There are many reasons why one might choose to go oversea's for health care. Thailand is an excellent tourist destination due to its cheap prices, welcoming people, beautiful beaches, sight seeing, temples, delicious cuisine, fascinating culture, and modern infrastructure.  The country manages to attract more than 9 million visitors every year who want to sample the sights and sounds of this exciting destination.  But there are many other reasons for choosing Thailand or South East Asia as a medical destination. 

Patients are traveling to a different countries for either urgent or elective medical procedures – is fast becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry.

With medical tourism, you can travel to parts of the world where specific countries and hospitals specialize in selected procedures.  And you will find that most procedures are more than 50% cheaper than in your own country.  Equally important, waiting times tend to be considerably less if you have a skilled and experienced representative plan your medical vacation accordingly, and coordinate appointments. 

Health care costs are constantly on the rise in Western countries. Why pay exorbitant prices when you can travel abroad and receive the same treatment (if not better) from a fully certified medical facility for a fraction of the price?  Until countries like Australia, the US and the UK lower their prices and reduce waiting times, it is likely that the global medical tourism industry will continue to flourish.

Because Thailand is considered a paradise, many patients stay behind after their operations in order to rest, recuperate, relax, shop, read, sight sea and receive post operative care which would other wise not be affordable to obtain back in Australia.  Luxurious beaches in Phuket line the coast, if this is chosen as your preferred destination, laying back at your hotel viewing this magnificent view aids to a faster recovery and a sense of peace and tranquility.

If Healthcare in other countries is so good, how can it be so cheap you may ask?

In Australia high facility costs, unpaid hospital bills, high priced medical education, costly research, and excessive malpractice litigation all add up to exorbitant prices for healthcare in Australia, the US, the UK and many other countries. In addition, physicians who perform elective and specialty procedures-such as cosmetic surgeries, IVF, hip, spine and cardiac procedures-command astronomical fees from patients willing and able to pay, leaving those of more modest means, seeking alternatives. Healthcare in some other countries is less costly because the standards of living are more modest, doctors and staff receive lower wages, government subsidized healthcare keeps private healthcare costs down, this included with tax free procedures and great exchange rates, means the costs of medical procedures abroad are significantly lower. Through established relationships with world class suppliers of medical and travel services, Advanced Medi -Travel can provide competitively priced packages.

Are you Crazy?

During your planning stages you are going to encounter physicians, family, friends, specialists, and doctors who think that you're nuts, triggering emotions of self doubt. We advise strongly that if you have completed your research, not to allow inexperienced people to talk you out of your decision, because of their ignorance, anxiety or competitive zeal. If you follow the instructions provided by Advanced Medi -Travel you will become a member of the 150,000 Americans, Australians, Canadians and Europeans who traveled abroad for successful medical procedures in 2006.