Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-developed countries to major medical centers in highly developed countries for treatment unavailable at home. However, in recent years it may equally refer to those from developed countries who travel to developing countries for lower-priced medical treatments. With differences between the medical agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA), etc., which decide whether a drug is approved in their country or region, or not, the motivation may be also for medical services unavailable or non-licensed in the home country.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead is a children's hospital in Western Sydney. The hospital was founded in 1880 as "The Sydney Hospital for Sick Children". Its name was changed to the "Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children" on 4 January 1904 when King Edward VII granted use of the appellation 'Royal' and his consort, Queen Alexandra, consented to the use of her name.
Westmead Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia. Opened on 10 November 1978, the 975-bed hospital forms part of the Western Sydney Local Health District, and is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian multinational healthcare group headquartered in Chennai. It is the largest for-profit private hospital network in India, with a network of 71 owned and managed hospitals. Along with the eponymous hospital chain, the company also operates pharmacies, primary care and diagnostic centres, telehealth clinics, and digital healthcare services among others through its subsidiaries.
A public hospital, or government hospital, is a hospital which is government owned and is fully funded by the government and operates solely off the money that is collected from taxpayers to fund healthcare initiatives. In almost all the developed countries but the United States of America, and in most of the developing countries, this type of hospital provides medical care free of charge to patients, covering expenses and wages by government reimbursement.
Healthscope is a for-profit Australian company which operates private hospitals and medical centres, as well as a number of psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals. The company is headquartered on St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
Greenslopes Private Hospital is a private health care provider located in Greenslopes, Brisbane, Australia. It was named Australia's Best Private Hospital, 1999 and received the Australian Private Hospitals Association's, Hospital Quality of Excellence Award, 2004.
The UM Specialist Centre has been in existence since 1998 in Malaysia located in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. It was initially established as an initiative by the Universiti Malaya (UM) and its Faculty of Medicine (FOM) to halt the "brain drain" of medical experts from public sector to the private.
General Healthcare Group PLC (GHG) is a British healthcare company. It owns BMI Healthcare. As of 2019 BMI operates 54 hospitals and clinics in the United Kingdom.
Capio is a private healthcare company that provides healthcare in medicine, surgery and psychiatry at health centers, specialist clinics and hospitals in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and France. The Capio Group was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of the investment company Bure Equity. In the following years, the company expanded to Norway, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Hollywood Private Hospital (Hollywood) is an acute care hospital located in Nedlands, Western Australia. Hollywood is Western Australia's largest private hospital, with more than 900 licensed beds. The hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care Group and has more than 800 accredited specialists working across a wide range of disciplines including cardiology, gastroenterology, general medicine, general surgery, oncology, orthopaedics, palliative care, psychiatry, rehabilitation and urology. Hollywood employs over 2,000 people and has 75,000 patient admissions each year.
The Macquarie University Hospital is a private teaching hospital owned by Macquarie University.
Healthcare in Belgium is composed of three parts. Firstly, there is a primarily publicly funded healthcare and social security service run by the federal government, which organises and regulates healthcare; independent private/public practitioners, university/semi-private hospitals and care institutions. There are a few private hospitals. Secondly is the insurance coverage provided for patients. Finally, industry coverage; which covers the production and distribution of healthcare products for research and development. The primary aspect of this research is done in universities and hospitals.
Joondalup Health Campus is the largest health care facility in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The 722-bed hospital has featured combined public and private services since 1996. In March 2013, the new Joondalup Private Hospital opened next to the existing hospital, within the same campus. The public and private hospitals share the emergency department, operating theatres and intensive care facilities. The hospital's campus is now run by Ramsay Health Care, which also operates Attadale Private Hospital, Glengarry Private Hospital, Peel Health Campus and Hollywood Private Hospital.
Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre is a modern private medical facility located in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre (BTMC) is a part of CAH Medical Centres, formerly a part of the Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare Group (RSDH). RSDH Group has been acquired by Columbia Asia Hospitals, and all RSDH companies are now under CAH Medical Centres. As part of this transition, Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre is included as well. An early association with BTMC was with that of Manipal Hospitals, India.
Ramsay Health Care UK is a healthcare company based in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Australian businessman Paul Ramsay, who established its parent company: Ramsay Health Care, in Sydney, Australia, in 1964 and has grown to become a global hospital group operating 151 hospitals and day surgery facilities across Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Pindara Private Hospital, is an acute medical, surgical and maternity hospital servicing the northern end of the Gold Coast. Pindara is the largest private hospital in the city, with 348 licensed beds, 17 operating theatres and a 24-hour emergency/ cardiac centre.
The Joint Health Command (JHC) is responsible for the delivery of military medicine and joint healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, including military psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The JHC is also responsible for providing strategic health policy, the development of the health preparedness of ADF personnel for operations, and the coordination of health units for deployment in support of operations. JHC is led by the dual-hatted Commander Joint Health and Surgeon General of the ADF.
Manipal Health Enterprises, commonly known as Manipal Hospitals, is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. The hospitals trace their origins to the Kasturba Medical College, founded by T. M. A. Pai in 1953. Manipal Hospitals is the second largest healthcare provider in India, with a network of 33 hospitals. Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.
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