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Trapped by surgical wait lists?
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We’re helping Canadians access the surgeries they need right now.
VANCOUVER - There is finally a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel of Canada’s surgical waiting list crisis.
MedSolution.com is a Vancouver-based medical tourism agency that connects Nova Scotia patients with a wide variety of international surgical options at hospitals overseas.
What makes these options so attractive is that there are virtually no waiting periods and costs are typically 50 to 90 per cent less than what some Canadians have been paying at private hospitals in the US.
"Thousands of Canadians, many of them seniors, have endured weeks and months of suffering because the health care system can’t help them fast enough," said MedSolution.com spokesperson John Knox.
"A person’s health shouldn’t be held hostage by budgets and bureaucracy. We’re offering patients a safe and practical way to escape these waiting lists and get on with living healthy, comfortable, pain-free lives."
Knox said MedSolution.com’s roster of licensed, experienced surgeons can provide patients with access to the same procedures ordered by Canadian physicians, including:
- orthopedic (full and partial knee, hip and joint replacements)
- cardiac (heart bypass, heart repairs)
- interventional cardiology (angiography, angioplasty, catheterization)
- gastric (banding and bypass)
- cosmetic surgery
"Krishna Heart Institute is comparable to any hospital in Canada, in the service, quality of medical care and professionalism," said Dr. Dinesh Mistry, a doctor in Golden BC, who recently visited the Krishna Heart Institute & Specialty Clinic in Ahmedabad, India.
"Canadians are now able to access excellent medical care almost immediately and avoid pain and suffering from the long waitlists we are unfortunately getting used to in Canada. It is also a very affordable option for escaping those lists."
Dr. Mistry added that MedSolution.com’s clients can expect the same standard of care at Krishna as would be expected within the Canadian system, where Indian doctors are renowned for their professionalism and expertise.
MedSolution.com’s partner hospitals undergo an extensive screening process which includes background checks with local health authorities and professional associations. They must also adhere to operating room procedural standards endorsed by the World Health Organization. Finally, hospital staff must be able to communicate with MedSolution.com’s clients in fluent English at all stages of care.
By working with MedSolution.com, patients have many advantages over scheduling their own international surgeries, primarily cost and speedy access to information.
Knox said MedSolution.com’s high patient volume allows the company to offer surgical rates which are lower than anything a patient could negotiate for themselves.
"Apprehensions about medical tourism are understandable, but my own experience couldn’t have been better," said Coquitlam BC resident Ken Patel, 74, a real estate agent who underwent a bilateral knee replacement at Krishna last year.
"The facilities at Krishna are impeccably clean and sanitary – I’ve seen worse conditions in hospitals here. Aside from the surgery, it’s very much like an international adventure – you get to visit one of the most beautiful places on earth, while friendly, professional hospital staff waits on you hand and foot. We have high expectations in Canada, but Krishna is truly a wonderful place to receive treatment."
In addition to India, MedSolution.com is currently building partnerships with a number of other surgical facilities in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Malaysia, France, Poland, Turkey and South Africa. The company will soon expand its surgical options to include dental surgery and in vitro fertilization.
Patients who require surgical treatment can contact MedSolution.com to explore unique solutions to their health care needs. For a full list of medical and surgical services available, please visit www.MedSolution.com or call 1-800-984-0457.
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