Dec 21 2007
US citizens prefer to get treatment abroad
Medical tourism is gaining international significance as more and more patients prefer their treatments abroad. In the developed countries the cost of the treatment and the surgery are far higher than those in the developing countries. So getting medical treatment abroad is economical for the patients without any compromise in the quality of treatment.
The surging rate of patients travelling abroad in US for specialised treatment and surgery is a typical example for this. Last year over 50,000 US citizens travelled abroad for the purpose of treatment. They went to India for spinal fusion at the cost of $5,500 as against $62,000 in the US or they went to Thailand for heart bypass surgery at the cost of $11,000 as against $130,000 in the US.
This rapid increase in the patients travelling abroad is not a matter of surprise for the Americans. As the population in America is growing older and the health care cost is also on its rise making the treatments costly for them. More people are looking for a cheaper way to solve their health related issues, which ranges from cosmetic surgery, heart surgery, hip replacement surgery, liver transplant and weight loss surgery.
There are several reputed global health tourism companies that offer niche medical tourism packages as according to the requirement, time and budget of the patients. The website like www.globehealthtours.com will provide the patients with holistic information about the kind of ailments, treatments, best available hospitals and it also take care of the travel and accommodation needs of the patients. With a team of medical experts working behind this, it allows the potential patients to get free from the hassles of planning the vacation like treatment packages that cater to the best of their needs.
This trend of medical based tourism is on a boom not only in US but also in UK and all other developed countries where the treatment cost is far higher. The quality hospitals and expert medical practitioners’ availability in the third world countries converts them as the top priority destination for medical treatments and surgeries.
