July 25, 2007
Outsourcing Your Healthcare
Medical tourism, or travel tourism as it is sometimes called, has been picking up momentum in the United States, where the costs of health care are often times quite excessive. Medical tourism is the practice of traveling outside of one's home country to simultaneously receive medical care (at a significantly lower cost) and take advantage of the opportunity to see a new travel destination, like Panama, Mexico, or India. The cost saving benefits are clear: for example, the average cost of a U.S.-performed breast augmentation is $8,000. The same procedure performed in Costa Rica costs a mere $2,900. The savings of over $5,000 easily covers your travel expenses and accommodations. Of course, there are some risks to consider as well. But overall, look for this trend to become more popular.
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Wockhardt is one of the major players attracting international patients from US, UK and Canada. As one of India’s leading hospitals, Wockhardt offers a range of services and English speaking staff. .
Wockhardt is the first super specialty hospital in South Asia to achieve accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), USA. JCI is the gold standard in global healthcare standards. With this, Wockhardt Hospitals joins an exclusive group of 71 hospitals worldwide, which have passed JCI’s stringent clinical quality standards. JCI is the international arm of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which evaluates quality standards of US hospitals.
Wockhardt Hospitals has associated with Harvard Medical International, USA. As associate hospitals of HMI in India, Wockhardt Hospitals benefit from the extensive learning and experience of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions world-wide and strive to bring to its patients the benefits of global standards in technology and clinical expertise.
Most doctors at Wockhardt Hospital are trained in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Wockhardt ltd is known for its excellent service and the cost is significantly less than an American hospital. It is not usual to see people of different ethnicities as Wockhardt Hospitals is known for its medical tourism and high quality of healthcare in India’s capital. For procedures which are expensive in their own country or elective treatments which are not covered by insurance, traveling to a foreign county may be a viable option. At Wockhardt Hospitals, you don’t have to worry about sleazy doctors or procedures going bad. Your dollar (or other foreign currency) will buy you superb care and service at one of India’s finest hospitals.
As I have never been a patient at Wockhardt Hospitals, I cannot attest to the hospital’s services from first hand experience. I did visit the father of a friend in the hospital and was impressed with the hospital’s infrastructure, cleanliness, attention to detail and the friendly staff. It appears to be a wonderful place to have a peaceful, stress-free recovery while have reduced medical expenses (compared to Western countries) and superb medical services. If you are looking into a medical vacation in India, consider looking into Wockhardt Hospitals or one of the country’s other leading hospitals in India
Please visit the link below to know the international patients' experiences.
http://www.wockhardthospitals.net/general/pat_exp.asp
Posted by: rose | Jul 25, 2007 9:42:11 PM
I appreciated the note above about Wockhardt. Actually, I have been a patient and can personally attest to their skill and competency.
A very interesting wrinkle has appeared on the Medical Tourism scene. Three Americans living in Mumbai (Bombay), India for 20+ years formed a company called Americas's Medical Solutions www.americasmedicalsolutions.com . There are no fees as the Indian hospitals pay them to hold your hand from getting the necessary passport or visa to seeing that your every comfort is met while having major surgery. They can even plan an excursion for you, if you're up to it, either before or after the surgery. No medical need is too sophisticated, from in vitro fertilization with long term stays, to in and out dental veneers, implants or root canals in one day. LASIK surgery to hip resurfacing, to a nose job is all available by THE MOST experienced doctors and sterile hospitals in the world. They are Joint Commission International Accredited and Harvard Medical International associates, etc., with unbelievably affordable prices for those with or without insurance. These Americans know exactly what Americans need and expect, but as one of their directors said, "Americans can't believe what they get, as our surgeons and technologies are the finest and most experienced in the world. It's a pity the US hasn't had the equipment and technology as long as India has, and the US has simply priced themselves out of the market." They are negotiating health plans with major insurers and employers. Most credit card limits will allow a person to get on a plane and get all his medical needs solved within the time of a vacation.
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With 47 million uninsured Americans and the number rising by the day, medical tourism offers an affordable option which anyone can take advantage of without the burden of paying off debts.
Hospitals in India, Thailand, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey and many other countries on the globe offer state-of-the-art facilities, modern equipments and surgeon expertise which rival those found in any state-of-the-art hospital in the US. With outstanding nursing care and a great place to recuperate, all at a price which is a fraction of what it would cost you in the US, medical tourism is here to stay.
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It is worth remembering that JCI is not the only player when it comes to global healthcare standards - OK it may be the "gold standard" when it comes to American healthcare standards, but the American variety of healthcare delivery is not the only player in the game. Hype is not eveything !
When assessing if a hospital that you are considering entrusting your own or your loved ones life to is any good, you would be wise to also look at British (Trent), Australian (ACHSI) and Canadian (CCHSA) accreditation schemes - all of these are highly reputable and of high quality, albeit less extravagent in their claims about how good they are. It is worth noting that many of the first-rate doctors who will be treating you in hospitals such as Wockhardt and Bumrungrad (in Thailand) are British or Australian-trained, and not American trained !
Please check it out - you may live longer !!!!!
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