Dec

Medical Tourism for Medicare Patients Can Save Billions

Posted in Conventional Medicine, Government Abuse, Health Resources, Men's Health, Surgery Supplementation, Traveling, Women's Health by admin

I was undergoing abdominal surgery at Akta Medika, a small private hospital in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. I’m writing this from a hospital bed there right now. Abdominal surgery is a serious matter, especially when it’s done to repair the errors of a previous surgery ten years ago. So I didn’t come here just because it’s 1/20^th of the cost in the US. I came because it’s better.

I was born with a congenital condition resulting in an abdominal or “ventral” hernia which by 1998 doctors said had to be repaired. Three years later the repair failed. I went to numerous doctors in the years since, none of whom could explain what really happened or how this could be fixed for real.

Then two months ago during the TTP Business Expedition to Bulgaria (Good News From Bulgaria), I met Dr. Todor Hinov, founder and owner of Akta Medika. His laproscopic surgeon examined me carefully, explained my situation and how it could be fixed as no one had before. Laproscopic repair of such hernias was one of his specialties.

So here I am, everything went well, I’m recuperating rapidly and will shortly be as good as new - for a small fraction of the cost of what US doctors couldn’t do. (Check out the Akta Medika price list to see what I mean. 1.5 levs=1$. Yes, this entire procedure including private hospital room, medication, post-op care, etc., is costing me less than a grand.)

That’s not a putdown of American physicians - but it sure is of American medicine, so completely hamstrung by government rules and regulations, the nonsense of “third-party providers,” and protections of medical monopolies like the AMA: the antithesis of free market medicine. Yet if you think it’s bad now, wait until you see what Zerocare does to it.This is not the place to discuss the specifics of how the government makes medical care in the US ridiculously expensive, complicated, and obsolete. It is, rather, to discuss the opportunities for you to avoid - and even profit from….

You may think that my winging off to Bulgaria for serious surgery is off the wall, but I’m not alone. Time Magazine reported last month that 150,000 Americans flew abroad for medical treatment in 2006, 750,000 last year, and six million will be doing so in 2010.

Estimates range from $5 billion to $10 billion that Americans will spend this year (2008) on what’s being called “medical tourism.” Soon it’s going to $50 billion and beyond.

Which tells you that in addition to your considering being one of these folks for any expensive health problem, there is a lot of money to be made here. Real fortunes are being made in medical tourism, bigger fortunes will be made in the future - and made outside of the US.

Dr. Hinov (he’s president of the Association of Bulgarian Physicians), for example, is planning a major expansion of Akta Medica. Believe it or not, given the price list plus the high quality of its services (e.g., it’s one of the best places in Europe for a hip replacement which costs a total of $2500), it’s amazingly profitable. “Tosho,” as Dr. Hinov’s friends call him, is as good a businessman as physician.

[For information on the Akta Medika expansion, contact my friend of over 25 years, Alex Alexiev, at alexralex@aol.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or 805-237-8063].

Medicare patients are older Americans who require the super-expensive operations (such as orthopedic or cardia procedures). Medicare to pay for medical tourism. Give these patients the option of going to one of the 120+ hospitals abroad (the number is rapidly growing) accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI - the international branch of the organization that accredits American hospitals participating in Medicare). All 120 hospitals just mentioned are listed at the end of this article, by country.’s the US government thatis dictating to you what US medical care you’ll get and when. You should at least have a choice, an option, to opt-out of the US system, and get world-class medical care elsewhere for a fraction of the cost - saving the government lots of money.

Already, companies like Hannaford Bros. in Portland, Maine have learned that it’s much cheaper to fly their employees - plus their spouse or companion - to Singapore for major surgery. Hannaford saves mucho thousands of dollars, even including airfare, hotel, and recuperation/vacation time in Singapore.

Allowing Medicare to pay for medical tourism not only can help prevent the bankruptcy of Medicare by saving torrents of billions, it also will force a debate on just why the US healthcare system is so ridiculously costly and obsolete.

Shouldn’t we all be asking just why is world-class medical care available in places like India, Thailand, the Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica, Hungary, Bulgaria and so many other countries at a fraction of the cost of what it is in the US?

