Sun, Sea, Sand and Surgery could be the future theme of tourism promotions in the Caribbean, as regional governments and private investors focus on exploring the benefits of Medical Tourism. Miami based Caribbean Trade Center’s Forum “Medical Tourism – The State of Medical Services in the Caribbean Region” was a great [...]

Medical tourism is a massive and rapidly growing travel sector all over the world and is forecast to be worth USD100 billion by 2012.
The sector is growing at a rate of 20-30% a year with no slowdown foreseen. The Times of India recently cited figures from Frost and Sullivan, [...]

Survey gives nation unsatisfactory grade on most measures of well-being.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — The United States has failed to reach almost every goal set for women’s health, a new report says.
Conducted by the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), the report — based largely on [...]

The rising cost of health care in many Western countries means that more and more people are heading to low cost hospitals in India for treatment.
It is estimated that this type of medical tourism could generate more than $3bn a year for India. So could the Indian model of offering cutting-edge [...]

Across the globe, entrepreneurial individuals and organizations are looking at the possibility of providing medical tourism services at an increased rate, particularly in the wake of the new U.S. health care law. Costa Rica’s rising medical tourism industry could serve as a test case for this as providers prepare to benefit from the impact of [...]

The hospital of the future is designed not just to heal the sick but also to help sustain the environment. An In-Depth Look at the Hospital of the Future.

Hospitals have a brutal effect on the earth. They consume twice as much energy as typical office buildings and operate 24/7. Often, they’re little [...]

BOSTON (TheStreet) — Post-recession thrift, health care reform and the aging baby boom generation will likely lead to a surge in overseas “medical tourism.”
The weak economy has reigned in the number of U.S. citizens travelling abroad for everything from facelifts to heart bypasses. About 540,000 Americans sought medical care outside the U.S. in 2008, a [...]

BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine government on Monday launched a plan to promote “medical tourism,” whereby it hopes to attract visitors who divide their stays between getting medical treatment or operations and sightseeing.
To get the initiative under way, the National Institute for the Tourist Promotion of Argentina, or Inprotur, struck accords with a score of [...]