TREATMENT ABROAD IN HUNGARY
Dr. Ágnes Fényi Feketéné
Deputy StateSecretariat For Tourism
Ministry of State for Economyc Planning
Hungarian Ministry for National Economy
CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT GIVES GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES
WHY?• more and more complex high-tech diagnostical and therapeutical instruments
are used in the healthcare• the development costs of these tools are rocketing to the skies• the average age of the European nation is increasing due to the well-established
healthcare systems • the conscious lifestyle of the people , mental healthcare (healthy food
consumption, sport activities)• travel practice of the patients and pensioner• operations of rare diseases• the lack of specialists (geographical, human) • cost-benefit
KEY ASPECTS OF FINDINGS
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO BUILD THE MARKET OF CROSS BORDER HEALTH TOURISM
• To identify the specialities of the domestic medical attendances
• To determine which local healthcare centres should have specific priorities
• To explore the ingredients of thermal waters and match with the diseases those can cure
• To prepare market research about the international movements of patients
• To consider medical attendance related aspects in callings for tenders of developments
• To preconceive a good collaboration with the insurance companies
• To do the best practise of the field of the marketing
Hungary Has a Great Potential as There are Thermal Waters Beneath 80% of its Land
THE LIST OF „BEST SPA VACATIONS-EUROPE” BUDAPEST IS 2nd, HÉVÍZ 13 rd
• 1372 hot springs
• 207 springs with medical water
• 385 place have a thermal and medical bath
• 13 health resorts
• 54 qualified spa hotels
• 70 qualified thermal bathes
• 5 medical caves
• 224 certified medical waters
• 5 deposit of therapeutic muds
• 1 mofette
The Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Survey 2012
KEY FINDINGS• For all patients in the survey from all countries, Hungary
was the leading destination (12% of respondents), following by Belgium (11%), Poland, Turkey, Spain, the Czech Republic and India were the destination for around 7% of patients each.
• For UK patients travelling overseas, Belgium (16%) was the most popular destination for treatment, followed by Hungary (15%), Poland (10%), Czech Republic (9%) and Turkey (9%) and Spain (7%).
The research was undertaken by European Research Specialists on behalf of Intuition Communication who run Treatment Abroad, and the International Medical Travel Journal. More than 1,000 patients took part in the study.
The Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Survey 2012
KEY FINDINGS• Hungary was the most popular destination for dental
treatment (chosen by 38% of UK dental travellers) while Belgium was most popular for cosmetic surgery (18%)
• 84% of the patients would go back to the same doctor or clinic
• Patients levels of satisfaction were 85% high all respondents cited professionalism of staff, price and quality of care.
The research was undertaken by European Research Specialists on behalf of Intuition Communication who run Treatment Abroad, and the International Medical Travel Journal. More than 1,000 patients took part in the study.
The Leading Factors to Outbound Medical Tourism to go to Hungary
SERVICE QUALITY, COST BENEFIT, ACCREDITATIONS
• the Hungarian medical doctors traditionally well educated
• short travel distance in Europe
• communion religious literature and cultural background
• our medical standards are the similar or very closely to the European’s one (International Organization for Standardization –ISO), some places have TÜV standardisation
• save approximately 50-60% of cost, compared to the prices that patients could get in the western part of Europe/U.S.
• traditional cooperation of the European Member States
• the patients can begin treatment shortly ore immediately after arrival
• unique thermal medical spas and bathes
How Could we Integrate the Medical Wellness and Spa Hotels to the Clinical Medical Treatment in the Field of
the Cross Border Health Tourism?
