Medical Tourism – If It Can’t be Done in Costa Rica, It Can’t be Done!

Clinica Biblica and CIMA are both private hospitals serving medical tourists in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to some of the most highly trained physicians, many of them American trained, that provide quality health, dental, and cosmetic surgery care and serves medical tourists at a fraction of the cost compared to the United States and Canada.

With health care costs skyrocketing out of control in the United States, Costa Rican medical tourism has become a very attractive option for cost-conscious consumers seeking quality care at an affordable price.

Because of Costa Rica’s close proximity to the USA, the country attracts over 20,000 US patients a year.  Costa Rica is only 2 ½ hrs from Miami, 3 hrs, from Dallas, and flights are very inexpensive.

Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, in their 2009 report Medical Tourism Consumers in Search of Value reports cost savings between 30-70% of US prices.

Costa Rica offers 3 Joint Commission International accredited (JCI) Hospitals.

The Hospitals

Hospital Clinica Biblica has invested in equipment and high end technology for years and still continues to do so.  Recently it invested over $2.6 million in acquiring a hemodynamic laboratory, three echocardiogram units and a strength test circuit.  The equipment recently purchased by the Hospital responds to its growing presence within the cardiovascular niche.

Católica Hospital & Hotel recently completed a major $25 million refurbishing during 2007 and 2008. In addition, adjacent to their facilities, they have completed a 34-room hotel for patients and their families. In July of of2009 they became JCI accredited. Hospital Hotel La Catolica offers the latest specialties with an always improving technology such as: Cosmetic and Aesthetic, Bariatric, Orthopedic and Laparoscopic Surgeries. Exclusive oxygenation system, one of its kind in the county, with three Hyperbaric Chambers.

CIMA Hospital is affiliated and integrated as a teaching hospital with the Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas, Texas. The hospital is operated by the International Hospital Corporation.  It is the only hospital in Central America that is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is JCI accredited. CIMA specializes in orthopedic procedures, neurosurgery/neurology, cosmetics/plastic surgery, dental procedures, cardiovascular procedures, and oncology.