The World Tourism Organization’s (WTO) Health Tourism Slogan
Health tourism refers to services that improve one’s health and raise spirits during treatment outside their domicile.
What is health tourism?
In health tourism, patients receive medical services in another city or country while visiting its historical and recreational places. Medical attractions of different regions include natural treatment facilities such as hot-water and mineral water springs, sludge-therapy, and medicinal leeches. Health tourism provides first-world facilities and services with third-world prices.
Introducing Shafa Hospital’s Health Tourism Unit
As a leading hospital in this field, the Shafa Super-Specialty Hospital has acquired the necessary certificates for admission of foreign patients and the international certificates for meeting all medical standards. In addition to receiving healthcare services in our hospital, patients can also use tourism and recreational services in their travels.
International Patient Department (IPD) Services of Shafa Hospital
- Shafa's IPD team is ready to answer your questions about international patient admission or remote national patients.
- All medical documents and requests to use health tourism facilities should be first submitted to our IPD team.
- After evaluation and filing, the medical treatment is scheduled and the hospitalization room is reserved for patients and their companions.
- The relevant specialists estimate costs according to the treatment and scheduled visits to Shafa Hospital.
- You will be notified through our communication channels.
- Scheduling and cost estimates vary by individuals’ finances and willingness for hospitalization and includes categories with different facilities.
The Advantages of Our Healthcare Tourism Services
- Direct filing guidance by international department experts while visiting
- Accelerating the filing process and all patient admission stages
- Coordinating doctors’ visits and treatment stages
- Considering patient needs when in hospital
- Fast and timely announcements regarding test and therapy results
- Patients’ ability to select specialists
- Having enough translators for different languages
- Creating a coherent schedule for periodical checkups after treatment
The necessary documentation for foreign patient admission
- Valid passport and unexpired visa
- Valid identification documents, e.g. national ID
- Full medical file