Treatment in Germany: news

Treatment of prostate cancer at Centre for Hyperthermia Hanover

Patients at the Center for Hyperthermia Hanover can take advantage of new medical technology. It is now possible to make loco-regional hyperthermia even more accurate than in the past. Especially...

Brits going to Germany for scans

A diagnostic test is a test or procedure used to identify a person's disease or condition that allows a medical diagnosis to be made, such as an MRI scan, CT scan, colonoscopy or...

New agency targets Qatari health tourists to Germany and Austria

Germany and Austria offer ideal destinations for Qatari families planning to go abroad, either to get a medical check-up or simply relax. Thomas Webber of Premedion, a leading German based spa and...

Americans go to Germany for stem cell treatment

In March, President Obama issued an order removing the limitations on stem-cell research set by George W. Bush, but availability of treatment in the US is still many years away. So Americans...

Companion Global Healthcare adds European hospitals to network

American medical travel agency Companion Global Healthcare has added two internationally accredited hospitals to its overseas network, creating more options for individual clients seeking health care...

GERMANY: German medical tourism on the increase?

With compulsory health insurance and offering probably the best healthcare in Europe, Germany is fast becoming a destination for specialist healthcare. Harley Street in London admits losing...

Leading Hotels of the World adds new spa members

The Leading Hotels of the World has accepted several spas and hotels with spa facilities. The Leading Hotels of the World is a prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 450...

GERMANY: Hospital certification organisation, TEMOS, in international expansion

Earlier this month, health tourism was the main topic of programme on a major German television channel. The presenter followed health tourists from Germany and USA searching for treatment in...

NETHERLANDS GERMANY: Dutch insurance companies sending customers to German hospitals

In the Netherlands there is a system of obligatory health insurance, for everyone including expatriates, with private health insurance companies. These insurance companies are obliged to provide a...

American gets stem cell therapy in Germany

Justin Pryor from Texas had a motor accident that left him in a wheelchair. Justin and his father will travel to Cologne in Germany to visit the X-Cell Center, a private clinic group and institute...

Healthbase partners with JCI accredited hospital in Germany

Healthbase, a US based medical tourism agency, has added a JCI accredited German hospital to its international network that serves Americans, Canadians, Europeans and others looking for affordable,...

Germany's top hospital to exhibit at Destination Health

The University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, one of the leading hospitals in Northern Europe, has signed up to exhibit their medical services to UK patients at Destination Health....

Top ten world's best hospitals for medical tourists

The Medical Travel and Health Tourism Quality Alliance (MTQUA) has chosen what it believes to be the top ten worldwide hospitals for medical tourism, outside of the USA or UK. MTQUA founder...

GERMANY: Medical tourism to Germany on the increase?

According to a specialist German medical tourism conference of doctors and academics, Germany attracted 70,000 patients from other countries for in-patient treatment in 2009. A hundred doctors,...

Treatment in Germany

A new medical tourism website is promoting the benefits of treatment in Germany. Details of hospitals and clinics are not on the website itself, but in a detailed guide “Health – Made in Germany”....

Surgery overseas showcased at London consumer health tourism exhibition

Destination Health is a free to enter consumer health tourism exhibition being held on the 18th and 19th of April at the Olympia Exhibition and Conference Centre in London. Among those exhibiting are...

ACCREDITATION : TEMOS offers dental clinic accreditation and partners with Trent Accreditation Scheme

German based international hospital accreditor Temos has been quietly expanding the range of services it offers, the partners it works with and the number of international hospitals accredited by it....

British woman goes to Germany for cancer treatment

Janet Ashmore from Staffordshire was forced to pay to go overseas for pioneering cancer treatment in Germany after her local NHS refused to pay for travel or treatment. The 56-year-old had to raise...

GERMANY: Germany promotes its health and wellness offerings

The German National Tourist Board plans to promote wellness travel in 2011 in three areas to highlight Germany's modern and cutting-edge spas and health resorts, wellness and beauty hotels, as well...

GERMANY: Germany to promote medical and health tourism in 2011

For 2011, the German National Tourist Board's tourism campaign will focus on health and medical tourism. This includes health and fitness, spas, health resorts, wellness and beauty hotels, hospitals...

GERMANY: Medical travel to Germany made easy - Lufthansa German airlines and Premier Healthcare Germany enter into cooperation for patient mobility in healthcare

Frankfurt/Hamburg – Germany - Travelling to Germany for medical reasons has just become as easy as visiting your local doctor. High quality medical treatment is no longer an issue of location. With...

GERMANY: Germany plans to profit from wellness and medical tourism

Germany plans to cash in on the worldwide wellness industry. 415,000 international visitors took a health-oriented holiday in Germany in 2008. This is in addition to 70,000 medical tourists. The main...

GERMANY: Premier Healthcare Germany and Asklepios Hospital Group enter into cooperation

Medical travel to Germany made easy Premier Healthcare Germany and Asklepios Hospital Group enter into cooperation to service international patients travelling to Germany for medical...

GERMANY: Germany increases health insurance prices

The rising cost of healthcare in Europe was put into focus when the German parliament passed healthcare reform to overhaul the country's cash strapped mandatory health insurance scheme and plug a...

GERMANY: Changes in management at ADAC Service GmbH

Karin Schinagl becomes the new Managing Director of ADAC Service GmbH and will be responsible for the medical assistance area. Mrs. Schinagl replaces Alfred Mayr, who has left the company. In...

Ambulatory dental surgery under general anaesthetic

Unique dental treatment especially designed for fear and phobia patients A treatment, which is impossible within the UK, is widely respected by experts and concerned people in many European...

GERMANY: German health and wellness tourism targets Middle East

The Middle East is one of the largest potential source markets of patients due to the high costs of healthcare and limited facilities in some states. Some trade estimates suggest that one in five...

GERMANY: German National Tourist Board promotes wellbeing, medical tourism and spas

To promote its themes of wellbeing, medical tourism and spas in 2011, the German National Tourist Board has published three brochures: Wellness Holidays: “Germany – Land of Wellbeing”; “Health...

GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA: Growth in inbound and outbound medical tourism

The Saudi Arabian market for both inbound and outbound medical tourism continues to grow, and a top destination for outbound Saudis is Germany. Lutz Vogt of German airline Lufthansa comments, "Saudi...

GERMANY: Patients do not see hospital accreditation as improving quality of care

Many agencies, organizations and hospitals involved in medical tourism regard national and international hospital accreditation as very important. While this is emphasized strongly for American...

GERMANY: German clinic attracts international patients for orthopedic treatment

A specialist German clinic is proof that high quality treatment and luxury accommodation is an attraction to international patients; and that high-end medical tourism is a thriving alternative market...

GERMANY: Berlin targets health tourism

More and more patients going to Germany for medical treatment are choosing to go to Berlin. With 18,000 specialist doctors, 121,500 hotel beds, 70 hospitals, and state-of-the-art spa facilities, the...

GERMANY: Germany performing well on medical and health tourism

The German National Tourist Board (DZT) forecasts that health and medical tourism will grow strongly over the coming decades, due to changes in lifestyles and demographics. A survey was conducted by...

Treatment in Germany: News