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MEDICAL TOURISM

Medical Tourism’s Challenges and Triumphs

During this pandemic, ice lines to accommodate are at times more advanced than in some ambulating and was discharged. Her
patients sought self-care at international patients and foreign countries. The challenges are the family was incredibly appreciative and
home rather than seeking are aggressively market- imaging we may receive from a patient’s thankful for how well she was cared for
medical attention at a hospi- ing to them. Those physician in another country might not at our hospital.
tal. Because of COVID-19, patients now have more be what we expect or need leading to Another international patient success,
they avoided treatment, in choices. additional testing once they arrive to a male in his 40's, spent 3-1/2 months at
some instances, costing peo- Expectations from Holy Cross. Holy Cross, when he arrived, he was on
ple their lives. For interna- Patients: At our interna- COVID-19: The challenges to hospi- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation,
tional patients that situation tional services depart- tals during the pandemic is the signifi- or ECMO therapy, which saved his life.
is exasperated due to travel ment at Holy Cross, we cant drop in the number of international This leading-edge technology is used for
restrictions. uphold a VIP and person- patients due to travel bans and restric- the treatment of critically ill patients
Even without COVID-19, alized service, patients tions. For patients in elective cases, they with advance cardiac or pulmonary dis-
there are challenges with BY MANUEL J. can call and get an have an added layer of testing. They ease. Every year during the holidays, the
international patients. The MANTECON, MD, appointment, and we must test negative for COVID-19 in their patient returns to South Florida and vis-
good news is that South MBA have the flexibility to give home country and again when they its the rehab unit in the hospital. It has
Florida is a hot spot for inter- them options. We have arrive. become an annual tradition for him to
national patients who cite world-class multiple physicians that can cover multi- What I am most proud of during my place an ornament on the rehab unit tree
physicians, beautiful weather, beaches, ple patient needs. more than seven years in the while he is here.
cultural diversity, restaurants and, of New Patient with an Existing International Services Department at Successful outcomes like these are why
course, the people, as reasons to seek Condition: While most patients here and Holy Cross are the many patients' tri- I love what I do. It’s a credit to the physi-
treatment here. abroad are more educated in keeping umphs we have been a part of. One cians and associates at Holy Cross for the
Among the challenges: their records, that is not always the real- patient that stands out during the pan- compassion and the highest level of care
Language Barriers: This can be a chal- ity. One of the challenges is that medical demic was a 98-year-old female patient they show all our patients each and every
lenge, but for a hospital like Holy Cross records provided by the patient or hospi- who was intubated and failing fast in a day. I am honored to be part of the team.
Hospital, we have physicians and associ- tals are in Spanish, which could be diffi- hospital outside of the U.S., in Central
ates that speak multiple languages. In cult to decipher or comprehend, howev- America. She was transported to Holy Dr. Manuel Mantecon, Director of
other areas of the country that may not er, most of the times we have the interna- Cross in March just before the U.S. was International Services at Holy Cross
be the case. tional physician referral in English. shutting down. She tested negative for Hospital, can be reached at
Increased Competition: More and Testing and Technology: The technol- COVID-19 and began her treatment (954) 351-5906 or
more hospitals are expanding their serv- ogy and testing procedures in the U.S. here. Within three weeks, she was up, Manuel.Mantecon@holy-cross.com.

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