the trend is in the market for over five years, medical tourism. patient-customers from all over the world seeking specific medical treatments on existing diseases or preventive ones… a vast market sourcing from developing countries moving into like US, germany, france, spain, …
in spain, a sharp and deep recession striking across the country and exhausting financial resources both to public and private that are vital to maintain firstly a steady rhythm of top technology and secondly research …
barcelona centre medic, www.bcm.es, leads the initiative in spain and articulate consistently professional efficiency, operational capabilities and marketing (yes, indeed, also a must-do)… a younger initiative, madrid centro médico, http://www.madridnetwork.org/red/salud/noticias/detalle/Madrid-Centro-Medico-convertira-Madrid-en-una-referencia-sanitaria-de-prestigio-internacional, lagging far behind yet, but trying to catch up and not to loose the pace of leadership in medical initiatives.
if initiatives of this kind worked efficiently with private-company patterns, we would be definitely closer to see the light in the long run
in this recessive scenario and keep one of the most precious fields spain starred in the last decade…
tourism field could help leveraging these medical assets. Turespaña sponsors next professional conference on this, http://www.emtc2012.com/. not to be missed! berlin, 25-27 april 2012, with numerous asean countries attending…
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Being one of the more affordable countries in Western Europe, Spain’s medical tourism industry has become more and more popular and Travelers come to Spain not only to relax on some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches, but also to explore the Spanish culture and history. The World Healthcare Organization has ranked Spain as having the 7th best healthcare in the world with Spanish hospitals equipped with modern technology and sophisticated medical equipments and more than 750 hospitals as well as a multitude of clinics exclusively catering to medical tourists.