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Who meets patients in airports?
We are following with interest the outbound medical tourism market in South Korea. The government plays a key role in it. The Center is a good example of this. There was a Medical Tourism Information Center before. Now it has become a part of a new institution. The center will be operated jointly by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Center consultants speak English, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese languages. They provide medical consultations and related information such as transportation or medical appointments.
Partially, it simplifies the CIS companies work which send Russian-speaking patients to the Southern Korean hospitals. Make sure that your patient is aware of the fact that he can ask for any help at the Support Center. The Center is located near Gate 7 in the arrival hall at the airport's Terminal 1.
Links: International Medical Tourism Journal, The Korea Times, Korea.net
The support centers make medical travel easier for arriving patients. There are many questions in other countries with a different culture. An ordinary tourist could deal with it but the medical travelers usually want to get to a hospital as soon as possible. This is particularly true for patients with serious diseases.
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