Some patients do get tired of waiting for their doctor at home, others look for safer options of qualified treatment. Eventually, increasingly more individuals vote for medical tourism – one of the fastest developing industries in today’s world. People generally travel not only for high quality medical service treatment – they also take advantage of sightseeing in a foreign country and enjoy a holiday atmosphere. If this is still not enough to start planning your treatment in Switzerland, we offer some more highlights to dispel your doubts and convince you in the end.
- Special treatment conditions
If you are looking for the highest standards of treatment and accommodation, Switzerland definitely must be your top shortlisted option. This Western European country is globally known for the high quality of the offered services and products. If you are after the highest level of service and the most innovative treatment methods – consider Switzerland.
2. Treatment combined with a holiday: thermal waters, rehabilitation and new impressions
Along with top-quality treatment and services, Switzerland is also famous for its amazing landscapes, mountain resorts and thermal waters. Fresh air and breathtaking views will contribute to your faster recovery after the treatment. A joint treatment-and-travel package at thermal waters could be an option; the Swiss mineral springs help to enhance the treatment effect and promise a relaxing holiday. In the country of the Alps, depending on the location, the underground waters help musculoskeletal system strengthening and health improvement in general, renal and liver clearance, digestion recovery, pressure stabilization and much more. Visitors to the most famous Swiss thermal resort of Bad Ragaz enjoy a wide range of luxury services such as SPA holidays at mineral waters, anti-aging procedures, culinary delicacies, cultural events, shopping and mountain walks – all combined with a remarkably comfortable accommodation.
While it`s hard to exceed the luxury of Bad Ragaz, over one hundred thermal SPA oases in Switzerland are ready to compete with is in terms of the offered health improvement services. For example, the mineral-rich Baden thermal spring boasts a modern SPA-complex recently built in the place of old historical baths; the beautiful Vals where the star architect Zumthor enclosed the hot springs with the silver stone to make the resort world-famous, including its architecture; the mountain-highest and the largest Leukerbad hot springs as well as many other semi-secret oases known only to Swiss citizens. When you are looking for a suitable SPA option together with your medical agent, remember to take into account the specific characteristics of mineral waters, and do not forget to order a health-improvement program in advance: massages, wrappings, anti-aging procedures or just rest at private thermal facilities and baths together with your significant other will be a worthy addition to your trip. An experienced consultant is always ready to help you with a reservation: book the program complying with your health, wishes, age and interests.
If you are not a fan of SPA holidays, the country of mountains and lakes will provide you with other impressions for sur. If you are planning to undergo a routine preventive check-up in Switzerland in winter, having a rest at one of the numerous mountain ski resorts will be a good addition. St. Moritz and Zermatt are the most popular resorts among Russian-speaking tourists, however, if you are looking for something new, welcome to Flims, Andermatt, Davos or simply ask your medical agent to offer you a tailored package tour. Sailing, fishing or just a relaxing rest at Swiss lakes will be waiting for you in summer. Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Basel, Stein am Rheine and other picturesque cities and villages will enrich your trip with cultural events and culinary impressions throughout the year.
3. Post-operation rehabilitation and other therapy
If you plan operations or other treatment in Switzerland, a post-surgery recovery in rehabilitation centers could be a great option for you. As a rule, such centers are located at thermal or high mountain resorts, but some rehabilitation clinics can be also found in big cities. Each center specializes in certain type of illnesses; some centers focus on patients` rehabilitation after lung, heart, kidney and other diseases; others offer special programs for elderly patients or patients people with mental disabilities, for individuals willing to get rid of bad habits or depression, to rehabilitate after sports-related injuries and other. Ask your doctor or agent to advise an appropriate rehabilitation center.
On the photo: Doctors of our partner Clinic Bethanien SMN
4. Medical experts’ availability
The majority of doctors in Switzerland are top-ranked specialists in their fields. As a rule, before starting an independent practice, Swiss health professionals study at universities for about 12 years, work as junior doctors under the supervision of professors, defend a PhD thesis, do a practical training and work in their sphere for several years abroad. They later return to Switzerland with a wealth of knowledge and practical experience and start a practice in their home country. Meanwhile, minimum once a year, practically every Swiss doctor attends further education courses and medical congresses across the globe.
Also, the best specialists who became already known in other countries – surgeons, chief doctors heading clinics and departments, professors – move to Switzerland for further work. Swiss clinics are famous for ‘luring’ specialists from all over the world. Switzerland attracts top-level doctors with advanced medical technologies, one of the most developed medical infrastructures in the world, high fees, but first and foremost, with the possibility to render full exclusive medical service to their patients. According to many leading surgeons who moved to Switzerland from Germany, for example, in Germany they used to see patients only on the operating table and they even did not have an opportunity to see their faces beforehand. Swiss medicine is exclusive in the sense that a doctor is able to support their patient from the start to the treatment completion: from examination through operation or another treatment (if necessary) up to full recovery. These possibilities are primarily possible thanks to private medical service. Why is it possible? Mainly, due to the two factors: huge investments into healthcare in Switzerland and a small size of the country with the population of only 9 million which makes the individual approach to every patient possible.
5. Minimum waiting time
When it comes to health, waiting must never be an option. Medical tourism allows you to obtain medical care without having to wait for long and even to receive a priority treatment. Medical tourists fall under the category of private patients and are therefore treated on a priority basis in most cases.
6. Access to advanced equipment
Translated by our leader Anastasia Will Sorvacheva
The Swiss clinics are outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment. Swiss clinics are financially capable to acquire innovative equipment from producing countries like Germany while it is often the case when German clinics cannot afford it themselves. The equipment used in Switzerland for a year or two is often bought out by German clinics to be replaced in Switzerland again with new machines from Germany. Switzerland is among the few countries with a common use of the Cyber Knife system for cancer treatment.
To summarize, medical treatment abroad could be quite an appealing replacement of the familiar treatment at home. Visiting healthcare organizations in other countries becomes more popular among people across the globe, and Switzerland is definitely among the perfect destinations for luxury medical tourism.
