Many of the world's most elite doctors practice at the most advanced hospitals and clinics outside of the United States. It is no longer true that the United States is the only country where you can find consistently reliable high quality medical treatment. Even though Americans spend more on healthcare both as a proportion of gross domestic product and per capita than any other country in the world, the World Health Organization ranks the overall quality of the United States healthcare system 37th in the world. The same report assessed American's overall health at 72nd among 191 countries surveyed.
Healthcare Abroad
Tremendous value can be found in obtaining healthcare world class treatment abroad with highly affordable medical and healthcare services. The accomplishments and contributions of foreign doctors are numerous and varied. While it is true that many foreign doctors are trained at U.S. medical schools, the opposite is also true. For example, the first human heart transplant was performed by Christian Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa in 1967. Doctors in India are now performing an innovative hip resurfacing procedure that gives patients better results and faster recovery than traditional hip replacement. Innovations in robotic surgery pioneered in India about five years ago have revolutionized certain treatments and only recently been introduced in North America.
Affordable Medical Care – Medical Tourism
At Global MD, we have partnered with the best medical service providers of their respective countries and we make sure that our clients obtain affordable medical and healthcare treatment at these finest health care amenities around the world. The rise in medical tourism in recent years is the direct result of cutting edge medical technology present in many countries other than USA. Medical tourism in countries like Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Barbados, Thailand, Singapore is attracting prospective clients for medical treatment. Also the rise in medical tourism in India clearly reflects world class medical treatment received by patients from all over the world.
Medical Tourism Packages
We offer medical tourism packages to some of the most exotic locations. We design your medical tourism package keeping in mind the best service provider for your medical treatment. These medical tourism packages are also designed keeping in mind the duration for your treatment and stay at the country. In addition to the excellent treatment with affordable medical and healthcare service, these places are also fabulous vacation destinations.
Thailand boasts one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, Bumrungrad Hospital, which has been featured prominently on 60 Minutes, NBC, CNN, and by TIME Magazine. Renowned doctors and world class medical facilities have increased the clientèle of people opting for medical tourism packages to India. Medical travel patients not only receive high class treatment but are also extended post surgery affordable medical and health care services. Costa Rica has also emerged as one of the most opted destinations for health care abroad. Medical tourism in Costa Rica is not only limited to cosmetic procedures.
Several other procedures including weight loss, general surgery and orthopedic procedures are also performed by highly skilled doctors in Costa Rica. Nurse to patient ratios in Costa Rica, India, and Thailand are double and triple that in prominent US hospitals. Barbados fertility center has contributed to the growth of medical tourism in Barbados. If you are looking for a stress free in vitro fertilization -IVF, then Barbados is the right place for you and your partner. There can no longer be any doubt that our counterparts abroad have the same or better medical capabilities as our domestic physicians.