THE MEDICAL WELLNESSES AND SPAS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FIELD OF CROSS BORDER HEALTH
TOURISM BASED ON MEDICAL TREATMENT
• early and latest rehabilitations
• relaxation, refreshment programs in the pericurative period (it is important not only for the patients , also important for the relevants)
• to add the continuous telemedical monitoring safety of the patients
• yearly general check up
Type of WatersOther Natural Factors Indications
BÜKFÜRDŐ
balneology and drinking cure
alkaline - bicarbonate - fluorid - bromide
sclerosis
arthrosis
chronic gastrial inflammation
DEBRECEN
balneology
alkaline - bicarbonate - iodid - bromide
chronic inflammatory articular and spinal dieases
ischialgia
EGERSZALÓK
balneology and drinking cure
Ca – Mg –bicarbonate -sulphurous
Lumbago
Bechterew syndrome gastric ulcer
GELLÉRT SPA BUDAPEST
Ca – Mg –bicarbonate – Radon emanation and
medicinal mud
Sclerosis
arthrosis
discopathia
chronic gastrial inflammation
asthmatical disorders
rheumatology, balneology and
breathing and drinking cure
SÁRVÁR
THERMAL SPA
rheumatology,balneology
alkaline – bicarbonate – iodid - bromid
rheumatoid locomotor diseases
posttraumatic rehabilitation
SOPRON – BALF
SPA
rheumatology, balneology gastroenterology (drinking
cure), breathing cure
alkaline – bicarbonate - sulfide
rheumatoid locomotor diseases
chronic abdominal inflammations
Heine Medin syndrome
respiratory diseases
SZÉCHENYI SPA
BUDAPEST
rheumatology,gynecology,balneology
Ca – Mg – bicarbonate – fluoride – boric acid
rheumatoid locomotor diseases
chronic abdominal diseases
ZALAKAROS GRÁNIT SPA
balneology
alkaline –chloride –bicarbonate –sulfide - iodide
rheumatoid locomotor diseases, abdominal inflammatory diseases
Type of Waters Other Natural Factors Indications
LUKÁCS SPA
BUDAPEST
rheumatology,balneology and drinking cure
Ca and Mg -bicarbonate – sulfate- fluoride
chronic rheumatoid locomotor diseases
chronic abdominal inflammatory diseases
MISKOLCTAPOLCA
(LAKE CAVE)
rheumatology,balneology
Ca – Mg - bicarbonate chronic gastrial inflammation
respiratory diseases
NYÍREGYHÁZA – SÓSTÓ - SPA
rheumatology, balneology
NaCl –iodid –bromid- chalybeate (ferrous)
chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases
chronic abdominal inflammatory diseases
RUDAS SPA BUDAPEST
rheumatology, balneology and drinking cure
Alkaline –bicarbonate –fluoride
Radon emanation
sclerosis
arthrosis
Bechterew syndrome chronic gastrial inflammation
Type of Waters Other Natural Factors Indications
Type of WatersOther Natural Factors Indications
GYULA THERMAL SPA
rheumatology,balneology
alkaline-bicarbonate – sulfate- fluoride
chronic inflammatory articular and spinal
diseases
ischialgia
polyneuropathia
HAJDUSZOBOSZLÓ
THERMAL SPA
rheumatology, gynecology,balneology
bicarbonate- iodid-bromid-NaCl- bitumenferous
(oestrogenic)
all degenaration wear of rheumatic locomotor
diseases
infertility
HARKÁNY
THERMAL SPA
rheumatology,dermatology, balneology and
gastroenterology( drinking cure)
alkaline-bicarbonate -sulfide chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases
chronic abdominal inflammations
psoriasis
HÉVÍZ THERMAL LAKE
rheumatology, balneology
Gynecology, dermatology
bicarbonate- sulfate
Radon emanation
medicinal mud
chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases endocrine
diseases, skin diseases
The Thermal Lake of Hévíz is not only our treasure but an unique gift of nature as
well
• Lake Hévíz, the largest biologically active thermal lake in the world (6 km from the Lake Balaton and 180 km from Vienna)
• 4.4-hectare lake is rich in minerals, gushes from a 38 m-deep cave (hot and cold cavern water have been mixing)
• the temperature between 22-38 degrees Celsius in the whole year
• water is equally rich in dissolved and volatile matter, combining with medical waters (contain carbon dioxide, sulphur, calcium, magnesium, hydrogen carbonate, mild radon emanation)
• medical mad contains the concentrated medical values of radium salts and reduced sulphides
Medical Cure in HévízThe Application of the Medical Water Itself Makes
a Complex Therapy Possible
THE CURE IS INDICATES• locomotor diseases (osteoporosis, degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the
spine/joints
• rheumatologic and secondary diseases of joints
• chronic, peripheral complaints which are connected to the nervous system and have mechanical reason
• chronic gynecological diseases
• pre-and after-treatments of the operations of the vertebral disc
• injuries and the after-treatment of the operations of the locomotor system
THE CURE IS CONTRAINDICATIONS• infectious diseases
• tumours
• cardiac failure
• extra high blood pressure
• pregnancy
2013’s increased opportunities to use medical attendance regardless to the borders within the European Union shall now encourage the Member
States to create the possible solution for the division of each medical fields development
A way to this division should be to find the substantial geographic makings of the countries, and to focus the
already well-known practices of therapies and interventions
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION