There are thousands of companies now offering travel agency services, booking flights, and liaising with hospital to arrange the patient’s treatment and aftercare, transportation and so on.
Essentially, they repackage the medical provider’s service, make it more appealing, and then assist with the process – for a fee of course. There are clear advantages of using a facilitator as many have established links for hospitals in Thailand. However, it is important to research the company and choose with care.
Medical Tourism Association
The Medical Tourism Association™ (Global Healthcare Association) is the first and only international non-profit trade association for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry made up of the top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical travel facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliated companies and members with the common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of healthcare to patients in a global environment. The association promotes the interests of its healthcare provider and medical tourism facilitator members. The Medical Tourism Association™ has three tenets: Transparency in Quality and Pricing, Communication and Education and as such a good place to begin your search for a reliable medical travel facilitator.
Visit the website at www.medicaltourismassociation.com
International Medical Getaways
Based in Phuket, International Medical Getaways can offer informed opinions on all aspects of your trip from the standard of the hospital and expertise of the doctor to recommended hotels. The company can facilitate the physical and emotional needs of the patient and provide patients with a high level of care from the moment they arrive in Thailand.
Visit the website at www.intlmedical-getaways.com
MedAsia., Co. Ltd
Bangkok-based MedAsia., Co. Ltd, provides managed overseas healthcare services for those who is in need of urgent medical and surgical care. The company works with selected specialty hospitals with international accreditations and board certified doctors with a proven track record to provide quality medical services to patients worldwide. With a portfolio that offers a whole spectrum of treatments ranging from a routine medical check-up to complex heart transplantation surgery, the company is associated with leading hospitals and provides treatments in various specialties like cardiology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, nephrology, urology, neurology, physiotherapy, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, dermatology, plastic surgery, and gynaecology.
Visit the website at www.medasiahealthcare.com
Global Health Travel
Global Health Travel is Australia’s most complete provider of medical tourism services. The company provides its customers with access to the widest possible range of options for affordable, high-quality overseas health care, taking care of every aspect of their trip from booking flights to liaising with their medical provider, and allowing them to concentrate on improving their health and having a relaxing holiday.
Visit the website at www.globalhealthtravel.com.am
Surgical Trip
Surgical Trip is a medical network that specializes in arranging patient care at select internationally accredited hospitals around the world. For over 15 years, the executive officers and staff have been arranging medical care and related logistics for patients travelling abroad. Based in the USA, Surgical Trip acts as a medical facilitator for Thailand.
Visit the website at www.surgicaltrip.com
Thailand Medical Travel & Tourism
Thailand Medical Travel & Tourism (MT&T) offers a personalized medical travel services to Thailand. The company goal is to make the medical travel experience as affordable, enjoyable and carefree as possible. The company aims to provide a seamless interface between the travel needs of its clients and the Thai healthcare delivery system. MT&T has developed working relationships with a network of highly skilled and reputable physicians, clinics and hospitals in Thailand. It is this relationship that allows them to coordinate initial dialogue between doctors and prospective clients, scheduling of medical consultations, examinations and treatment with travel arrangements in advance of the client’s departure from their home country.
Visit the website at www.thaimedtraveltourism.com