Bangkok medical tourism

Posted by admin on September 30th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Renowned for its delicious cuisine, warm hospitality and bewitching beauty, Thailand ranks steadily among Asia’s liveliest and most enduring top destination for the entertainment-seeking holidaymaker. Today, the ‘land of smiles’ boasts world-class clinics and hospitals along with a service-driven culture. It isn’t surprising that especially Bangkok, offering very affordably priced medical treatments, has become a popular travel destination for the concerning health tourist.

Generally known as ‘medical tourism’, the rather new phenomenon – where foreign visitors, attracted by budget flight services, fly to the Thai metropolis to address their cosmetic and medical needs has become a significantly growing trend throughout the world. There are several different reasons which resulted in this trend, but for the largest part it is due to a growing amount of individuals who aren’t relying on their medical care system back home along with the lengthy waiting lists. Bangkok and Thailand offers an attractive alternative as the costs for private healthcare are just a fraction of those in the US, Europe and Australia.

Other healthcare seekers are frustrated by their countries’ insurance policies that won’t financially protect them against certain medical treatments. No wonder that numerous patients look beyond their national borders to find quality healthcare at affordable prices. The journey to Thailand is for many the best solution. The country is relatively cheap, safe and excellent service is guaranteed.

 The most common health care treatments which foreigners travel to Bangkok for are cosmetic surgery and dentistry. IVF treatment, medical check-ups and major heart surgery are becoming popular as well.

The private hospitals in the Thai capital which offer medical treatments and consultation to international patients feature state-of-the-art amenities, multilingual nurses, internationally-educated specialists and the most advanced technology. Some of the most reputed hospitals even operate an on-site visa service to assist patients who have to stay longer in the country than the stamp in their passports allows. Bangkok International Hospital and Samitivej Hospital offer this convenient service.