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Clients of South Carolina-based Companion Global Healthcare Inc., now havethe option of traveling to Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles or East Shore hospitalsin Singapore, where they can access a wide range of medical and surgicalservices, including joint replacements, open heart and cardiology surgery, andinvasive cancer treatment.
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Each Parkway hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission International(JCI), the affiliate of The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is thelargest accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.
"This marks a significant milestone in the global reach of Singapore'shealth care," said Dr. Jason CH Yap, director of healthcare services for theSingapore Tourism Board. "Singapore has long been the leading medical hub andhealth care destination of choice in Asia. It is therefore not unexpected thatAmericans would also seek to avail themselves of high quality health care inSingapore's safe and stable environment." More than 410,000 visitors traveledto Singapore for medical services in 2006.
"Patients in increasing numbers are crossing international borders seekingtop-quality care at affordable prices," said Dan Snyder, ParkwayHealth groupexecutive vice president and chief operating officer and a former staff memberof the U.S. Surgeon General and Chief of Naval Operation's offices. "Ourthree world-class hospitals in Singapore have fully English-speaking,reputable specialists and nurses who offer some of the best treatmentavailable anywhere in the world."
"The addition of ParkwayHealth in Singapore means our individual clientsand employer groups have more outstanding options for obtaining fullycredentialed medical care at affordable, all-inclusive prices," said DavidBoucher, Companion Global Healthcare's assistant vice president of health careservices.
Access to ParkwayHealth's three Singapore hospitals is now available tothe more than one million members of BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolinaand BlueChoice(R) HealthPlan of South Carolina through Companion GlobalHealthcare's network at preferred rates. Companion Global Healthcare alsoserves the uninsured, and is available to contract with insurance companiesand employer groups that wish to include an overseas option in their benefitplans. The company provides a single launch point for appointments, travelservices, case management and follow up care in the United States.
The SingaporeMedicine Initiative
Launched in 2003, SingaporeMedicine is a multi-agency government-industrypartnership committed to strengthening Singapore's position as Asia's leadingmedical hub and international health care destination. Led by the Ministry ofHealth of Singapore, SingaporeMedicine is supported by three governmentagencies: the Economic Development Board, which develops industrycapabilities, the International Enterprise Singapore, which fostersregionalism by Singapore-based health care players, and the Singapore TourismBoard, which markets Singapore as a health care destination to inboundinternational patients and develops associated people-oriented services.Key Singapore health care services accolades and accreditation include: -- Nine hospitals and three medical centers with JCI accreditation, accounting for one-third of all JCI-accredited facilities in Asia. -- In 2003, the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) ranked Singapore's health care system as the third best in the world and the country as best prepared to deal with a major medical crisis in Asia. -- In 2000, the World Heal
