Our Hospital Network has high quality hospitals that have been accredited by JCI and other international and domestic hospital accrediting authorities. Joint Commission International (JCI) the International division of JCAHO of USA , which is the gold standard and authority for accrediting hospitals for its standards, patient safety, compliance, and training have accredited many of our network hospitals and conduct periodic inspections and reviews of these hospitals 
These hospitals have equipment, facilities, doctors ,staff and quality of care comparable too hositals in the USA or Europe. Some of them have five star facilities and comforts that you may rarely find in US hospitals. Many of the network hospitals have doctors that are trained and experienced in USA or UK. As often as possible these hospitals will provide you doctors that have medical education in USA or Europe or have worked in US or EU hospitals to enhance the comfort level of patient communication and understanding. But, there are highly reputed locally trained doctors who can provide you exceptional services and are sometimes the best. In our Hospital Network we have many hospitals which are ISO 9001 and 9002 certified . Your SurgeryPlanet case manager will provide you with detailed information about the hospitals, doctors information and resumes before you select the hospital. For a virrtual tour of the hospitals, watch the hospital videos in our video gallery.
JCI is a not-for-profit organization focused on improving the safety of patient care through the provision of accreditation and certification services as well as through advisory and educational services aimed at helping organizations implement practical and sustainable solutions. JCI accreditation and certification is considered as an International Quality measurement system for hospitals. More than 220 public and private health care organizations in 33 countries have been accredited by JCI. JCI provides accreditation for hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, clinical laboratories, care continuum services, medical transport organizations, and primary care services, as well as certification for disease or condition specific care. JCI standards were developed by international health care experts and set uniform, achievable expectations. Read more about JCI at http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org
 SurgeryPlanet can save you thousands of dollars in medical bills by using our Hospital Network for your surgery. Typically, we can save you over 75% to 80% of the US cost of your surgery. The cost savings are not due to lower quality of care or treatment.These hospitals in our network are able to provide you high quality of care for a lower cost because they are not burdened by many of the administrative costs which private hospitals in USA and UK have to bear and is passed on to your hospital bills. Also, the lower costs for maintaining, staffing and insuring the hospital in these countries bring down your bills significantly. Quality and cost,you can have best of both worlds by choosing to use our exceptional net work of hospitals.
The price chart below shows the approximate all inclusive costs of surgery at some of our network hospitals. Prices indicated are in US dollars and are subject to change.
| SURGERY | USA | COSTA RICA | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | INDIA | CABG- HEART BYPASS | 152,000 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 23,000 | 8,000 | HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT | 180,000 | 29,000 | 23,000 | 22,000 | 12,000 | HIP REPLACEMENT | 101,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 8,000 | KNEE REPLACEMENT | 66,000 | 12,000 | 19,000 | 12,500 | 7,500 | SPINAL FUSION | 104,000 | 16,000 | 21,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | HYSTERECTOMY (VAGINAL) | 32,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | ECON TRAVEL COSTS (FROM US ) | 0 | 1100 | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,800 |
Network Special Discounts
Due to our long term association with the hospitals, travel companies and hotels, our network providers offer special discounts for our clients . By booking through your case manager at SurgeryPlanet you can benefit from these and save thousand s of dollars. Often, upgrades to service are provided free to our clients by our long term partner providers.
Our services are designed to make your medical travel successful, comfortable and enjoyable. SERVICES - Patient education about hospitals and destination choices
- Individual Case manager with tailored services
- Coordination with Insurance provider or employer
- FREE Doctor consultations
- FREE Quotes from multiple Hospitals
- Surgery, Hospital, Hotel and services booking
- Companion travel and stay Booking
- Visa and travel document assistance
- Travel ticket and Tour bookings
- Destination airport pick up and drop
- Destination phone, computer and amenities- booking
- Billing and currency assistance
- Vacation Package Bookings
EXCLUSIVE SERVICES - Access to over 220 long term stay facilities in 24 destinations
- Ayurveda and wellness resort services
- Assistance for disabled or physically challenged
- Medical Financing through Banks and agents
- Travel Medical Insurance
- Medical Travel Patients Insurance
- Private translators
- Personal assistants at the destination
- Personal chauffeur and vehicle at destination.
- Private Chef or butler
SIMPLE & EASY PROCESS
Going overseas for you healthcare can be made easy by using our well planned and easy process. You wont have to deal with the myriad of issues that come with finding the right hospitals, booking of surgery, doctor, hotel, tickets, car, nurse and getting visa documents etc. Our case managers will make it easy by doing all these for you per your requests, so that you can travel in comfort and have a successful and enjoyable trip.