Such a debate will even drag health (we-don’t-make-money-by-paying-claims) insurance companies - currently balking regarding medical tourism - into reforming their Byzantine rules and restrictions. Their huge deductibles, 80/20 ripoffs, and other pondscum maneuvers are such as waste of time when this entire procedure of mine at Akta Medika is far less than the deductible alone.

Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited Organizations

Accredited Organizations are grouped by country.

Austria

Institut fur medizinische und chemische Labordiagnostik
LKH Villach
Villach, Austria
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 16 November 2005

Landeskrankenhaus Villach
Villach, Austria
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 December 2003
Re Accredited: 20 January 2007

Neurologisches Therapiezentrum Kapfenberg GmbH
Kapfenberg, Austria
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 19 May 2005
Re-accredited: 29 May 2008

Sonderkrankenanstalt f�r Rehabilitation, Thermenhof Warmbad GmbH
Warmbad-Villach , Austria
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 19 November 2005

Bangladesh

Apollo Hosptial, Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 28 April 2008

Barbados

Barbados Fertility Centre
Christ Church, Barbados
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 27 September 2007

Bermuda

Bermuda Hospitals Board - Department of Pathology
Formerly: King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Department of Pathology
Paget, Bermuda
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 14 January 2006

Brazil

The following organizations are accredited jointly by Joint Commission International and the Consortium for Brazilian Accreditation (CBA). For more information about Joint Commission International Accreditation Partners, click here.

AMIL Total Care - Barra da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 1 October 2005

AMIL Total Care - Berrini
S�o Paulo, Brazil
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 24 September 2005

AMIL Total Care - Botafogo
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 10 March 2006

Hospital do Coracao - Associacao do Sanatorio Sirio
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Program: Hospital
Date Accredited: 11 November 2006

Hospital de Traumato-Ortopedia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 10 March 2006

Hospital Copa D’OR
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 November 2007

Hospital do Cancer III - INCa
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 6 December 2007

Hospital do Cancer IV - INCa
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 2 December 2007

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 December 1999
Re-accredited: 13 December 2002
Re-accredited: 18 February 2006

Program: Disease or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC)
Certification for the Stroke Program
Date Certified: 31 March 2007

Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 December 2002
Re-accredited: 1 October 2005

Hospital Sirio Libanes - Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 December 2007

Instituto Estadual de Hematologia - Hemorio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 December 2001
Re-accredited: 17 November 2003
Re-accredited: 30 March 2007

PRONEP - Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 4 March 2007

PRONEP - Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 1 March 2007

Sociedade Hospital Samaritano
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 December 2004
Re-Accredited: 29 November 2007

Chile

Clinica Las Condes
Santiago, Chile
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 November 2007

China

Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics
Beijing, P.R. of China
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 September 2005
Re-accredited: 28 June 2008

Clifford Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 December 2003
Re-Accredited: 16 December 2006
Shanghai United Family Hospital and Clinics
Shanghai, P.R. China
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 July 2008

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Zhejiang, China P.R.
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 December 2006

Hong Kong, SAR, China:

Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
Hong Kong, SAR, P. R. of China
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 February 2006

Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital
Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. of China
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 March 2006

Costa Rica

Hospital CIMA, San Jose
San Jose, Costa Rica
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 May 2008

Hospital Clinica Biblica
San Jose, Costa Rica
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 October 2007

Czech Republic

Central Military Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 4 December 2004
Re Accredited: 2 November 2007

Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Prague, Czech Republic
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 June 2007

Na Homolce Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 June 2005

Denmark

Amager Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 28 February 2002
Re-accredited: 17 March 2005

Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 February 2002
Re-accredited: 11 March 2005

Frederiksberg Hospital
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 February 2002
Re-accredited: 5 February 2005

Hvidovre Hospital
Hvidovre, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 February 2002
Re-accredited: 4 March 2005

Copenhagen Fire Brigade
Copenhagen, Denmark
Program: Medical Transport
First Accredited: 14 February 2003
Re-accredited: 1 July 2006

Rigshospitalet
Roskilde, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 March 2002
Re-accredited: 1 February 2005

Sct. Hans Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 February 2002
Re-accredited: 11 February 2005

