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Medical Tourism: The world is your hospital
It happened four years ago. Patricia Melo had just dropped her two children off at the babysitter before driving to work. MORE...
Medical Leave
"This doesn't look like a hospital," says Ruben Toral, showing me around. "It feels more like a hotel or an upscale mall. MORE...
"Canada welcomes its medical tourists"
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"Choice Launches First Major Canadian Health Care Services For U.S. Patients"
"Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm, has launched what it calls the “first major low-priced Canadian medical care services for American patients.” " MORE...
Patient Testimonial - Dave
"Dave traveled to Cuba for successful knee (ACL) surgery." MORE...
This is one of the most frequently asked question that we and other providers receive. To begin with Tourism for Health has been in existence for centuries. Even in ancient times, people would travel to far off lands looking for better and more effective cures that were not available in their own country. Today the catalysts for traveling to seek medical procedures in other countries are, the lengthy wait times we endure and the exorbitant costs we are expected to pay for these procedures.
In Canada, we tend to blame one political party or another for the state of our over burdened healthcare system. While it is true that there is wastage and inefficiency in the system, the real cause of our healthcare dilemma is that we enjoy unprecedented advances in medical and pharmaceutical care and therefore live longer. This results in greater costs and longer wait times for an ever increasing aging population.
In the US market driven healthcare system, patients benefit from the same advances in medical and pharmaceutical care. However due to the cost of 3rd party providers and a vigorous insurance and legal system, the massive financial burden falls on the aging population. For citizens of the US it is not the wait times as much as the prohibitive cost that have patients looking for safe and affordable healthcare alternatives.
This dilemma is not just a North American issue; most countries that support universal health care programs are in the same predicament.
In 2006 over 100,000 British patients traveled to India to have general, cosmetic and elective surgeries preformed.
Choice Medical Services is proud to have partnered with Cuba in this healthcare initiative. Despite the political burden placed upon this Caribbean island, Cuba is renowned for its medical system and the leadership role it has taken with many medical disciplines. Our combined goal is to provide the best quality healthcare in the shortest available time at the most affordable price to all North American patients. |
