On the occasion of the celebration of FITUR from January 17 to 21, Top Doctors, a leading company in the identification of top-level medical specialists, has prepared an analysis of the demand for health tourism.
Health tourism in Spain moves more than 500 million euros and that figure is expected to increase exponentially in the coming years. Top Doctors®, the leading digital company in the identification of top level doctors and medical centers, responds in our country to the demand of international patients through its online directory with more than 6,000 specialists, which has been adapted to English, Italian and Russian. The company also has a mobile application available to any national or international user, which allows for an evaluation of symptoms and a pre-diagnosis at any time and place, or to have a conversation with the specialist via chat or video consultation. For all these reasons, and on the occasion of the celebration of FITUR from January 17 to 21, the platform has drawn up an analysis of the medical demand of foreign patients.
What does the international patient demand?
The specialties most in demand by international patients coming to Spain are:
– Dermatology, 13% – Traumatology, 9% – Gynecology, 8% – Ophthalmology,4% – Urology, 5%.
According to Top Doctors data, international demand is mainly centered in large cities such as Barcelona (45% of cases), Madrid (29%) or Valencia (3%), as well as in tourist areas such as Andalusia (8%), Alicante (3%) or the Balearic Islands (1%).
Why Spain?
According to the medical platform’s market data, the main reasons why Spain is among the top-rated destinations around the world are:
– The high quality of Spanish private medicine – Access to treatments they do not have in their country – No waiting lists – Competitive price – Post-surgical comfort, great features and facilities of Spanish clinics – Spain’s environmental conditions and good weather all year round – Consumer habits, the Spanish Mediterranean diet and the gastronomic and cultural offerings.