Raffles Hospital joined 220 healthcare organisations in 33 countries as a Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospital on 13 December 2008. JCI is currently the most recognised international healthcare accreditation body and the gold standard in the setting and monitoring of global healthcare standards for hospitals.
For many of Raffles’ patients, the Raffles name was all [...]

It’s health care meets international tourism as Asian hospitals compete to treat you in style.
A long-term resident of Norfolk Island, Anne Howe used to travel to Sydney once a year for her annual dental check-up. A fe years ago, however, she got more than the scale and clean she bargained for: her dentist said her [...]

Globalization is no longer an uncertain trend in the distant future. With employers beginning to sponsor medical travel benefits and more international competitors focusing on high-dollar elective procedures, U.S. providers must refine their organizational strategy to compete in a marketplace that is broader than ever before.
It’s been called many things. A disruptive force. A competitive [...]

Experts project the international market for medical travel to explode in the coming years as more Americans and others, fed up with high costs and long wait times, seek everything from knee and hip replacements to bypass surgeries. Here’s a look at the five countries best poised to ride the wave.
Foreign Policy magazine looks at [...]