Top 10 Medical Tourism Clinics in 2021

What hospitals are popular for medical checkups in 2021? How to come for treatment during a pandemic? MedTour listed the top 10 best clinics for diagnosis and treatment abroad.

According to the «Medical Travel» magazine, 30 million people choose treatment in foreign clinics, since at home they cannot get the necessary medical care. The Israeli, Turkish, European, and South Korean clinics for decades stay in priority among foreign patients who did not get the right care in their native country.

Foreign clinics provide innovative treatments that many citizens can`t receive in hospitals in their home country. For example, minimally invasive robotic surgeries on da Vinci, or the most advanced biopsy methods that offer Turkish clinics at affordable prices.

The first question that interests all the patients — how to reach a clinic abroad? MedTour organizes your trip to any of the top clinics within 48 hours. You pay for procedures at the clinic checkout only. Just leave the request on the MedTour website and our coordinating doctor will contact you.

Anadolu Medical Center in Turkey

Anadolu is one of the best clinics in the world and a leader in the treatment of oncology and bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The medical center cooperates with The Johns Hopkins Hospital — the Third Best Clinic in the United States. American colleagues advise the Anadolu doctors online and also review the patients` anamnesis. It improves the success of diagnosis and treatment.

Despite the fact that Anadolu works on American standards, prices for procedures are affordable to patients from all around the globe. The doctor’s consultation is $ 120, and the CyberKnife procedure is $ 9,000, which is twice cheaper than in Israel. CyberKnife is considered to be a gold standard of tumor treatment, which affects only cancer cells without cuts acts, saving healthy tissues.

Patients` choice in Anadolu

Directions: Oncology, neurology, urology, thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery, gynecology, orthopedics.

Treatment methods: Transplantology, Robotic Surgery, Cyberknife, Gamma Knife, Implantation, Stenting.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Visa to Turkey is not needed, but the PCR test is required not earlier than 72 hours before arrival into the country.

Teknon Medical Center in Spain

Teknon Hospital belongs to the Fresenius holding (the leader in the medical equipment market) and is part of the key network of European clinics. Teknon patients get diagnostics and treatment at the world level. The British Medical Tourism Journal IMTJ named Teknon «The Best International Hospital in the World».

The best radio oncologist in Spain according to Forbes Raymond Miralbell is the head of The Institute of Oncology in Teknon. The doctor has created a unique method of treating prostate cancer — instead of the usual 6 courses of therapy, one 15-minute session is enough.

Clinic Teknon provides its patients with psychological comfort. The territory of the hospital is located in a 17th-century manor house — an architectural heritage of Catalonia.

Patients` choice in Teknon

Directions: oncology, orthopedics, maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, neurology, cardiology.

Treatment methods: robotic surgery, MRI for claustrophobic and overweight people, proton therapy, deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: June 7, 2021, Spain opened its borders to vaccinated citizens.

Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Israel

Ichilov is one of the most popular hospitals in the Middle East. It is listed in the TOP-50 best clinics in the world according to the American magazine Newsweek. Here the innovative medicines that are often impossible to buy in many countries are available to foreign patients.

The clinic researches and develops experimental drugs on an ongoing basis. Ichilov`s doctors are usually the first to experience the correct dosage and combination.

Most of the cardiac surgeries in the hospital are performed on a beating heart, without incisions or opening the chest. Ichilov also shows the highest success rate for neurosurgery — 98% of patients are discharged without complications.

Patients` choice in Ichilov

Directions: oncology, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatric medicine.

Treatment methods: targeted and radiation therapy, robotic surgery, CyberKnife, laparoscopy, deep brain stimulation (DBS), ApiFix spine straightening.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Israel opened its borders for vaccinated tourists on July, 1st.

Malvazinky Hospital in the Czech Republic

Malvazinky is a narrow-profiled orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation medical center. This is one of the best clinics in Europe with prices for treatment significantly lower than European ones.

Knee replacement costs $ 9,000, and ankle ligament reconstruction surgery $3,500. The procedure for arthroplasty at the Malvazinky clinic lasts only an hour. The patient gets back on his feet already on the second day after the surgery. All this happens due to the minimally invasive technique of performing the procedure without cutting muscles and tendons.

Patients` choice in Malvazinky

Directions: orthopedics, rehabilitation after injuries, surgeries, and amputations.

Treatment methods: patented minimally invasive method of endoprosthetic.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: To cross the borders of the Czech Republic, citizens need a visa and a PCR test done no earlier than 72 hours before arrival.

Samsung Medical Center in South Korea

Samsung is a presidential standards clinic that annually tops the rankings of the world’s major medical commissions for high-quality service. The hospital cooperates with the reputable Mayo Clinic in the US, so even for the most difficult cases, doctors will find an individual solution.

The Samsung Center is widely focused on foreign patients — the hospital employs translators of English, Russian, Mongolian and other languages. The atmosphere in the clinic is maintained in a way that the patient does not feel far from home — each room is equipped with a TV set, the Internet, and the patient service center provides three meals a day.

With high-quality service and the most modern equipment, the prices for diagnostics and treatment at Samsung hospital are much lower than Israeli and European ones.

Foreign patients often choose Samsung for plastic surgery and neurological diseases. Rhinoplasty will cost from $ 6,000, and tumor treatment with CyberKnife technology — $ 9,000.

Patients` choice in Samsung

Directions: oncology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, urology.

Treatment methods: robotic surgery, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, proton therapy, tomotherapy, cyclotron, angiography, linear accelerator.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Entry to South Korea is possible with a visa and a PCR test made no earlier than 72 hours before arrival in the country. Non-vaccinated citizens are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival. Vaccinated citizens are exempt from quarantine, but each person will be tested upon arrival in South Korea.

