WHAT MAKES THAILAND A PRIME MEDICAL DESTINATION
1. Thailand has a lot to offer, including safe services that have attracted more than a million foreign travelers per year. Thai hospitals are among the first in Asia to be JCI-accredited. Such superior quality, when coupled with medical advancement and globally accepted conveniences, makes great impressions of excellence in health care and care-giving services, as well as superb health-oriented restorative meals upon foreigners who have undergone treatments in Thailand.
2. Thailand get advantage in medical expenses.
This illustrate shows estimated medical service expenses of each country in 2009 prepared by (http://medicaltourism.com/compare-cost.php?lang=es)
3.Thailand’s health facilities, especially private hospitals, meet the international standard such as the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.
4.The universities with faculty of medicine play a key role in serving as a specialized medical center with international reputation and have medical research projects which gain acceptance in the international medical circles, for example, Siriraj Hospital, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thammasat Hospital, varsity hospitals in Chiang Mai campus, Prince of Songkla campus, and Khon Kaen campus
Caption: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University is invited to demonstrate the cardiovascular treatment using balloons and biodegradable polymer stents at the CCT 2010 – Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2010, the largest international event in Asia at Gobe, Japan. (Photo courtesy of: http://www.si.mahidol.ac.th/th/hotnews_detail.asp?hn_id=521.)
5. Thailand has world-famous medical institutions which provide the medical fraternity with top-quality health professionals such as Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Thammasat University, Chiang Mai University, Prince of Songkla University, and Khon Kaen University
6. Thailand is among one of the world’s top destinations thanks to stunning tourist attractions. Besides, the country provides tourists with the greatest travel convenience due to a wide range of facilities, for example, an international airport deemed as an aviation hub of the region, varied international flight in service, first-class hotels and accommodations on a par with international standards with affordable prices and to name a few.
7. Thailand offers the most comprehensive range of medical services and facilities that serve even the most demanding needs of foreign patients. The services are supervised by medical doctors with medical licenses in modern medicine, Thai traditional medicine, Thai applied medicine, Chinese medicine, natural medicine, and many more.
8. Thailand offers integrative wellness centers and facilities, including the Thai Destination Spa, Medical Spa, Thai massage, wellness activities, restorative activities, revitalizing activities for the elderly, long-stay health care, and health-oriented food.
9. Thai health and herbal products are produced with high quality standards. Many of the producers are accredited with GMP and supervised by FDA, Ministry of Health. These products have been well accepted by the health conscious consumers around the world.
Thailand possesses many advantages so valued by discerning foreigners who seek better health care services not available in their countries, and those who seek the alternative to unreliable services or the long waitlists. We have resources to answer every specific concern.
The medical tourism industry in Thailand is enjoying an immense growth potential, thanks to the government’s supports and the development of medical services and facilities that drives Thailand medical tourism forward.
In general, foreign patients and medical tourists find medical services in Thailand very reliable and of high quality. They enjoy the hospitality and attentiveness unique in the service personnel in Thailand. Such rich experiences are yet another reason these guests choose to return to Thailand, and encourage their family and friends to visit us as a prime destination for medical tourism.