Egypt

Dar Al Fouad Hospital
Giza, Egypt
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 July 2005

Ethiopia

International Clinical Laboratories
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 1 September 2004
Re Accredited: 25 August 2007

Germany

DRK Kliniken Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 April 2002
Re-accredited: 23 April 2005

Herzogin-Elisabeth Hospital
Braunschweig, Germany
Program: Hospital
Date Accredited: 16 March 2007

Hochtaunus-Kliniken gGmbH
Bad Homburg, Germany
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 May 2005

Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz, Germany
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 July 2000
Re-accredited: 13 March 2004
Re-accredited: 10 February 2007

Kreiskrankenhaus Greiz GmbH
Greiz, Germany
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 December 2001
Re-accredited: 5 May 2005

St�dtisches Klinikum G�rlitz gGmbH
G�rlitz, Germany
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 April 2006

India

Apollo Hospital, Chennai
Chennai, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 January 2006

Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 28 April 2006

Program: Disease- or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC)
Certification for Acute Stroke
First Certified: 29 April 2006

Asian Heart Institute
Mumbai , India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 October 2006

Fortis Hospital
Mohali, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 June 2007

Grewal Eye Institute
Chandigarh, India
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 26 May 2007

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 18 June 2005
Re-accredited: 12 July 2008

Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospital
Punjab , India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 February 2007

Shroff Eye Hospital
Mumbai, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 18 February 2006

Wockhardt Hospital, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 February 2008

Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai
Mumbai, India
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 26 August 2005

Indonesia

Siloam Hospital Lippo Karawaci
Lippo Karawaci, Indonesia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 19 September 2007

Ireland

Beacon Hospital
Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 6 December 2007

Beacon Dermatology
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 2 July 2008

Beacon Renal
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 24 April 2007

Blackrock Clinic
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 19 October 2002
Re-accredited: 13 October 2005

Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
Cork, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 28 May 2005

Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 February 2002
Re-accredited: 4 March 2005
Re-accredited: 23 February 2008

Bon Secours Hospital, Galway
Galway, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 June 2005
Re-accredited: 12 June 2008

Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee
Tralee, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 May 2005
Re-accredited: 29 May 2008

Galway Clinic
County Galway, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 December 2007

Mater Private Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 24 October 2002
Re-accredited: 1 October 2005

Mount Carmel Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 November 2002
Re-accredited: 6 October 2005

Israel

Ha EMEK Medical Center
Clalit Health Services
Afula, Israel
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 12 September 2008

Meir Medical Center
Clalit Health Services
Kefar-Saba , Israel
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 19 September 2008

Soroka University Medical Center
Clalit Health Services
Beer Sheva, Israel
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 26 September 2008

Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria
Trieste, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 February 2008
Casa di Cura Villa San Benedetto Menni
Albese con Cassano, Italy
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 11 July 2008

CDI Centro Diagnostico Italiano S.p.a.
Milano, Italy
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 20 May 2006

European Institute of Oncology - Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 December 2002
Re-accredited: 28 January 2006

Giannina Gaslini Institute
Genoa, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 December 2007

Humanitas Gavazzeni
Bergamo, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 December 2006

Humanitas Mirasole S.P.A.
Milan , Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 December 2002
Re-accredited: 4 February 2006

Istituto Clinico Mater Domini
Castellanza, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 May 2007

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
Roma, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 December 2006

Presidio Ospedaliero Oglio-Po
Vicomoscano, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 October 2006

Santa Chiara Hospital
Trento, Italy
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 June 2005

Jordan

Al - Essra Hospital
Amman, Jordan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 May 2008

King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, Jordan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 February 2006
Program: DCSC - Oncology Program
First Accredited: 28 December 2007

Jordan Hospital & Medical Center
Amman, Jordan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 June 2007

The Specialty Hospital
Amman, Jordan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 10 April 2008

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Al ImamAbdulrahmanBinFaisalHospital
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 November 2006

Almana General Hospital - Dammam
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 December 2007

Almana General Hospital - Hofuf
Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 January 2008

Almana General Hospital - Jubail
Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 December 2007

Almana General Hospital - Khobar
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 December 2007

