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Glimmer of Hope: Neurosurgeon to Share “Keyhole” Techniques at World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress

Posted on July 3, 2015

Dr. Daniel Kelly, director of Brain Tumor Center at Providence St. John’s Health Center, to speak at international gathering of hospital administrators, physicians, government policymakers, insurance executives, travel and hospitality interests, Sept. 27-30, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, … Continue reading →

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Security key to increasing medical tourism: ministers

Posted on July 2, 2015 | Comments Off on Security key to increasing medical tourism: ministers
Faour and Pharaon attend a conference in Beirut, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (The Daily Star/Khalil Hassan)

Faour and Pharaon attend a conference in Beirut, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (The Daily Star/Khalil Hassan)

Beirut :

Despite Lebanon’s prominence in health care, the country’s security situation has kept many potential tourists away, ministers said Tuesday.

Health Minister Wael Abu Faour and Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon were speaking at a news conference on medical tourism at Downtown Beirut’s Le Gray hotel.

“We are in need of an organized plan to facilitate medical tourism in Lebanon. This starts with a security plan for foreigners who come for tourism,” Abu Faour said.

“It is not impossible for the Lebanese to do [this].”

The medical tourism sector has exploded in recent years, with worldwide revenues forecast to reach $500 billion a year.

The term refers to when governments, insurance companies, corporations, or private individuals look abroad for medical treatment options, driven by a search for greater availability of services, lower costs or shorter waiting times.

The news conference comes ahead of the 10th World Health Tourism Congress, which will take place in Dubai on Sept. 5-7.

Experts on health tourism and corporate buyers will give lectures at the event, which promotes dialogue on medical tourism and provides networking opportunities and possible partnerships for those who offer such services.

Pharaon lamented that “Lebanon used to have the best hospitals in the East,” and said that by maintaining stability and avoiding further problems, the country will able to address the security issues that have prevented medical tourism from taking off.

“Hopefully, in 2016, we will be able to host an event with the WHTC to demonstrate how we can improve medical tourism inLebanon by showing packages for checkups and many other [services], reminding people of the choices they have,” Abu Faour said.

The WHTC aims to offer health care providers the chance to create business relationships with corporate health care buyers around the world, matching services with demand.

“I hope that we can have an organized plan that we can all agree on, in order to show our strength in medical tourism,” Pharaon added.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on July 01, 2015, on page 4.
source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb / The Daily Star, Lebanon / Home> Lebanon News / by Jude Massaad, The Daily Star / July 01st, 2015

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Our medical expertise better than in some western countries — Najib

Posted on July 1, 2015 | Comments Off on Our medical expertise better than in some western countries — Najib
Najib launching the ‘Malaysan Medical Association Fifty Five Years 1959-2014’ book. Also seen are Subramaniam (left) and Dr Ashok Zachariah. — Bernama photo

Najib launching the ‘Malaysan Medical Association Fifty Five Years 1959-2014’ book. Also seen are Subramaniam (left) and Dr Ashok Zachariah. — Bernama photo

Putrajaya :

The medical expertise in Malaysia is comparable and sometimes better than in most Western countries, said prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday.

He pointed out that earlier this year, the country’s healthcare system received the top score out of 25 countries surveyed by an American publication, ahead of Spain, France, Ireland and New Zealand.

“We should all be proud of such recognition and I congratulate members of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) for the hard work they have put into making Malaysia as one of the best healthcare system in the world. “That is no small achievement,” he said at the launching of the Book, Malaysan Medical Association Fifty Five Years 1959-2014, here yesterday.

Najib added that excellence was also reflected in the number of foreigners who were coming to Malaysia to have medical procedures.

He noted that Malaysia’s share of the medical tourism market had nearly doubled in the last four years.

In 2014, it reached 770,000 patients bringing in revenue of around RM700 million, and this year, the figures were expected to rise further to 930,000 patients and a revenue of RM1 billion, he said. “(The fact) that people from around the world have such confidence in the quality of our doctors and hospitals is visible proof that Malaysia is on course to achieving our goal of becoming a high income status nation by 2020,” he said.

Najib said he also intended to make Malaysia’s healthcare system as the priority to enhance competitiveness in the medical tourism market.

“If we are to compare with our neighbouring countries, we have a long way to go and I hope MMA would cooperate with us to help us achieve this challenge,” he said. Through its history, Najib noted the MMA had maintained a close working relationship with the government specially the Ministry of Health, sharing responsibility for the health of the nation.

Stressing that the government viewed the challenges faced by the medical field seriously, Najib pointed out that in the 2015 Budget, the government set out to priortise the well-being of the rakyat and allocated RM23.3 billion for healthcare and facilities. Also present at the event were Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, and MMA president Dr Ashok Zachariah Philip. — Bernama

source: http://www.theborneopost.com / Borneo Post Online / Home> News> Nation / Wednesday – July 01st, 2015

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New Hampton Inn, World of Beer coming to West Shore

Posted on July 1, 2015 | Comments Off on New Hampton Inn, World of Beer coming to West Shore
The future Hampton Inn & Suites will take advantage of a growing medical tourism industry and Avion Park’s proximity to Tampa International Airport, its operator says. It is scheduled to open next summer. MCKIBBON HOTEL GROUP

The future Hampton Inn & Suites will take advantage of a growing medical tourism industry and Avion Park’s proximity to Tampa International Airport, its operator says. It is scheduled to open next summer. MCKIBBON HOTEL GROUP

Tampa  :

Development in downtown Tampa has been getting the lion’s share of attention, but the West Shore Business District is keeping pace.

McKibbon Hotel Group broke ground this week on a seven-story, 178-room Hampton Inn & Suites the company says will take advantage of a growing medical tourism industry and Avion Park’s proximity to Tampa International Airport for business travelers.

It’s the group’s fourth major hotel in the West Shore district and its 11th in Tampa.

“The market is growing. That’s the real key,” said John McKibbon, chairman of the hotel group. “We’re doing very well at our existing hotels, and this is a different brand — the Hampton Inn & Suites is a little different than the hotels that we have there now.”

The hotel group also announced it has a lease agreement with World of Beer Franchising to open a new tavern in 2016, supporting the city’s growing craft beer culture. World of Beer Tampa Avion Park will feature a 4,800-square-foot tavern with a 1,200-square-foot patio.

The franchise pairs its craft brews with its signature “Tavern Fare” menu featuring comfort foods, traditional bar offerings and such touches as Bavarian pretzels and a Guinness “Brat” slider. Paul Jacobs, joint venture partner with World of Beer, said he expects to host social gatherings such as runners clubs and “yappy hours.”

“World of Beer has really tapped into something special with its unique tavern concept and this location will be a great positioning of the brand,” Jacobs said in a statement announcing the agreement.

McKibbon said his group had its sights on a fourth hotel for several years. The Laser Spine Institute’s announcement in December that it will build a new headquarters and ambulatory surgery center at Avion Park provided confidence that the area would support another hotel.

“The Hampton Inn & Suites will offer Laser Spine’s patients and their families a brand-new hotel property as well as meeting space for the institute’s conferences and events,” McKibbon said.

The spine institute operates seven regional surgery centers across the country.

The hotel will provide complimentary daily hot breakfast, on-the-run breakfast bags Monday through Friday, a pool, fitness center and 2,300 square feet of meeting space.

Ann Kulig, deputy director of the Westshore Alliance, said the new hotel will be a “valuable and much-needed asset” in the district. She said it will bring nearly 50 jobs and critical meeting space.

Kellogg & Kimsey Inc. is the general contractor for the hotel, which will open in late summer 2016.

jstockfisch@tampatrib.com / (813) 259-7834

source: http://www.tbo.com / TBO – The Tampa Tribune / Home> Business> News / by Jerome R. Stockfisch – Tribune Staff / June 30th, 2015

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It’s So Miami: Visitors and Convention Bureau Sponsors World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress

Posted on June 28, 2015

Hospital administrators, doctors and clinicians, government policy makers, employers, insurance executives, healthcare buyers and related travel and hospitality interests converge, Sept. 27-30, 2015, in Orlando, Fla.   Palm Beach Gardens, FL :(PR.com) Banking on the next big trend in the … Continue reading →

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