There has been an unusual twist in the medical tourism industry in Ireland, a country typically known as a source market for medical tourism, where up to 10,000 people travel abroad just for dental treatment every year. Now it seems that one of Ireland's top hospitals, The Blackrock Clinic, is trying to tempt international medical tourists to come to Ireland.
The Blackrock Clinic is a JCI accredited hospital on the outskirts of Dublin city and tends to provide it's services to the wealthier citizens of Ireland. However, it would seem that the hospital is attempting to expand it customer base overseas as they have started offering Bluecross Bluesheild US insurance plan holders a discount on procedures.
The Blackrock Clinic is the second hospital to join the Companion Global Healthcare network after Bumrungrad in Thailand. What is unusual here is that Bumrungrad can offer US citizens massive cost-savings, whereas it is likely that the Blackrock Clinic's prices will be much closer to those in the US than in Thailand.
The concept of medical tourism is catching up at a great extent. Wish all the best to the Blackrock Clinic for their efforts to attract medical tourists.
Medical Tourism is the way to go as American Surgery is way too expensive these days. And them having a currency stronger than most countries, it is easy for them to ‘medically tour’