myMEDholiday Adds Panama to Growing List of Best Medical Tourism Destinations


News from Panama / Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

myMEDholiday adds Panama to its listing of best medical tourism destinations because of its convenient location in the Americas, outstanding doctors, excellent healthcare capability all at affordable prices.

myMEDholiday.com, expands its offering of the best medical tourism destinations around the world, to include Panama as a leading Latin American medical tourism destination for its medical tourism directory. myMEDholiday offers the web’s most comprehensive source for medical tourism information, by giving medical tourists direct access and contact to Hospitals, Specialist Clinics, Spas, and Medical Tourism Agencies at the leading medical tourism destinations around the world.

Panama is bordered by Colombia and Costa Rica, a lush tropical country home to the world-famous Panama Canal that links together the two largest oceans in the world, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. A politically stable country with a growing economy, Panama in recent years has been trying to market itself as “hub of the Americas”, because of the country’s attraction as a center of commerce in the region. The country is promoting its medical tourism industry and trying to advance its competitiveness in medical services in the global medical tourism marketplace.

Medical tourism is starting to make inroads in Panama due to its skilled healthcare professionals, increases in the quality of health care, competitive prices combined with its unique tourism potential. Panama boasts several state of the art hospitals, which are associated with renowned institutions in the US, such as The Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked the best hospital in the United States and the number one ranked hospital in five specialties.

“Panama offers international patients excellent English speaking medical and dental professionals, excellent technological resources and the US dollar as their currency, making it easier for American patients without the need to worry about exchange currencies. Not only is quality up to international standards, but also offers a great value, it is possible to save from 40 to 70 percent off of equivalent procedures in the United States,” says Jidapa Julakasilp, Managing Director at myMEDholiday. “We want to include Panama to our directory because of its great health capability at low prices, and to give people the tools and information necessary when considering where to go abroad for their medical needs.”

Included in the destination guide is travel and medical tourism information for Panama, an overview of Panama’s healthcare system, visa requirements for visitors and a guide for medical tourism in its capital Panama City. 15 hospitals, specialist clinics, and medical tourism agencies are included on the site, which can be accessed in Destinations category under Panama or by clicking this link: http://www.mymedholiday.com/country/panama

Medical Tourism Facilitators, Specialist Clinics, Hospitals, Medical Spas and Wellness Centers, that meet certain criteria are able to list their services on our site completely free of charge and with no obligations. To learn more please visit: http://www.mymedholiday.com/add-your-business/115

About The Company:
myMEDholiday.com is a comprehensive Medical Tourism portal and ratings site with offices in San Francisco, CA and Bangkok, Thailand. They provide direct access to detailed information about top medical and healthcare facilities around the world, giving patients the tools to locate, compare and contact medical travel or medical tourism providers quickly and conveniently. Their management team has over 15 years of experience in online travel and internet marketing, and has implemented a wide range of successful websites and e-marketing campaigns. Their aim is to work on behalf of patients and give them the best information available to make the right choices, while helping them find a safe, effective and cost-saving solution for their health and medical needs.