Philippine Medical Tourism Packages on the Rise

United States outsourcing companies are taking advantage of the growing medical vacation trend. As travelers seek to combine low-cost medical procedures abroad with luxury travel vacations, a niche has been created; a very profitable niche, at that, for those able to leverage it. One such company, Atlas Outsourcing, has leveraged Philippine medical tourism packages via two of the Philippines’ top medical providers. The marketing and outsourcing company will market medical vacations to the Philippines for the Clinica Manila Group and Global Medical Wellness Medical Tourism Corp. Among the medical services the Philippine medical tourism packages include are: cardiology, cosmetic surgery, dental medicine, dermatology, gastro-enterology, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, and urology. These procedures are typically very costly in countries like the United States, whereas Filipino health care is relatively inexpensive, allowing patients to use the bulk of their savings on luxury travel vacations.

The combination of affordable health care and luxury travel vacations makes Philippine medical tourism packages almost irresistible. Mr. Joel P. Longares, Atlas Outsourcing’s owner and CEO, says,

The Philippines has some of the best hospitals, doctors and other health workers, plus some of the best tourism attractions in the world. It is about time the country takes its share in the multi-billion dollar medical tourism industry.

The ever-rising costs of health care in the United States, Canada, and Europe, have driven patients to seek out less costly medical options. As medical vacations become more and more popular, places like the Philippines will continue to capture its share of the luxury travel and medical vacations

Source: “Atlas Outsourcing to Market Medical Tourism Packages of 2 RP Providers,” Asian Journal Online, February 1, 2007