The medical tourism industry in Puerto Rico has an opportunity for growth on the island, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, said Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy. “The emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States allows Puerto Rico to be an option for the practice of […]
The 49 participants in Puerto Rico’s Medical Tourism program confirmed they see excellent opportunities that will result in an increase in patient visits, whether from the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. mainland, or other countries that will benefit the local economy.
Puerto Rico’s medical tourism recently nabbed the international spotlight, winning the 2016 Global Accreditation Destination of the Year Award from Medical Tourism Association (MTA) at the 9th World Medical Tourism Congress held in Washington DC last week.
The Medical Tourism Corporation announced the start of operations for its new referral and handling center for visiting patients, one of the main objectives of its strategic plan.
The Caribe Health Summit, the most important medical tourism industry event of the Caribbean, will be held in Puerto Rico for the second consecutive year on June 9 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
After a $10 million investment, Metro Pavía Health System has become the private hospital network with the highest number of medical tourism certifications in Puerto Rico, company executives said.
A year after its establishment, the Medical Tourism Corp. has spearheaded Puerto Rico’s efforts toward the fulfillment of specific projects that are generating an immediate economic impact for the sector, the entity’s Executive Director Francisco G. Bonet said Thursday.
The Caribe Hilton and Condado Plaza Hilton hotels were recently recognized at the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, in Orlando, Fla., receiving a Medical Tourism Hospitality Leadership Award form the Medical Tourism Association.
Puerto Rico Medical Tourism Corporation and Florida-based Medical Tourism Association announced Wednesday the Caribe Hilton and the Condado Plaza Hilton are the island’s first hotels to be certified after the training and inspection process under the Medical Tourism Program.
Puerto Rico is moving quickly to position itself as a leading medical tourism destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, looking to become the preferred choice of potential patients from the U.S. mainland.
The Government of Puerto Rico took an important step Tuesday in its efforts to become a medical tourism powerhouse in the Caribbean and Latin America when the Department of Economic Development and Commerce signed an agreement with the Medical Tourism Association to have the MTA provide educational training aimed at obtaining certifications for service providers in Puerto Rico.
A collaboration between Puerto Rico and the U.S.-based Medical Tourism Association is the opening salvo in the island's newly announced strategy to develop medical tourism as a vital economic sector.
Several decades after the term was first tossed around as a potential revenue-generator for Puerto Rico, high-ranking government officials announced Tuesday the start of a formal effort to develop medical tourism as an economic sector for the island.
Following the successful completion of the implementation of sales process and service coordination systems at HIMA San Pablo to enable the hospital group enter the field of medical tourism, technology firm Fusionworks has expanded its own portfolio to assist other hospital groups do the same.
The Puerto Rico Hospitals Association is evaluating the idea of attracting medical tourists to the island by offering uniform rates for medical procedures.
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