm that the girl's mother removed Emily's tubing from an IV in order to secretly take her from the hospital.

Luis Bracamontes and his family blame the Phoenix hospital for worsening their daughter's infection which led to her arm having to be amputated. The father also said that the medical bills were mounting, and his family just couldn't afford it any more. Transporting Emily to Mexico seemed the next best option.

Apparently U.S. Border Patrol agents did stop Bracamontes as he crossed the Arizona-Mexico boarder over the weekend, but he denied any involvement in removing his daughter from the hospital and insisted that he didn't no where she was. Emily's mother had driven off from the Phoenix hospital in a dark minivan baring an incorrect license plate.

While the Phoenix Children's Hospital can't comment on Emily's condition due to health privacy laws, the facility did release a statement Wednesday (Dec. 5):

"Phoenix Children's Hospital is deeply concerned about Emily's safety and well-being and continues to cooperate with law enforcement," the hospital statement read. "If Emily's family has questions about her care, we encourage open communication and discussion of options with the care team. "

Meanwhile, police are still suspicious of the Bracamontes' actions:

"We're in the same spot we were in last Thursday when we began looking for her," police Sgt. Steve Martos said. "We understand the right of a parent to change doctors, to change hospitals, we're not challenging that. We just want to make sure that Emily is getting the right medical attention that she requires to prevent this potential horrific ending."

Doctors insist that the young girl's open catheter could serve as a pathway for bacteria which could most likely lead to a deadly infection if not treated with proper medical care.

Martos continues, "It all just makes us even more curious that they're unwilling to provide us with basic information to confirm what he is saying, and they're still trying to hide Emily. There's certainly the potential for some criminal charges... So we're going to continue looking for her until we either run out of leads or she is found. We can't just drop it."

During the NBC interview, Luis Bracamontes spoke to two individuals on a cellphone, supposedly his wife and young daughter: