About Singapore Medical
A combination of many factors has led to the recent increase in popularity of medical travel; the high cost of healthcare in industrialized nations, the ease and affordability of international travel, and the improvement of technology and standards of care. A large draw to medical travel is the convenience in comparison to that of other countries. Some countries that operate from a public health-care system are so taxed that it can take a considerable amount of time, to get needed medical care. The time spent waiting for a procedure, such as a hip replacement, can be a year or more in Britain and Canada; however, in Singapore, a patient could feasibly have an operation the day after their after their arrival. Singapore is a popular country for foreign patients seeking medical treatment. Apart from high standard of medical care which is comparable to some of the best hospitals in the world, the cost of treatment at private hospitals is still lower than that at many hospitals in the Stat...