WHY COSTA RICA?

Costa Rica facilities and specialties:

Our partner Hospital in Costa Rica is an experienced world-class medical institution (founded in 1929) with state-of-the-art facilities and medical services. The hospital boasts a 50 million dollar infrastructure (including a new 35 million dollar hospital building) and can handle anything from life-threatening emergencies and leading-edge procedures, to medical checkups or a facelift.

Additionally, and in order to assure you that the care and treatment you will receive is on par with prestigious North American and European Hospitals, we have initiated a rigorous process to obtain accreditation with Joint Commission International (JCI).   We recently completed the final review with JCI and we are expecting the official accreditation by yearend. This would make us the first hospital in the region to receive this coveted certification.

Specialties:

We offer a wide variety of procedures and surgeries using sophisticated technologies and techniques. We specialize in:

•  cardiology procedures

•  cosmetic and reconstructive surgery

•  ophthalmology

•  orthopedics

•  preventive medicine

We also perform a large number of minimally invasive laparoscopic type procedures such as:

•  bariatric surgery

•  arthroscopies

•  hernia repair

•  prostatectomies

•  gallbladder removal

•  colonoscopies

to mention just a few.

Highly Qualified Medical Staff
Our hospital has an extensive team of qualified specialist and surgeons most of whom are bilingual and have graduated or received extensive training from North American and European institutions.

All-Inclusive service
In conjunction with the above, and in order to make your experience with us as relaxing and stress-free as possible, each of our patients receives VIP personalized services that extend beyond customary hospital care. Through our International Department each prospective patient is assigned a personal Health Care Assistant (HCA) who works one on one to coordinate an all-embracing service experience that includes:

•  Doctor contact, consultations and surgical procedures

•  paperwork and price quotes

•  hospital admittance and bedside follow up and assistance

•  Coordinating contact with family via phone or email post surgery

•  VIP Concierge services (superior class lodging, transfers and sightseeing tours)

•  Airport pick up/drop off and assistance

•  Recovery Retreat and Hotel accommodations

•  Regular visits by a qualified nurse and staff

•  Patient follow up back home

Additionally, our staff is always on hand to greet and brief patients, as well as to accompany them to appointments and make sure that everything runs smoothly.

We also possess many years of experience serving a large international community of expatriates, as well as an ever-growing number of tourists. Currently around 15% of the people we treat at our hospital are foreigners. In other words we understand and can anticipate the particular needs and wants of our international patients.

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