Austin, Texas - The Medtrava Group has been nominated for Austin Business Journal’s Healthcare Heroes Award for the second year in a row. The award honors individuals, organizations and companies for their contributions to improve health care in Central Texas.
“It’s an honor to be consistently recognized in our community for our commitment to making quality, affordable health care options available,” MedTrava founder and CEO Poonam Dhawan says. “We believe every person should have access to the care they deserve at an affordable price.”
The MedTrava Group, a leading medical tourism facilitator, is a trusted source for patients seeking treatment overseas. MedTrava offers all-inclusive medical, cosmetic and dental packages at savings of 50-80% over the skyrocketing costs of health care in the US.
The number of patients looking to travel overseas for medical care has been steadily increasing over the past few years. A Deloitte study estimates 1.6 million American patients will travel to other countries in 2010 for medical care and treatment, doubling the numbers who traveled in 2007.
“I’m confident the number of people opting for overseas surgery will continue to grow,” says Dhawan. “With quality medical care still out of reach for so many Americans, it’s a wonderful feeling to show someone who’s been postponing knee surgery that they can save $50,000 by going to India and have an internationally-
Dhawan says that word of mouth is the most effective way to share the success of medical travel. “All of our patients have come back satisfied with their overseas surgery,” she says. “And when they tell their friends about their positive experiences, it’s generally only a matter of time before a few of them call us up asking how much they can save.”
