(Parris Center) Medical Tourism is an emerging global trend. Every day, more and more people are choosing to take their elective and routine medical care abroad. Not only can they get the required treatment at a mere fraction of the cost but there are no long and unreliable wait lists. Add to this the chance to explore a fantastic country full of culture and history and it’s easy to see why this trend has become so popular!In Panama, health and medical tourism is growing rapidly. Factors drawing medical tourists include Panama’s tourist appeal, position as a hub for international travel, and use of the American dollar as the official currency. Many of Panama’s doctors are bilingual, board certified, and accustomed to working with the same medical equipment and technology used in the United States and Europe. On most procedures, Panama offers savings of more than 50% compared to the US and Europe.
First Class Medical Care
Hospital Punta Pacifica is a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2006. It was developed by a partnership between local physicians and business leaders who wanted to raise the standard of health care in the region. The hospital in managed by the world renowned Johns Hopkins.The hospital has 75 beds with 52 private rooms to increase comfort and privacy. Services include urology, cardiology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pediatrics, neurology, dermatology, gynecology and obstetrics, nephrology and endocrinology.
Enjoy Beautiful Panama
Panama has few rivals in the quantity and quality of its tourist attractions: fifteen hundred islands on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, the planets most nature-rich, accessible rainforests, spectacularly beautiful mountains and highlands, historical sites from a rich past as an international crossroads, seven living native cultures and a cosmopolitan capital city with a non-stop nightlife. Not to mention our famous canal!