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"Medical Tourism is more than getting good medical care abroad," saidMTQUA founder Julie Munro who has spent many years in the medical travelindustry. "Safety and security, international patient operations andprotocols, transparency and professional patient facilitation are a key toachieving an excellent medical outcome for International patients, which ismore important than just the cost of care."
MTQUA released the ranking based on an exhaustive study across patients,hospitals and healthcare travel agencies and all the 10 selected Hospitalsprovide medical treatment and care of the highest quality with the mostadvanced technology. All hospitals have also developed outstanding local andregional reputations.
According to MTQUA, the top five hospitals are: Fortis Hospitals,Bangalore (formerly Wockhardt Hospital); Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore;Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur; Shouldice Hospital, Toronto andShoen-Kliniken, Munich.
"It gives us great pride to put India in the top slot as the world'sleading destination for International patients" said Mr. Vishal Bali, CEO,Fortis Hospitals Group, India. "By providing a strong foundation of quality,along with affordability, in all our patient care processes we have deliveredto both our domestic and International patients exceptional value" he said.
MTQUA recognized Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore ( formerly WockhardtHospitals ) as the # 1 on its list of Top 10 World's Best Hospitals forMedical Tourists on the following criteria :
1. Medical Quality - The hospital is an excellent surgery option formedical travelers seeking joint replacement, particularly hip resurfacing andreplacement. It's also strong in cardiac surgery and neurosurgery. Thehospital is internationally accredited by JCI.
2. International Patient Management - Fortis Hospitals has been sensitiveto the needs of patients and families for their cultural, language, andreligious requirements, their medical needs and emotional support. As themajority of its international caseload is either life-saving or lifeenhancing procedures, their honesty and integrity provides outstanding casemanagement and better patient understanding.
3. International Patient Marketing - The Hospital actively supportsweb-based social networks, including Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter. It hasits own blog. The hospital has a dedicated team of men and women available24/7 with access to treating physicians who can respond to qualified patientinquiries.
4. Value For Services - India's hospitals are positioned to provide valuefor services and will continue to do so because the number of hospitals inIndia seeking the American or international patient market nurtures acompetitive cost structure.
5. Patient Safety And Security - The Hospital wraps the traveling patientfrom America in a security blanket. From the initial hospital response,Fortis assigns dedicated staff representatives to the patient throughouttheir hospital stay and a treating physician who directly discussesprocedures and outcomes before the patient leaves their home country.Communication with the patient's family physician is encouraged. Patients maystay in the hospital for their full recovery period to avoid moving to ahotel.
6. Transparency - Every effort is extended to ensure transparency ofcare, from cost to outcomes data. Patients receive a portfolio of theirmedical file and surgery documents including CT scans, MRI and X-rays, andoperative notes to take back to their home country.
7. Attention To The Unique Needs Of The Medical Traveler - According toreports, more than 50% of Hospital's international patients are Americans. Itoffers prompt scheduling of pre-surgery preparation. It provides exemplaryfollow up care and services to monitor American medical travelers once theyreturn home.
MTQUA's top 10 list of the World's best hospitals has 6 hospitals out ofAsia, 2 from Europe and 2 from North America.
About Fortis Hospitals (formerly Wockhardt Hospitals )
Wockhardt Hospitals Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata which are nowchristened as Fortis Hospitals are part of the 40 hospital chain of FortisHealthcare. This Fortis Hospitals network consists of 11 hospitals focusingon the high end tertiary care around the specialties of cardiac care - adultand pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, complex brain & spinesurgeries, orthopedics and joint replacement surgery and minimal accesssurgery. The entity consists of 2 JCI accredited hospitals located inBangalore and Mulund. Wockhardt Hospitals Bangalore - now a network hospitalof Fortis is a 400 bedded Multi specialty hospital with state of the artfacility equipped with latest technology and truly World class ClinicalTalent dedicated to the whole range of Cardiac, Orthopedic, Neurosciences,Minimal Access Surgery and Women & Child Services.
http://www.wockhardthospitals.net
About Medical Travel and Health Tourism Quality Alliance (MTQUA):
MTQUA (mtqua.org) promotes standards and practices, and provides trainingand workshops in all aspects of medical travelers' continuum of care. MTQUA'sadvisory panel includes Harvard and Johns Hopkins affiliated hospitals andestablished health care travel agencies.
The MTQUA Seal of Quality identifies medical travel facilitators,advisors, and support services that have put or are putting processes inplace that prioritize medical quality and safety outcomes for the travelingpatient. This seal of quality is issued annually, and is available to anyfacilitator, agent or other support and service company worldwide that hasdemonstrated a standard of professional and caring service and support to themedical traveler. This seal assures medical tourists their medical care,safety and quality outcome always comes first.For Further Information, please contact Priyam Bortamuli PR & Communication Fortis Hospitals Mobile: +91(0)984555-8559 Email: [email protected]
SOURCE Fortis Hospitals Ltd.