Medipol University Hospital in Turkey

Medipol is the largest clinic in Turkey. Every year, half a million patients choose the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in all medical areas. This is an innovative digital healthcare center, where each room has its own patient barcode, thus the doctor can find his medical history any time.

Prices for services are much lower than European ones, and the second doctor’s consultation is free. In case of long-term treatment, Medipol provides foreign patients with free accommodation. The hospital employs translators in 18 languages.

Medipol is a multidisciplinary hospital where a full range of procedures is available to patients: from diagnostics and treatment to cosmetic care and rehabilitation of various types, both for adults and for young patients.

Patients` choice in Medipol

Directions: oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, organ transplant, plastic surgery, cosmetology, dentistry.

Treatment methods: bone marrow transplantation (BMT), HIFU, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, Da Vinci robot, radiation therapy, stenting.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: for most of the countries a visa to Turkey is not required, but a PCR test is needed to be done no earlier than 72 hours before arriving into the country.

Assuta Medical Center in Israel

Assuta is the largest private clinic in Israel, where the world’s leading specialists perform about 20 thousand surgeries per year. This is the first private clinic in the country to be accredited by the American JCI, which is the «gold standard» for medical institutions.

Patients similize Assuta to a 5-star hotel — each room is equipped with a computer, wifi, bathroom, and air conditioning. Foreign citizens choose diagnostics and treatment in a hospital because of the unique and innovative techniques that are not available in their home country. The validity of orthopedic implants installed in Assuta is more than 25 years. Doctors perform endoprosthetics for patients up to 90 years old.

Patients` choice in Assuta

Directions: oncology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, gastroenterology, urology, plastic surgery and cosmetology.

Treatment methods: targeted, immune and radiation therapy, Gamma Knife, CyberKnife, radiosurgery, Da Vinci robot, implantation.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Israel opened its borders for vaccinated citizens on July 1st.

Liv clinics in Turkey

Liv is a premium clinic in several cities in Turkey: Istanbul, Ankara, and Samsun. The hospital is popular among foreign patients due to the advanced technologies that are not available in their home countries. Patients from abroad choose Liv because of the individual approach and effective treatments:

• Chemotherapy using AI (artificial intelligence),
• Controlling hair loss after chemotherapy,
• Minimally invasive surgeries (on the Da Vinci robot),
• Increase in height by lengthening the limbs,
• Effective obesity treatment,
• Successful treatment of newborns,
• Hair transplant without cuts and seams,
• Comprehensive check-up of the whole body in just 1 day.

The high-quality service and advanced technologies do not affect the cost of treatment in the Liv network. The prices are still lower than in Israeli and European clinics. Laser vision correction for both eyes cost $ 2,000, coronary stenting $ 4,000.

Patients` choice in Liv

Directions: oncology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, plastic surgery and cosmetology, bariatrics, cardiac surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery.

Treatment methods: CyberKnife, Gamma Knife, robotic surgery and transplantation, dermal brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Visa to Turkey is not required, but a PCR test needs to be done no earlier than 72 hours before arriving in the country.

Helios clinics in Germany

Medical concern Helios is the largest network in Germany with 86 hospitals. Doctors and heads of departments of Helios hospitals are annually included in the TOP of the best doctors in the world. Helios specialists are members of American and European associations. They are constantly adopting international experience in the treatment of complex diseases.

According to the results of an anonymous survey conducted in 2020, 97% of patients recommend oncology treatment in Helios. The success of surgeries for tumors of the lungs and bronchi is 100%.

The Helios Clinic Berlin is a premium hospital with high-quality service and the most modern approach to the treatment of diseases in 70 areas. The patient can choose to stay with a relative in the same room at the clinic, or downtown accommodation at partner Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels.

Patients` choice in Helios

Directions: oncology, hematology-oncology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, gastroenterology.

Treatment methods: intra-abdominal chemotherapy HIPEC, bone marrow transplantation (BMT), Gamma Knife, endoprosthetic, targeted, and radioiodine therapy.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Citizens who have been vaccinated or who have had coronavirus upon arrival in Germany may not be quarantined and may not take a test. Citizens who have not been vaccinated and who have not been sick are required to take a test upon arrival and be quarantined for 14 days.

Medicana Hospital Group in Turkey

The price/quality ratio for medical services in Turkey has always attracted patients from all over the world. The main advantage of Medicana clinics is advanced technologies that are not yet available in many countries, at prices much lower than in Europe or Israel.

The main goal of Medicana is to make modern medical technologies available to everyone. At the same time, the clinic tops the ratings of authoritative commissions, like UNICEF and WHO, who have awarded Medicana the status of «Child-friendly hospital».

The network is visited by 1.5 million foreign patients annually. Medicana was the first hospital that developed the technology of angiography through the vessels of the wrist, which is much safer than through the thigh. Now, this technique is used all over the world.

Medicana is an advanced organ transplant clinic. Kidney transplantation is performed even in patients with diabetes and hepatitis, as well as in children. The leading surgeons of the hospital performed a kidney transplant according to the «domino» principle — 7 patients at once.

Patients` choice in Medicana

Directions: oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, transplantology, cardiac surgery.

Treatment methods: CyberKnife M6, Da Vinci Xi robot, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, brachytherapy, HIPEC intra-abdominal chemotherapy.

Entering the country in the COVID-19 period: Visa to Turkey is not needed, but a PCR is required not earlier than 72 hours before arrival into the country.

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