Medical Treatment in Central America (Costa Rica & Panama)

Foreign-Patient Hospital Care Experience

Important considerations when choosing a hospital overseas for a medical procedure:

Traveling 4 Health & Retirement (THR) advocates a high standard of patient satisfaction with treatment abroad.  Patient satisfaction consists of the following factors:

Clinical Experience: 

·         Was the patient provided a written care plan?

Medical Tourism Sample Surgery Cost Chart

Patients are encouraged to seek written confirmation that clearly specifies terms and conditions to any published prices.  Quotes should include a care plan with all foreseeable facility charges and professional fees.  Patients should be mindful that, with few exceptions, medical treatment is a dynamically evolving process that may result in significant cost deviations.

Lake Geneva, WI, March 21^st, 2011—Costa Rican Medical Care, a leading medical tourism facilitator specializing in Costa Rican medical and dental providers, is now offering CCSVI Liberation Treatments.

There are currently specifically ethical implications in the field of genetic screening and gender selection. 

The Genetic Diagnosis was designed precisely to meet the chromosomal status of an embryo and to diagnose diseases before implantation in the womb and thereby prevent transmission of diseases or birth of babies with abnormalities.

Also read:  Designer Baby personal story on T4H blog.

There are currently specifically ethical implications in the field of genetic screening and gender selection. 

The Genetic Diagnosis was designed precisely to meet the chromosomal status of an embryo and to diagnose diseases before implantation in the womb and thereby prevent transmission of diseases or birth of babies with abnormalities.

Cheryl Taplin reported on her experience with Dr. Ilka De Obaldía, a doctor of Ophthalmology practicing in Panama City, Panama. 

1.  Do your homework! Research, Research, Research. Take nothing for granted. Talk with various facilitators to ascertain their subject matter expertise.

2.  Select a facilitator who has medical industry qualifications and experience.  Stay away from “medical travel agencies”.

3.  Ask for the qualifications of the facilitator.

Hey, Thanks, Cindi, for posting your article on your own user profile.  I'm going to post it here, too, as we really enjoyed helping you out and enjoyed you as a person. 

Read the patient review, "First Time Dental Tourist Saves $30,000… and she’s shouting about it!"

Ilene Little, the CEO of Traveling4Health interviewed me for this article, and I've had the pleasure of meeting both Ilene and her husband Terry Little who have been my house guests in my home in Costa Rica.

Ilene and Terry were in Costa Rica for a medical tourism convention and they and close to 100 people from the states including heads of self-insured benefits companies, union leaders, etc. visited my dental lab and clinic.