Dr. Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 December 2007

Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 July 2006

International Medical Center - Jeddah
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 March 2008

King Abdulaziz Medical City - Al Ahsa
Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 November 2006

King Abdulaziz Medical City - Jeddah
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 November 2006

King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 30 November 2006

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre- Jeddah
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 30 May 2002
Re Accredited: 30 June 2005

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre- Riyadh
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 November 2000
Re Accredited: 31 March 2005
Re Accredited: 20 March 2008

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 10 May 2001
Re-accredited: 24 March 2005

Magrabi Eye and EarCenter -Dammam
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 13 March 2008

Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital-Jeddah
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 November 2007

Mouwasat Hospital
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 December 2006

Saad Specialist Hospital
Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 24 July 2002
Re-accredited: 28 July 2005

Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization
Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 October 2002
Re-accredited: 8 September 2005

Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 Jul 2008

Korea

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul , Korea
Program: Hospital
Date Accredited: 2 May 2007

Lebanon

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Beirut , Lebanon
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 21 October 2007

Malaysia

Penang Adventist Hospital
Jalan Burma, Malaysia
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 November 2007

Mexico

Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad
Monterrey, Mexico
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 July 2007

Clinica Cumbres Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Mexico
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 23 April 2008

Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey
Monterrey , Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 December 2007

Hospital Y Clinica OCA, S.A. de C.V.
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 September 2008

Pakistan

Aga Khan University Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 8 July 2006

Philippines

St. Luke’s Medical Center
Quezon City, Philippines
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 November 2003
Re-Accredited: 18 November 2006

The Medical City
Pasig City, Philippines
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 November 2006

Qatar

Al-Amal Hospital
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 23 June 2006

Al Khor Hospital
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 September 2006

Hamad General Hospital
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 September 2006

Rumailah Hospital
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 September 2006

Women’s Hospital
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 30 June 2006

Singapore

Alexandra Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 July 2005

Changi General Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 June 2005

Program: DCSC Certification Program - Heart Failure
First Certified: 25 January 2007

Program: DCSC Certification Program - Acute Myocardial Infarction
First Certified: 25 January 2007

Institute of Mental Health/Woodbridge Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 July 2005

Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 4 August 2004
Re Accredited: 13 November 2007

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 December 2005

National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Singapore
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 31 August 2008

National Heart Centre of Singapore
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 October 2005

National Skin Centre
Singapore
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 17 November 2007

National University Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 August 2004
Re Accredited: 14 July 2007

Parkway Hospitals Singapore Pte Ltd - East Shore Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 November 2007

Parkway Hospitals Singapore Pte Ltd - Gleneagles Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 May 2006

Parkway Hospitals Singapore Pte Ltd - Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 June 2006

Singapore General Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 16 July 2005
Re-accredited: 19 July 2008

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 6 August 2005

Spain

The following organizations are accredited jointly by Joint Commission International and the Fundaci�n Avedis Donabedian (FAD). For more information about Joint Commission International Accreditation Partners, click here.

Centre d’Atencio Primaria de Cambrils
Tarragona, Spain
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 23 June 2004

Centre d’Atencio Primaria de La Selva
Catalunya, Spain
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 6 March 2008

Centre d’Atencio Primaria Hospitalet Vandellos
Tarragona, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 November 2001
Re-accredited: 18 December 2004

Centre d’Atencio Primaria Salou
Tarragona, Spain
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 23 June 2004

Centro de Salud de El Llano
Asturias, Spain
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 23 February 2008

Centro de Salud de Moreda
Asturias, Spain
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 22 February 2008

Centro Medico Teknon
Barcelona, Spain
Program: Hospital
Accredited: 5 December 2002

Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Navarra, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 May 2004
Re Accredited: 4 March 2008

Hospital Costa del Sol
Marbella, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 April 1999
Re Accredited: 29 April 2002
Re Accredited: 1 April 2006

Hospital General de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 4 July 1998
Re-accredited: 4 July 2002
Re-accredited: 23 March 2006

Hospital Valle del Nalon
Asturias, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 February 2008

Institut Guttmann
Barcelona, Spain
Program: Hospital
Accredited: 5 November 2005

Instituto Balear de Oftalmologia
Mallorca, Spain
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 10 June 2004
Re Accredited: 20 September 2007

