Choice Medical Services

Nearly 100 Canadian and Caribbean government, healthcare and business leaders met this week to discuss how Caribbean medical tourism can be developed to serve North Americans' healthcare and vacation needs. Held in Bridgetown, Barbados, the "Caribbean Health & Wellness Tourism" meeting was sponsored by Caribbean Export and Trade Facilitation Office Canada. - April 04, 2008

Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm helping North American consumers to receive medical care abroad, plans to add Australia and several more treatment destinations in the next 18 months. This comes after the new "2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers" found that nearly 40 percent of consumers would consider having an elective procedure performed abroad if they could save half or more, and be assured that quality was equal to or better to what they have in their own country. - March 19, 2008

To find low-cost medical care, Americans no longer have to travel great distances overseas. Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm, has launched the first program to help Americans access high-quality medical care in Canada, where they can save up to 30 to 60 percent off high U.S. costs. - December 12, 2007

A Halifax couple, Diane and Vern Paul, traveled to Cuba so that she could get orthopedic surgery, but instead, they both were treated. Vern was so impressed with the quality of medical care in Cuba, that at the last minute he decided to get cosmetic surgery. Diane chose Cuba because she knew that the country had outstanding health care, and she wanted to avoid the one-year wait for her treatment in Canada. - October 27, 2007

Because he couldn't wait 16 months to have his orthopedic surgery done in Canada, a Winnipeg man will fly to Cuba on Monday (Oct. 8) to be get quick and discount-priced treatment there. Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm, is arranging his travel and treatment at an Havana hospital. - October 04, 2007

Seeking to escape a long-time addiction to alcohol that is tearing him and his family apart, a Canadian man will arrive in Cuba late Sunday (Sept. 30) to participate in a renowned treatment program. Arranged by Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm, his treatment will be at the Villa El Cocal/El Quinqué oceanside rehab center in eastern Cuba, where he will stay for the three-month long program designed to make him better again. - September 30, 2007

Choice Medical Services has arranged for an uninsured Georgia man to go to Cuba for low-cost medical care. He is expected to arrive in Cuba by early September for orthopedic surgery. Separately, Choice has signed an agreement with Cubanacan Turismo Y Salud (Cubanacan Tourism & Health), that allows Choice to provide access to Cuba's leading hotels and resorts for use by its patients. - August 28, 2007

Choice Medical Services has been launched to assist North American patients in accessing safe and lower-cost healthcare services in Cuba. U.S. patients are primarily those that are uninsured or underinsured and may otherwise be unable to afford treatment. Canadian patients want to avoid long waits for treatment in Canada. - August 10, 2007