Knee Replacement
Reconstruction of Anterior cruciform ligament
Rotator cuff plasty
laminectomy
Revision surgery for replacement
Major Providers February 24, 2010
Some of the major providers/ Hospitals for Medical tourism are
- Bumrungrad hospital
- Bangkok hospital
- Alexandra hospital
- Changi general hospitals
- Parkway group of hospitals ( Gleneagles hospital , Mount Elizabeth and East shore hospitals
- Max Super Specialty hospitals
- Manipal Hospital
- Fortis Group
- Wockhardt hospitals
Medical Tourism February 23, 2010
Source of Medical Tourists
People travel from the parent country to alien countries when the healthcare infrastructure or system is inadequate or inefficient to provide them with the necessary service. Though the developed countries have vest healthcare available still the complexity of delivery , shortage of man power to provide quality care as per the standards of delivery creates scope for medical tourism
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- African Countries
Medical Tourism India February 22, 2010
Medical tourism is a process of travelling beyond the local place to avail medical care which is non critical medical care. This is a well planned procedure which helps the patient to travel to get medical care and along with that the accompanying persons get the sightseeing opportunities and get the flavor of tourism. In this process the medical tourist not only gets a cutting edge in terms of cost of the medical treatment but also gets a chance to visit a new place or country without compromising the quality of care . To ensure the quality care the hospitals of the destination countries follow certain standards and accreditation schemes to get certified or accredited for assurance of quality and continuous quality development.
The top five procedures for medical tourism are
- Hip and knee replacement surgery ( Total knee replacement , Total hip replacement , hip resurfacing )
- Cosmetic surgery ( Face lift, facial implant, Rhinoplastty , breast augmentation , breast reduction , tummy tuck , blepharoplasty , otoplasty etc)
- Infertility management ( In vitro fertilization , embryo transplant )
- Cardiac procedures ( angioplast , Cardiac artery bypass graft etc)
- Dental procedures ( cosmetic and restorative dentistry , crown and bridge for fixed replacement , Root Canal Treatment,Dental Implants.
Tooth Whitening Procedures.Dental Surgical Procedures.
The top destinations for Medical Tourism are
- Thailand
- Panama
- Brazil
- Costarica
- Malaysia
- India
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