Hospitals for Medical Tourism in Costa Rica

Medical tourism in Costa Rica is growing at a faster rate and number of medical tourists visiting Costa Rica for health care and treatment gets almost doubled after every two years. Thus medical tourism has become a very important industry for this country. Costa Rica is promoting medical tourism heavily and investing good amount of time, money and efforts so that medical tourists have a pleasant experience of treatment there.  One can see the efforts in the quality of medical care and the high standard of hygiene maintained in the Costa Rica Hospitals.  It’s said that patients from countries like US and Canada will find no difference in the hospitals and clinics in Costa Rica while comparing to the hospitals of home country.

Costa Rica is one of the highly peaceful democracies in the world with lowest crime rates and high percentage of literacy (95% literacy rate). All the hospitals in the country are known for providing highest quality of health care services at affordable costs (almost fractions of what it would costs in US, Canada, UK etc)  Top hospital that are known for getting higher number of medical tourists are:

• Cima Hospital
• Clínica Católica
• Clínica Bíblica
• Santa Maria
• Santa Rita
• Hospital Hotel La Catolica
• Chetica Ranch Medical Recovery Center
• Rosenstock-Lieberman Center for Cosmetic Surgery

Some dental clinics are also getting good number of medical tourists for dental care abroad. List of dental clinics for dental tourism in Costa Rica is as follows:

• New Smile Dental, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Dental Cosmetics Costa Rica
• Prisma Dental Clinic
• Meza Dental Care Clinic

Hope you’ll find this post helpful. In case you need review of a particular hospital, clinic or doctor in Costa Rics, please feel free to get in touch with us and we’d be happy to provide an neutral review.

 Related post: http://medical-tourism-guidance.blogspot.com/2010/09/costa-rica-medical-tourism.html

Infertility treatment abroad

Infertility is a problem that has caused serious problems to many couples. Normally couples don’t want to discuss this topic, but stats say that infertility is an issue that millions of couples are facing around the globe. Infertility is not just a male problem but many female can also have the inability to conceive. There are many reasons for infertility like:

• Abnormal sperm production in males.
  
  
• Unsuccessful delivery of sperm: There are many reasons behind this like blockage in testicles, genetic diseases, structural problems etc.
  
  
• Problems with sexual life
  
  
• Poor health conditions – This is normally due to unhealthy life style drug abuse, use of alcohol, obesity etc.
  
  
• Age – Normally it’s hard for male older than 40 to fertile.
  
  
• Fallopian tube damage or blockage in females.
  
  
• Problems with ovulation.
  
  
• Early menopause - It happens after 40 but earlier stoppage of menstruation can also be a major reason.
  
  
• Medications abuse – Use of some medicines can also lead to infertility but this can be solved by stopping the use of medicines.
  
  
• Thyroid dysfunction: Too much of thyroid or too little of thyroid hormone can interrupt the menstrual cycles.
  
  
• Surgery – Any kind of surgery like pelvic of cervical surgery can cause fertility problems.

What is the cure of infertility?

Infertility just like any other medical condition can be cured. All you need is to consult an experienced doctor. There are many advanced fertility techniques available like:

• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• Ovulation induction (OI)
• Intra Cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Intra Uterine insemination (IUI)
• Artificial insemination
• Surrogacy

Best part is that using these techniques you can become parent at any age. Parents in 40s, 50s, and even 60s have conceived successfully using the modern fertility techniques. Success rates in conceiving using these techniques is as high as 80% however with experienced doctors success rate can be as high as 95%.

Cost of Fertility Treatments

Normally costs involved in fertility treatments are very high in US and depending upon the type of procedure chosen it can cost from anywhere around $800 to %10000 per attempt. One cost effective solution to this is to choose countries like Mexico, India, Bangkok, Jordan, Brazil, Turkey etc where the same procedures cost as less as 75% of the costs in US.

As I’ve said in my previous post as well lower costs never ever means that there any any sub-standards in care, infrastructure, hygiene standards etc. The truth is that you will find hospitals and medical care in these countries even better than your home country.

Medical tourism is definitely the new global business and you can start a family happily by choosing Infertility treatment abroad

Question to ask before seeking a medical trip

Are you considering medical trip abroad as you find treatment abroad to be cost effective solution for your health situation. It’s a good thing that you understand the benefits of medical tourism. However given the benefits of treatment abroad this industry has become very lucrative and almost each country is trying to attract medical travelers. Thus it’s very much likely that you can fall into bad hands thus making medical trip a nightmare.

Now question arises how to choose the right hospital, doctor and country for treatment abroad? One must research all the option available and then shortlist one carefully. Before you think of final a country for medical tourism consider following pointers:

• Distance: Check you how much your medical condition allows you to travel and what the transport condition is in the destination country? If both these conditions satisfies you then you can proceed and check out other factors.
  
  
• Language: Does the staff understand English or your native language. In case the staff is non-English speaking then you must ask the hospital if they have or can arrange some translators for you. Until and unless you have very clear communication with your doctor, treatment can be lethal.
  