Residencia d’Avis La Torrassa
Barcelona, Spain
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 29 September 2005

Residencia Geriatrica Montsacopa
Girona, Spain
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 29 September 2005

Residencia Llar Caixa Terrassa
Barcelona, Spain
Program: Care Continuum
First Accredited: 29 September 2005

Switzerland

Ospedale Regionale Di Locarno
Locarno, Switzerland
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 May 2008

Taiwan

Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
Taipei, Taiwan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 6 December 2007

Min-Sheng General Hospital
Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 July 2006

Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Medical Center
Taipei, Taiwan
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 July 2006

Thailand

Bangkok Hospital Medical Center
Bangkok , Thailand
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 30 June 2007

Bumrungrad International
Bangkok, Thailand
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 2 February 2002
Re-Accredited: 8 April 2005
Re-Accredited: 31 July 2008

Program: DCSC Certification Program
Primary Stroke Program
First Certified: 28 October 2006

Program: DCSC Certification Program
Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST Segment Elevation
First Certified: 28 October 2006

Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 August 2007

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital
Program: Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
First Accredited: 27 January 2007

Turkey

Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Bakirkoy-Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 5 Feburary 2005
Re-accredited: 29 March 2008

Acibadem Bursa Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Bursa, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 5 July 2008

Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Kadikoy-Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 5 February 2005
Re-accredited: 4 April 2008

Acibadem Kocaeli Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Kocaeli - Izmit, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 July 2008

Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Kozyatagi - Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 5 February 2005
Re-accredited: 11 April 2008

Alman Hastanesi/Deutsches Krankenhaus
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 3 June 2006

Anadolu Saglik Merkezi
Kocaeli, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 February 2007

Ankara Guven Hospital
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 March 2008

Bayindir Hospital
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 July 2006

Sisli (Caglayan) Florence Nightingale Hospital
Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 April 2004
Re Accredited: 11 May 2007

CardioCheck G�r�nt�leme Merkezi
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Ambulatory
First Accredited: 10 December 2005

C ukurova University Medical Faculty
Central Laboratory
Adana, Turkey
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 20 October 2006

Dunya Eye Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 19 July 2006

Gayrettepe Florence Nightingale Hospital
Gayrettepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 26 June 2003
Re-Accredited: 17 June 2006

Hacettepe University Adult Hospital
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 14 September 2007

Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 January 2007

International Hospital
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Kocaeli - Izmit, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 July 2008

Istanbul Memorial Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 29 March 2002
Re-accredited: 29 April 2005
Re-accredited: 17 May 2008

Kent Hastanesi
Izmir, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 10 June 2006

Medline Alarm Sa�l�k Hizmetleri A.�.
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 28 April 2005

Mesa Hastanesi
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 July 2006

Ozel Medicana Hospital Camlica
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 27 October 2007

Ozel Medicana Hospital Bahcelievler
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 May 2008

Turkish Red Crescent Society Middle Anatolia Regional Blood Center
Ankara, Turkey
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 29 June 2007

Uludag Universitesi Saglik Kuruluslan
Bursa, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 December 2007

Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 15 December 2002
Re-accredted: 16 December 2005

Yeditepe University Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 2 November 2007

United Arab Emirates

Al Corniche Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 December 2007

Al Noor Hospital - Al Ain Street
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 December 2007

Al Noor Hospital, Khalifa Street
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 17 June 2008

Al Rahba Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 4 May 2006

Al Wasl Maternity & Paediatric Hospital - DOHMS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 7 September 2007

American Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 25 May 2000
Re-accredited: 28 May 2003
Re-accredited: 27 April 2006

Dubai Hospital - DOHMS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 2 November 2007

International Modern Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 1 November 2007

MEDCARE Hospital L.L.C.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 22 November 2007
Medinova Diagnostic Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Clinical Laboratory
First Accredited: 18 June 2008

Oasis Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 9 June 2007

Rashid Hospital - DOHMS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 26 October 2007

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 11 May 2006

Thalassemia Center - DOHMS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Ambulatory Care
First Accredited: 9 November 2007

Zulekha Hospital, Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 20 December 2007

Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Program: Hospital
First Accredited: 13 December 2007

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