Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Lower treatment costs, high standard!

The prime reason for considering tratment in Poland is cost savings, but one must not forget that altough treatment is indeed cheaper, the standards of medical care are still superb.
Since the early 1990’s when Poland welcomed long lost independence and democracy, the Poles started along the path to achieving western standards, which took them amazingly less than ten years!
The booming economy allowed many new hostpitals and private clinics in poland to spring to life and then be shaped and run using the example of western neighbors. Today, with currency exchange rate at roughly 4,5 PLN for 1 GBP, patients mostly from the UK and Scandinavia turn their attention to Polish private healthcare offer more and more often, and what they find is a market that is open and ready for medical tourists.
Along with clinics full of modern equipment and well educated and experienced doctors and staff, Poland has one more advantage – Medical Tourism Agencies, specializing in arranging treatment abroad for patients.
These agencies offer their expert knowledge of the medical services market, help you find the clinic that suits patients’ needs best. In addition, they will take care of travel arrangements, organize the entire stay, some even provide a 24h help line and a prepaid starter card a patient can use to contact them during the stay without roaming charges, regarding virtually any matter connected with your treatment or even local shopping advice!
Of course, there is usually a 10-20% of treatment spendings fee that they charge for their services, but they make sure patients feel safe and confident, and spend their money well.

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