Hospitals in Mexico Gearing Up for Medical Tourism Boom
Private hospitals in Jalisco Mexico are gearing up for medical tourists as they expect more US Citizens to travel to the country for medical treatments. The state government of Jalisco said it would invest up to 4.35 million pesos on the medical industry in Jalisco to make the private hospitals in the area to be up to the standards to qualify them for certifications under the Joint Commission International (JCI).
According to data from the Association for Private Hospitals in Jalisco, in 2006 alone, more than 21.5 million tourists visited Mexico, and 160,000 of those were Americans who traveled to Mexico for medical attention.
The president of the Association for Private Hospitals in Jalisco, Dr. Dagoberto Garcia Mejia, said that the group should be targeting a 7% in medical tourism each year, “ a goal we believe is easily attainable”, the doctor added.
The private hospitals in Jalisco are regulated by the Mexican General Health Commission but the hospitals still consider having JCI certification as a very important factor in medical tourism. One more reason the private hospitals are aiming for JCI certification is Medicare.
The Americans for Medicare for Mexico (AMMACO) is working on bringing Medicare coverage to American senior citizens who live in Mexico. Once Medicare is extended to Mexico, only health care providers approved by JCI will be qualified to work with the program.
At the moment ten hospitals in Mexico already have JCI accreditation. Twenty-three more hospitals are waiting for their JCI certification.
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