(Los Angeles, California) El Salvador is becoming a medical tourism hub for US travelers who want to pay less for high-quality medical treatment. Plastic surgeries in El Salvador are done in private hospitals with well-equipped technology. Dental treatments and dental implants are also popular among patients coming from abroad.
Many flights reach San Salvador from the US and other neighboring countries. Accommodation is comparatively cheaper than in Western countries which is also a factor when considering surgery in El Salvador.
Many medical tourists who go to El Salvador for a ‘paradise-like’ vacation take advantage of the cheap plastic and cosmetic surgeries performed by skilled plastic surgeons.
Determined to explore new markets for their services, 20 clinics, and hospitals have set their sights on American cities with higher concentrations of Salvadorans.
One of the representatives, Dr. José Omar Duarte, owner of ‘Lourdes Medical Center’, said “The initiative seeks to generate increased revenue opportunities for our companies, and we are collaborating with the national project with the Ministry of Tourism”.
Duarte said recently a Salvadorean hospital ‘Our Lady of Peace of San Miguel ‘, received International Certification from the American Association for Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) the largest U.S. accrediting organization in the world, whose quality program has been adopted by more than 2,000 institutions.
A press conference is to be held on the premises of the Salvadoran Corridor, where representatives of this group of medical companies will share with members of Salvadoran associations, journalists, and the business community, information about the supply of medical services available for compatriots residing in the United
When: Thursday, March 10, 2006
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Salvadorean Corredor
1707 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
