20 Sept 2011

Perception of Medical Tourism about Mexico

Mexico attracts a lot of medical tourists from United States and Canada. The proximity to the North American economic powers and easier travel has benefited many patients. Despite this Mexico suffers from poor image in medical tourism. Some of the reasons being violent crime, poor quality in the most popular destinations, lack of institutional oversight, concerns about safety and language barriers. We will try to address these problems in detail.



Political instability and the increasing influence of drug mafia has raised serious concerns among Americans. Though these fears are over rated, there is still some element of truth. The news about killings and violence in major cities and around the border would not help its cause.

The proximity to USA and Canada has placed a lot of unrealistic expectations on Mexican medical practice. Although there are some reputed hospitals like those with JCI accreditation s and ISO certifications; for many hospitals, there is still a lot of room for improvement. The medical tourism has placed the the clinics in greed. The medical tourists taking reckless risks regardless of the quality of the hospitals just to save a few hundred dollars share the equal blame. Many so called hospitals are the size of some single family homes in America. In contrast, most other medical tourism destinations in India, Singapore and Thailand have the hospital bed strength in hundreds and have standard procedures in place.



Lack of tighter government control won't safeguard patients against quacks. And similar to many other countries, there is little legal recourse. Tourists are normally warned not to venture out after dark or to board un documented taxis. Having said that, there is still some quality medical tourism in Mexico. Dealing with a quality oriented and best medical tourism company is your best bet. Don't be greedy and stay away from the cheap surgery places. They are that way for a reason. You can still save a lot by dealing with reputed places, without  taking unacceptable risks.

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