Patients Beyond Borders Dubai Edition

?Centrally located at the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa, Dubai now boasts 24 American-accredited JCI hospitals ? half of all the JCI accredited hospitals in the UAE,” said Josef Woodman, president of Healthy Travel Media. ?With its culturally compatible surroundings and desirable climate, it's easy to see why Dubai receives over 400,000 international patients per year.” Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, is located in the heart of Dubai and is one of the world's largest healthcare developments. At 4.1 million square feet, DHCC is home to two JCI-accredited hospitals, as well as over 100 commercial healthcare and retail services that follow stringent standards in healthcare delivery. With over 2,000 medical professionals and a patient satisfaction level of 89%¹, DHCC is one of the leading healthcare providers in the UAE. Their vision, implementation of global best practices, and unwavering commitment to healthcare excellence helped to earn them the prestigious Dubai Quality Award². DHCC currently operates more than 90 outpatient medical centers and diagnostic laboratories, including: Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center, City Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Drs. Nicolas and Asp, London Center for Aesthetic Surgery, Dubai Gynecology and Fertility Center, Mughrabi Eye Hospital, and German Heart Center. Several world-renowned pharmaceutical companies are also based in DHCC, such as Wyeth, Sanofi Aventis, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Novo Nordisk. ?We are very pleased to be partnering with Healthy Travel Media to produce the Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Edition,” said Dr. Ayesha Abdullah, managing director for DHCC. ?We are hopeful this important reference will bring even greater awareness of DHCC as a world-class medical center to healthcare consumers throughout the region and the world.”

More than ten million patients now travel abroad every year for affordable, high-quality healthcare. From Thailand's American-accredited Bumrungrad International Hospital to Eric Clapton's Crossroads Center in Antigua to Johns Hopkins International Medical Center in Singapore, health travelers now have access to a full array of the world's safest, best choices in healthcare facilities and physicians. Now in its Third Edition, Patients Beyond Borders remains the best-read, most comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to medical tourism, written by the world's leading spokesperson on international health travel. Patients Beyond Borders Third Edition lists the 25 top medical travel destinations, where patients can choose from hundreds of hospitals and save 30-80% on medical procedures, ranging from a comprehensive health check-up to heart work, orthopedics, dental and cosmetic surgery, in vitro fertilization and more.

Patients Beyond Borders is the first comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to medical tourism, written by the world's leading spokesperson on international health travel. Impartial, extensively researched and filled with authoritative and accessible advice carefully culled from hundreds of resources in the US and abroad. Healthy Travel Media has teamed up with the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council to produce the Patients Beyond Borders Malaysia Second Edition, featuring leading international hospitals and clinics that offer nearly every imaginable medical procedure--at 50-80% savings over US healthcare costs. The 240-page guidebook offers an in-depth overview of Malaysia's most-frequented international hospitals and clinics, nearby recovery and guest accommodations, and area travel information. Located centrally between Singapore and Thailand and with some of the best healthcare in Asia, Malaysia receives visitors from more than 90 countries throughout the region and the world. Prices for procedures in Malaysia are on par with popular medical travel destinations of India and Thailand. Malaysia's favorable climate and English-speaking culture attracts medical travelers from the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Supported by the leading healthcare facilities of Monterrey, Mexico, the Patients Beyond Borders® research and editorial team worked with MHC to produce this 144-page, fully digital guidebook, which offers an in-depth overview of Monterrey's leading American-accredited hospitals, selected health travel agents, accommodations, and essential medical travel information for the international patient. Monterrey now boasts four JCI-accredited hospitals within its city limits--half the JCI hospitals in Mexico--plus an array of private international specialty hospitals and clinics. Readers will learn about Monterrey's commitment to healthcare (including three first-rate medical schools: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Universidad de Monterrey, and the new Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon) and why thousands of medical travelers are making the short trip across the border to Monterrey for medical procedures, including cosmetic surgery, dentistry, bariatrics/weight management, IVF/reproductive services, orthopedics, cardiology, cancer treatments, and more.

Taiwan, centrally located between Tokyo and Hong Kong, has 22 international hospitals and clinics that specialize in everything from comprehensive health checkups to advanced orthopedic and heart surgeries. This guide contains in-depth profiles of these facilities, as well as selected health travel agents, nearby recovery and guest accommodations, and area travel information.

Following the success of the flagship Patients Beyond Borders Singapore Edition, published in July 2007, the second edition has now been released. This 250-page guidebook features a fully updated and revised in-depth overview of Singapore's hospitals and clinics serving international patients and now includes 16 pages of color inserts showcasing Singapore's world-class facilities and attractions. Considered one of the world, s top medical travel destinations, Singapore attracts more than 410,000 international patients to its hospitals and treatment centers and expects that number to grow to one million by 2012. The country boasts 13 JCI-accredited healthcare facilities, and its healthcare system was ranked the best in Asia and sixth best in the world by the World Health Organization (the US was ranked 36th). Singapore's 35 international clinics and hospitals offer nearly every imaginable medical procedure - at a 30 to 60 percent saving over U.S. prices. This complete guide contains detailed profiles of each of the country's hospitals and clinics serving international patients and includes extensive coverage of the acclaimed Centers of Excellence, specialties and super-specialties, patient liaison services, accommodation options, travel destinations, and more.