The process is simplified to 4 steps.
- Select the doctor & hospital from our network hospitals, consult over phone, get cost quotes and make decision to book surgery.
- SurgeryPlanet case manger will confirm bookings of hospital, doctor, hospital room, travel tickets, hotel and other services as per your requirement.
- Make confirmation payments and travel for surgery, you will be received at destination airport and guided through the process of hospital admission and doctor consultations. Your doctor then takes charge of your treatment or surgery.
- After surgery and recuperation you can choose to enjoy a vacation at the destination or visit local tourist attractions before you return home, our case manager will make reservations for your vacation or tour of your choice depending on availability.
OUR EXCLUSIVE GUARANTEE
Going overseas for medical treatment can cause a lot of apprehensions and worries, because you have never been to these hospitals or places before or haven’t had such an experience. Some of the common concerns are... what if you don’t like the hospital or doc tor when you get there or met with the doctor? ...Do you have undergo your surgery because you booked and paid advance? ...Will I get my money back if I cancel my surgery even after I get to the hospital ?
We understand your worries or questions and have discussed these issues in detail with our Hospital partners to come to exclusive agreements that protect your rights and money. We know that these hospitals offer high quality medical services because we have long term interaction with them. SurgeryPlanet is the only Medical Tourism Facilitator that Guarantees full return of your Booking fees and payments if you choose not to undergo the treatment or cancel your trip at any time, even after you are admitted to the hospital. Only the costs and fees for services and facilities you have availed until the time of Treatment cancellation will be due from you. We are happy and comfortable to provide you this guarantee because we have never had a client canceling or unhappy with our services, quality of hospitals or medical care and are certain that you will be pleased too. You wont have to worry about getting your advance money from the hospital , instead we will return it to you and then collect it from, the hospital. - If at any time during the process, you decide to cancel your surgery , SurgeryPlanet will return your booking fees immediately.
- The expenses for services and facilities that you have availed until cancellation of booking will be due and deducted from the advance paid.
- The Surgery advance booking amount will not be more than 25% of the total estimated Package cost of Treatment .
- These Agreements have been made to protect your interests and rights, although we are quite certain that such an issue will not arise.
Over 4 million medical patients are traveling annually to hospitals overseas for surgeries and treatments. Medical tourism has  become an excellent choice for those selective patients who wish to get the best medical treatment for the most affordable prices, both for the medically insured and uninsured. India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico and Brazil are the most popular destinations for medical tourism. Hospitals in these countries have focused on creating five start facilities to cater to international patients. Many of them provide better facilities and services than in most hospitals western developed countries, at a tenth of the cost. Medical tourists are not just looking for cheap medical care or cheap surgeries in these overseas hospitals. They are very often the most selective when it comes to their healthcare and are people who make educated and intelligent decisions about their medical treatment. Medical tourist often make best use of their healthcare travel by making it into a relaxing and rejuvenating vacation, enjoying the travel and stay with their partners in these exotic destinations. Unlike the limited choices available or offered to you through your medical insurance, medical tourism through SurgeryPlanet opens a wide variety of choices in medical care for a fraction of the cost . You can make the choices that are best for you instead of your insurance company telling you how to and what to do about your medical care. There are advanced state of the art surgeries, technology and services available in these hospitals, which are not yet available in US or western hospitals due to the long delay in FDA and government approvals. When hospitals in USA and UK provide one nurse for the care of up to 12 patients at a time , these international hospitals can provide you with one or two dedicated nurses just for you. The Hospital staff and doctors are fluent in English and well trained to provide you the best of medical services. Highly qualified and reputed doctors and surgeons with US or UK medical board certifications, experience and education are available for your medical care at these hospitals. Over one million US patients have traveled overseas to these hospitals for surgery or treatment in 2007. Deloitte & Touché, the industry survey experts, have estimated this trend to grow up to 6 million US patients traveling overseas for treatment by 2010. The most popular surgeries and procedures for medical tourists are Hip replacements, Knee joint replacement, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, CABG or Heart Bypass surgery, Heart valve replacement/implant, Coronary Angioplasty, Spinal disc replacement, Spinal fusion, disectomy, Liver transplant, Kidney transplant, Bone arrow transplant, IVF and Surrogate mother process, cosmetic surgeries like Breast Augmentation, Breast implants, Tummy Tuck, Face Lift, Chin Lift, Eyebrow lift, Buttock Augmentation and Penile implants are most common surgeries undergone international patients. Every medical surgery, cosmetic surgery or dental surgery that is available to you in the western advanced medical care system is available in these certified international hospitals for as low as 10% of the US or UK costs.
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