Medical Tourism is Getting Popular in Europe

Dec. 3, 2015 - PRLog -- Medical tourism is the travel of people to other countries to receive the required medical treatment they cannot obtain from their home country. In Europe, medical tourism dates back in the eighteenth century when people traveled to England for spa-treatments because of the thermal springs that are said to have healing properties. This urged people to flock to Europe to cure their various diseases like gouty arthritis and liver problems.

Recently, other medical procedures like cosmetic, orthopedic, cardiac, ophthalmic and dental surgeries are also being addressed in Europe. Citizens from the United States and Canada are flocking through Central Europe to seek medical care for lack of a better medical insurance in their home country. According to Deloitte, an estimated 1.6 million U.S Citizens have traveled in 2012 to seek medical care overseas. The number only succeeded even more in the coming years up to this day.

This paved the way for other European countries like Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Latvia to be better options for medical care considering the lower costs even for major medical procedures. Even Germany is emerging as a treatment hub for offering medical treatments for a fraction of the cost of the same procedures offered in the US.

These locations are provided with state of the art technology and medical facilities where funds are generously supported by the EU. Patients will be treated by the most educated and experienced medical personnel to assure patients that they are given the best medical service available. These highly qualified specialists have significant international experience and are trained with up to date methods. Most of which can even speak in three languages.

“We are equipped [with] excellent, innovative equipment for the diagnosis and two operating theaters which are equipped in hybrid rooms [which] means that it is a special room for the minimal invasive procedures which are very fashionable now in cardiac surgery and cardiology…” states Essiz Cinaroglu, Op. Dr about cosmetic surgery centers in Turkey. Cosmetic surgery centers in Turkey are only one of the many medical centers that boast high quality medical facilities and services.

With medical tourism trending in the travel industry, agencies like MedicalTur have emerged. http://www.medicaltur.co.uk is a premium medical tourism facilitator based in Turkey who offers services in ensuring that every client is given the right travel package fit for their needs. Clients are encouraged to customize their own travel package; however, MedicalTur can provide a hassle free package by planning every detail in the whole trip.

Several testimonials are displayed on their website to prove the quality of service MedicalTur provides. One of which is from the experience of Nicola, from Ireland and she has this to say about MedicalTur, “I chose MedicalTur to organise my tummy tuck surgery in Turkey and I have to say I didn’t find any problem with them from the moment I booked till the moment I left. My travel assistant Burcu was lovely. Staff and doctors at the clinic were amazing. I will definitely be back for further surgeries.”

Medical tourism has definitely flourished in Europe as people are becoming more practical and wise in where they should spend their money especially when it comes to healthcare.