Going out of Country for Medical Care
Medical tourism is when a person travels to another country for medical care. Each year, millions of patient participate in medical tourism.
People may travel to another country to get health care for many reasons, including:
- Cost: To get treatment or a procedure that may be cheaper in another country.
- Culture: To receive care from a healthcare provider who shares the traveler’s culture and language.
Medical Tourism Can Be Risky
Your risk of complications depends on the destination, the facility where the procedure is being performed, and whether you are in the good physical and psychological condition for the procedure(s). Other issues that can increase you risk of complications.
How to Minimize Medical Tourism Risks
Get a Pre-travel consultation with Dr. Mukhi’s Raj Hospital
- If you are planning to travel to India for Surgical care, get a Video Consulting at-least 4–6 weeks before the trip to discuss general information for healthy travel and learn about specific risks you may face because of your health status, the procedure, and travel before and after the procedure.
- Obtain international travel health insurance that covers medical evacuation back to your country.
- Before planning vacation activities, such as swimming or taking tours, find out what activities are not permitted after the procedure.
Maintain your health and medical records
- Bring copies of your medical records with you, including results of lab tests and any other tests done related to your condition and care. Inform the medical staff at your destination of any allergies you may have.
- Pack a travel health kit with your prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Bring enough medicine to last your whole trip, plus a little extra in case of delays. Also, bring copies of all your prescriptions and a list of medications you take, including their brand names, generic names, manufacturers, and dosages.
- Get copies of all your medical records from the destination, before you return home. You may need to get them translated into your own language.
Plan Your Medical Trip
Plan your medical treatment journey! Dr. Mukhi’s Raj Hospitals facilitates complete planning for international patients.
We can arrange your Air Trip We are having tie-ups with 3 to 5 star hotel which Most Nearby and For hassle-free visit and treatment just give us your details and we will get back to you shortly.