We’ve written about medical tourism multiple times, I am still sceptical. Evan Falchuk raises an interesting point over at with his post
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[There] is a great deal of interest in [medical tourism] among the major media – the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and today, Forbes (via the Associated Press) have done major stories on it.
But here’s something curious.
All three stories have featured the exact same medical tourist – Ben Schreiner of Camden, South Carolina.
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Where are the other patients?
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Hey James,
Just a sample link. There are plenty. 200k in Spore alone and this article from 2005.
Tej
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thanks, but I think that is mostly Indonesians and Malays.
I haven’t really heard of Americans going to Singapore straight from the States.
Last year I lived in the city of Huaihua in western Hunan province. There were only 4 foreign teachers in the whole city yet there were even more foreigners who lived in the Red Cross hospital getting traditional Chinese medical treatment. I didn't meet most of them but from what I learned they were largely from France, Switzerland, and Germany. I still don't understand why they went all the way to Huaihua.
Hey Jonathan. thanks for the comment
my question is how did they find the hospital in the 1st place.
actually, how did you end up in Huaihua?