Medical Tourism Creates a Global Health Care Standard

The rising popularity of medical tourism has changed global health care for the better.

Medical tourism is defined as traveling to another country for medical treatment or surgery.

Generally, procedures within the fields of orthopedic care, plastic surgery, infertility and  cardiology can be very expensive, which is the reason more and more patients are seeking an alternative.

Medical tourism offers patients cost savings of up to 80 percent, but low price isn't the only attractive element of this industry.

Countries around the globe have invested billions of dollars to improve their health care systems, earn accreditation for their hospitals and doctors, and to build five-star medical recovery "resorts" to further appeal to international patients.

To learn more about the growing medical tourism industry, read the full article: The Global Growth of Medical Tourism