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Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Bangkok Hospital, Thailand
Mount Elizabeth, Singapore
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil
Barbados Fertility Center, Barbados
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Acibadem Healthcare Group, Turkey
CIMA San Jose, Costa Rica
Sime Darby Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Ko Samui, Thailand

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Patients Beyond Borders in the News

    Medical Tourism: Closing the International Healthcare Gap
    AARP International's The Journal, 2012
    We are honored to have been invited to pen the first article on medical tourism for the prestigious AARP International's The Journal, distributed worldwide to high-level government and policy personnel. In this article, Woodman introduces medical travel as a vital component to global healthcare and explains its impact on the international medical community. Read More
    Operacja Bangkok
    Forbes Poland, February 2012
    "Od wybielania zębów przez zmianę płci po operacje na otwartym sercu. W ubiegłym roku ponad 1,5 miliona turystów odwiedziło Tajlandię, by wydać w sumie 2,15 mld dol. na usługi medyczne. Tak powstawał światowy lider w tej branży" Read More
    Wealthcare
    Southeast Asia Globe, 13 January 2012
    "Private hospitals are capitalising on strained Western health services and rising Asian incomes." Read More
    Medical Travel Is Poised to Gain Momentum in 2012
    Travel Market Report, 5 January 2012
    "Will 2012 be the year that medical travel takes off? With PepsiCo’s announcement last month that it will cover certain medical travel costs for its 250,000 domestic employees, medical travel experts say it could well be." Read More
    Flying patients—Global
    Monocle, January 2012
    "Consumers are increasingly looking beyond their native borders for low-cost, quality healthcare – and if there’s a safari thrown into the package, all the better. Monocle looks at the global hotspots attracting patients wanting anything from hi-tech surgery to a facelift." Read More
    Health Care Bargains Abroad
    Kiplinger, January 2012
    "Bruce Pearson owns a nursery, raising orchids and other lush flora in Boynton Beach, Fla. But it was painful sciatica that made his back as delicate as a hothouse flower. While leading an eco-tour in Thailand a few years ago, Pearson experienced back pain so severe that it put him in a local hospital. The treatment he received converted him into an enthusiastic medical tourist." Read More
    Visite nuestras playas... y nuestras ¡clínicas!
    Capital, January 2012
    "Los viajes por motivos de salud suponen una lucrativa industria que mueve miles de millones. Desde Israel hasta estados unidos, pasando por India, medio centenar de países pelean para lograr su trozo de este jugoso pastel." Read More
    Money Power: Be careful with foreign medical trip
    Tulsa World, 31 December 2011
    "If you're considering medical travel, your first stop should be the book Patients Beyond Borders by Josef Woodman, a comprehensive guide to medical travel with information about the best international hospitals and clinics." Read More
    Spending: Save on health care abroad
    Chicago Tribune, 30 December 2011
    "This year, more than a half-million US residents will get medical care abroad, according to Patients Beyond Borders, a consumer advisory service. That number is likely to grow at a 25 percent to 35 percent annual rate." Read More
    More Americans going abroad for medical treatment to save money
    Daily News, 11 October 2011
    "At the same time, the view of medical standards in exotic locales in South and Central America and Asia has improved dramatically—and for good reason. Over the past decade, more than 400 organizations in 39 countries have been accredited by the Joint Commission International, which is affiliated with the same body that accredits US hospitals." Read More


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Last updated on 4 February 2012