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What is Medical Tourism?
Surgery Planet is a US based company offering medical tourism in India, specializes in arranging and facilitating world class, high quality and customized medical treatment & surgery abroad at affordable cost. Medical Tourism, popularly also known as “Medical Travel” or “Health Tourism” or “Global Healthcare” is a terminology that was initially introduced by travel experts to describe the fast-growing practice of people traveling across country borders in order to obtain healthcare facilities. Medical tourism can be broadly defined as the provision of 'cost effective' private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of specialized medical treatments. The most common procedures that people generally travel for, include, Cardiac Surgery, Orthopedic joint replacements, cosmetic procedures, Ayurveda, acupuncture, dental procedures etc. Almost every kind of Medical treatment is made available to the most selective and discerning patients around the globe through Medical Tourism Facilitators like SurgeryPlanet, , a leading Global Medical Tourism Company Based in USA with offices in many countries including India. They provide clients with door to door bookings, Free cost estimates for medical treatments, travel arrangements and assist clients through the process of consulting with the hospitals and surgery bookings, tourism bookings etc. A detailed step by-step process and follow up by your case manager will ensure comfortable travel to the hospital destination, where you will be treated by a team of highly qualified doctors in renowned and well equipped hospitals. Surgery Planet will assist you through the entire process and assist you to return home comfortably Medical Tourism in India The Medical industry is in full bloom in India as more than 5.9 million overseas tourists are expected to visit India in 2010 while the figure is anticipated to go beyond 6.3 Million in 2011. The average annual growth rate in the number of international medical tourists’ arrival to the country is predicted to be 7.46% during 2009-10 which is much higher than previous figure of 5.85%. As of now, a number of medical tourism facilitators successfully operate in India by providing ‘Delight’ to their international clients. The health tourism industry in India is gaining ground where we have more and more foreign nationals opting for India as a place for various medical and relaxation needs. The most common treatments that people sought for in India are heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and Dental care. Excellent infrastructure along with world class hi-tech medical facilities ensures that India is the most sought after destination for medical travelers. SurgeryPlanet is the preferred Facilitator with the largest Hospital network of the best hospitals in India. The high quality of medical care, nursing, services and facilities offered by these hospitals are definitely at par or in some cases better than hospitals in the US or UK. This comes at a very low cost of almost 80% below US costs, which makes India a sought after destination. India is also one of the favorite tourist destinations in the world, with a wealth of ancient history, culture and exotic travel destinations. Indian
Government is promoting the "high-tech healing" of its
private healthcare sector as a tourist attraction. The government
hopes to actively encourage the growth of the medical tourism
industry, offering special tax benefits and travel packages to
foreign traveler to India for low-cost but world-class medical
treatment. Medical Tourism combined with Vacationing Medical tourism has become a common form of vacationing, and covers a broad spectrum of medical services. Medical tourism mixes leisure, fun and relaxation together with wellness and healthcare. India, well known as a tourist's paradise offers a wide range of choices between exotic beaches, majestic and historic palaces, refreshing hill stations and more. With the new trend of medical tourism in India, now vacationers can enjoy a rejuvenating holiday and also avail world-class medical treatment of different sorts.
India- Destination preferred for most medical Travelers India and Thailand have evolved as one the most important hubs for medical tourism Globally. In 2008, India and Thailand provided medical care to the highest ever number of international medical travelers. Many patients from the developed countries come to India for the most advanced treatments like cardiac bypass surgeries, Orthopedic knee replacements and organ transplantation surgeries, also for the renowned and proven Ayurvedic holistic treatments. A nice blend of top-class medical expertise at unbelievably low prices is helping more and more Indian corporate hospitals to serve foreign patients, including patients from developed nations such as the UK and the US. As
more and more patients from Europe, USA and other affluent nations
with high medical costs look for effective options, healthcare
tourism in India is definitely on the cards for most of them and the
fast growing Indian corporate health sector is fully geared to meet
that need.Apart from cost savings and the high standard of medical
care facility, the waiting time is much lower for any treatment in
India than in any other country. Medical help is often an emergency
and situations can turn worse if the treatment is delayed. While you
might have to wait for several months to get a surgical operation
done in the US Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORSurgeryPlanet offers medical tourism services at major internationally accredited hospitals & major medical tourism destinations. Contact us now at 1-866-233-6997! 
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