Destination Healthcare™ in China

China, is a country steeped in culture and history yet not thought of as a nation that delivers some of the finest medical care in the world. China is on the map as a leader in the global economy, and the nation with the largest population and the oldest civilization in the world.

Having been the hosts for the very successful 2008 Olympic games, China is now seen as a leading economic powerhouse and hub for tourism. Less known is the wonderful medical treatment available.

With the surge to improve the Chinese infrastructure, state of the art facilities have been built and staffed with world-renowned physicians. Many people know China to be a center for rejuvenation promised by acupuncture, Chinese medicines and Chinese massage.  These specialties are just a small part of Traditional Chinese Medicine offered and are only the tip of a unique combination of age-old and cutting edge medical options available in China.  In addition, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and top class medical expertise are available at very competitive prices. New Chinese corporate hospitals attract foreign patients for high-end surgeries such as Cardiac Bypass or a Knee or Hip Replacement. Five thousand year old Traditional Chinese Medicine exists side by side with these state of the art specialties.

What is different about the Chinese approach?

In Chinese medicine, the body is viewed as a whole.  The result is treatment that reflects that observation.  An individual is seen as a composite of emotional, spiritual and physical.  One part of the body cannot be treated without affecting the rest.   So often in medicine we look for the quick fix or pop a pill that will cure all our ills. Chinese medicine acknowledges that we are a much more complicated being. Our failure to understand this often ends up with results we either didn't’t fully expect. In other words, quite often the operation or treatment is a complete success and yet we don’t find the recovery we seek.

In China the patient is number 1. The saying “big ren shi shang di" when translated says the patient is god. This attitude gives the entire medical experience a quite different feel. The patient has a lot more control and say in the Chinese hospital. Making treatment and surgery patient centered rather than doctor or hospital centered.

What exactly is Destination HealthCare™?

Destination Healthcare™ is a new term in medicine but the action of making a "Destination HealthCare™" decision is old. Every time you choose to visit a physician outside your primary care physician you are making a "Destination HealthCare™" decision. Whether it is across town, in another city, state, or country you have chosen to go to a "destination" for your "healthcare". We find the best hospitals available that provide the best in medical care available, whether you are needing surgical or other forms of specialized treatment. Destination Healthcare is now beginning to be facilitated by the corporate sector as well as the private and public sectors. As large companies see health care costs spiral out of sight, they too are looking for ways to offer more value to their employees.

Chinese medical treatment takes Destination Healthcare™ to a new level. As a result of the numbers of new hospitals built, wait time for any treatment is much lower in China than in anywhere else in the world.  In fact, the numbers of hospitals in the U.S. actually decreased last year and there is a recognized nursing shortage that is now increasing. These facts combined with so many other real life situations help to explain why so many people are looking for other health care alternatives.

Many people are asking if they are candidates for Chinese health care, if you are seeking lower cost treatment, are underinsured or uninsured and have to pay cash, are seeking medical treatment an answers for disease processes either not treated in the US or ones where treatment options and outcomes are poor or limited, then you qualify and should learn more.