Why do patients go abroad for treatment?
One of the most important factors that make our lives happy and fulfilling is good health. To receive high-quality treatment, people today are ready to spend a lot of time and money, especially when it comes to a positive result. If it is not possible to receive high-quality and effective treatment within their own country, some patients decide to go to another country to receive medical services.
What are the main reasons for this decision and why is treatment abroad often more effective?
Treatment abroad – the main reasons for the decision
In those countries that are most in demand among patients traveling here for treatment or emergency operations, the key aspects of this choice are:
Service quality. Most practitioners and professional medical practitioners are admitted to leading clinics not just after graduation, but after gaining practical experience, which can take 10-15 years. Such practical experience minimizes risks and medical errors.
The material and technical equipment of such clinics meets all advanced standards and allows doctors to apply modern methods in the treatment of certain ailments.
Price. The price of medical treatment, diagnostics or surgical operations in foreign clinics is also reasonable and reasonable, here we are talking about the price-quality ratio. It may be lower than in the patient’s home country, or may be higher, it all depends on the country, clinic and clinical case, everything is individual. But patients are willing to pay for quality services and a positive result of medical treatment or surgery.
Urgency. Sometimes patients themselves send clinics, tests, images from tomographs and other devices by email, along with a descriptive part and a preliminary diagnosis. Having received such materials online, doctors inform the patient about the approximate treatment plan, cost and terms, after which the patient comes to the clinic to receive medical care along the “green corridor”, without queues.
Although there can be many reasons for patients to travel abroad for medical services, the main factors associated with such a decision are reasonable and justified cost, the possibility of urgent treatment and the high quality of patient care.