  
• Certifications: Certification and accreditation by national and international bodies gives the confidence that the hospital follows and maintains a standard in hygiene and patient care. Always select an internationally accredited hospital.
  
  
• Doctor’s qualifications: It’s very important that the doctors are highly qualified and highly experienced. It’s more than welcome if the doctor is trained or has practices in western countries.
  
  
• Hospital Specialty: Every hospital is specializes in an area it’s not worth if you go for kidney treatment in a hospital specialized for bariatric surgery.
  
  
• Mode of payments: Do the hospital accept payment in cash or in electronic form.
  
  
• Testimonials: Seek the testimonials of other foreign patients.
  
  
• Legal issues: Check for any legal issues etc. E.g. in case of surrogacy you may have to know in advance what legal process are involved and do the hospital or clinic provide any assistance with this.
  
  
• Length of Stay: How long are you required to stay and what’s the quality of hospital accommodation? Do hospital allow for stay of someone accompany the patient etc.
  
  
• Success Rate: Compare the success rate of doctor and hospital for the procedure with others in the same or other country.
  
  
• Post treatment care: Are there any follow up treatment, consultation required and is the costs already covered on not.

I hope this will help you and prove to be a better guide in selecting the right destination, hospital and doctors for your medical trip.

In case of any further help, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Affordable dental implants in Costa Rica to restore your smile

Tooth loss or gaps in teeth can distract a person from making that perfect smile and can also cause problems in eating or chewing properly. Dental implants are solution to such problems. Dental implants not only make you look good but also make you able to chew properly. Dental implants can be used to cover one, two, three or all of the teeth that you may desire to be done. Dental implants feel fully natural like the original teeth in you mouth.

Costa Rica is one of the safe and affordable destinations for dental work. You don’t need to worry about quality of dental service you get in Costa Rica as dentists in Costa Rica are highly qualified and trained. Most of the then dental clinics in Costa Rica follow OSHA regulations for oral hygiene. Various dental procedures you can get at Costa Rica are same day or dental implants, traditional dental implants, mini implants, bone graft root canal etc.

The cost of dental implants in Costa Rica is fractions of the costs in UK. You can save up to 50 to 60% on dental work in Costa Rica; also you can get dental implants done very quickly and easily. For example the immediate load dental implants in Costa Rica can be done in not more than 15 to 20 minutes. Of course this will also provide you a reason for enjoying a vacation in Costa Rica along with bringing back that perfect smile you may have been hiding in the past.

Dental Clinics In Costa Rica - 1

In the last post we discuss about dental tourism in New Delhi, India. Like Delhi Costa Rica is also one of the top destinations for dental and medical tourism. Here with I am starting a series of Dental Clinics in Costa Rica and first dental clinic to start with is Dental Cosmetics Clinic. Dental Cosmetics in Costa Rica is a Costa Rican Dental Clinic offering a variety of Cosmetic dentistry & mouth restoration treatments. Various dental services available here includes dental implants, crowns and bridges, porcelain veneers, fillings, Teeth whitening, inlays & onlays, scaling, polishing, Dentures etc.

This chain has two clinics that use state of the art technology for dental work and both the clinics are locate neat international airports. For further details about the clinics visit their site or contact us.

Costa Rica Medical Tourism

In the last post we discusses about medical tourism in Brazil and continuing the series of popular medical tourism destinations, today we will discuss medical tourism in Costa Rica along with quality of health care in Costa Rica.

Biggest advantage of choosing Costa Rica as a medical tourism destination is that the country is easily accessible from US & Canada, there are frequent flights available. Also visa is not required to travel to Costa Rica, only a valid passport is required. Private hospitals are accredited here and most surgeons are educated in US. Apart from this Costa Rica is a tourists attraction also thus a medical tourist has the benefit of medical care and holiday abroad, still end up saving money if compared with treatment in home country. Though Spanish is largely spoken language, doctors and medical staff is fluent in English and language will not be problem at all.

Top Medical Tourism Destinations - Popular & Affordable

I thought why not begin with an introduction to the leading medical tourism destinations in the world. Today medical tourism industry is growing very fast and has become a million dollar industry with number of medical tourists growing year by year. Due to the financial benefits of medical tourism a lots on countries and spending to market medical tourism. However not every country is fit for medical tourism. Lots of factors come into play while choosing a medical tourism destination (I will write about these factors later). Main factors while going abroad for treatment include:

• Is country safe to travel
• Does travel expense compromise the cost savings
• Countries medical infrastructure
  
• Hospitals accreditation
• Surgeons experience
• Climate etc...

So according to a variety of parameters countries listed below qualify for the top medical tourism destinations of the world:

1. Brazil
2. Costa Rica
3. Hungary
4. India
5. Malaysia
6. Mexico
7. Singapore
8. South Korea
9. Thailand
10. Turkey
11. Spain
12. Belgium
13. Panama

I will post about medical tourism conditions in each country listed above soon.