Medical tourism is when people travel outside their home country for medial treatments. Many different factors could drive a person to seek treatment in another country: lower costs, preferred doctors or availability of treatments not regulated or allowed in one’s home country.
Whatever the case, more and more people are choosing medical tourism. Whenever traveling to another country, the process of getting there be complicated. When you factor in a medical situation or procedure that could leave a patient incapacitated or feeling less than, the trip becomes that much more cumbersome.
Be sure to avoid these medical tourism pitfalls:
Rushing to Schedule Procedure & Travel
It’s critical that there is not a rush to schedule the procedure or your travel plans. A well planned trip can not only save money, but also worries. Working with a company to help manage all the details related to travel and your procedure can help relive stress
Making an Uninformed Decision about your Treatment/Procedure
It’s always a good idea to get a second option about a unique or uncommon procedure. Be sure you understand the risks or side effects of the treatments and procedure. Talk to you doctor abbot realistic outcomes. Make sure you understand all stages of the treatment, including recovery time. Be sure to discuss your travel plans with your doctor so that you are not booking travel during a time you are not medical cleared for travel. Again, working with a company that is well-versed and medical tourism experts will help. They make know questions to ask that you didn’t even think to ask.
Ignoring Safety & Proper Trip Preparation
There is much more to safety and trip preparation than getting a passport. Obviously a passport is a critical piece of documentation that is required. But be sure to research the current state of affairs in the country you plan to visit. Are there any political issues that may impact your trip? Has there been any infectious diseases that have cropped up in recent days or moths? These are all things that a medical tourism company can help plan for and work around. Or they may be able to keep you safe and avoid a dangerous situation you may not have been aware.
How to Arrange a Medical Tourism Trip
SentinelMED’s team of qualified logistics and medical professionals are able to determine the appropriate form of affordable medical transportation services and can help manage the process from end-to-end. We specializes in door-to-door medical transports and medical tourism. At SentinelED we understand the complexity of delivering exceptional care to the sick, elderly or injured patient who is away from home and in an unfamiliar environment. Please contact us if you’d like to learn more about our services and staff.
