The Original Medical Tourism Destination: Keeping Patients Coming As Health Care Goes Global
By Caroline Stauffer (MIA '10)
After passing fountains, a Starbucks, and an Internet center in the lobby, visitors to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok may feel as though they are checking into a luxury hotel rather than a hospital.
But Bumrungrad is known internationally for its Cardiac, G-I, Orthopedic, and Urology departments, as well as for cosmetic surgery and comprehensive medical checkups.
The medical tourism industry in Thailand alone grows at 14 percent annually, and countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe also attract foreign patients. As developing countries acquire technology and scientific knowledge that equal or surpass that of hospitals in the developed world, the number of patients crossing borders is growing.
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