Korea's Medical Tourism News

Although many tourists were around Korea awhile back, now the tourists' goals to see is not what they used to be, Korea's ancient culture and natural beauty are still admired but the number of medical tourists is quickly increasing because of Korea's excellent  medical services, With cheaper prices than most places, people from all over the world are coming . Many people who want to get a type of treatment cannot attain it in their are or it is too expensive, but through reference from others, many come to Korea and get the affordable service at the highest standard. Medical Tours used to be offered in Singapore anbd Thailand, but because these areas are so far away, most fly to Korea now. The language barrier may worry most, but the hospitals have administrators who speak the patients's language like a native speaker. Patients with cancer have been diagnosed with shocking recovery rates. The treatment costs much more than $80.000 in the United States and in Korea, much more affordable.

   These steps being the first toward Korea becoming an international medical center of high class services. Even if Korea started their studies in medicine years after Thailand and Singapore, Korean medical services’ excellence has made an increase of 33% per year. The International Medical Center, attracting around 10,000 medical tourists last year, and an official states the hospital offers services needed in different countries.

 

   Although the competition is hard, Korea is competitive. It has great potential for growth against other medical centers in the world. The portal service in medical tourism compared several countries and stated that the prices were reasonable. Thailand and India are usually both difficult to compete with in terms of price.  Other than prices, a great deal of effort is put on nurturing founded talent from medical tourism. The training sessions are held twice a year for hospital staff and are through tourism coordinators. English lessons are also provided, and from here reservations, treatments, and discharging can be handled smoothly in the work force. Usually, translation being an issue, Korea is working on this problem greatly. Besides the language, Korea is starting to try a video treatment system and the patients will be able to be linked by video.

  Another strength of Korean medicine is from its traditional treatments from historic times. Now heavily promoted as an option for medical tourists, this method is becoming popular from different treatment types. Some tourists are not visiting to receive treatment, but to experience the traditional method of Korea medicine. Unlike Western medicine, oriental medicine tourist look forward to personal consultations which go in-depth and contain acupuncture and other treatments. Such oriental ways usually lead to repeated visits formed the patients.