As health tourism in Turkey, we are in the 5th place in the world . Because Turkey provides world-class services in the health sector, both in terms of geography, qualified doctors and service quality. In addition, there are other reasons why health tourism is important in Turkey. In this content, as Vimfay, one of the intermediary institutions in health tourism in Ankara, we have prepared information about health tourism in Turkey.
- What Position Is Turkey in Health Tourism?
- Reasons Why Turkey Is Important for Health Tourism
- Both Vacation and Health Opportunities in Turkey
- Professional Service Concept in the Health Sector in Turkey
- Economic Prices
- Specialized Physicians, Doctors
- Our Medical Services
- What Services Do We Provide?
- Accommodation Services
- Transfer from the Airport by Luxury Vehicles
- Transportation Services
- Translation Services
- Flight Tickets
- City Tour Service
- Transferring Patients Across Borders
- We Plan the Full Comprehensive Treatment Process
What Position Is Turkey in Health Tourism?
In 2019, 662,087 people came to our country for treatment. Due to the restrictions applied around the world during the pandemic period, the number of people coming to our country decreased. However, when we evaluate in general, too many people have come to Turkey for treatment.
In general, people who come to our country for treatment They preferred their branches :
- Dental
- General surgery
- Gynecological diseases
- Eye diseases,
- Internal diseases
- Medical biochemistry
- Orthopedics and traumatology
- Infectious diseases
- Ear, throat diseases
- Aesthetic surgery applications
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Reasons Why Turkey Is Important for Health Tourism
The first reason why our country is preferred in terms of health tourism is that we have economic advantages compared to other countries.
In addition, our country is located in an advantageous geographical position. It is located close to many countries with its location connecting the Asian continent to the European continent.
We are among the most preferred countries in health tourism because we have the following advantages.
Both Vacation and Health Opportunities in Turkey
Millions of tourists come to our country every year to take a vacation. Especially people in Europe and gulf countries prefer to have a holiday in our country. There are important reasons for this situation.
The first of these is that our country lives all four seasons together. Many provinces of Turkey contain many beauties in summer and winter. For example, someone who comes to Antalya for treatment can have a great time on Antalya’s wonderful beaches. Or you can choose to spend a holiday in Saklıkent ski resort in Antalya.
People who come to Gaziantep for treatment can taste the wonderful flavors of this city and have the opportunity to see its historical beauties.
Professional Service Concept in the Health Sector in Turkey
Vimfay has the International Health Tourism authorization certificate issued by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey.
Vimfay provides professional services with equipped and qualified personnel in health area. Expert personnel in their fields can best meet the needs of the people to be treated.
Vimfay Health Tourism Agency located in Ankara, It is among the companies engaged in health tourism in Turkey, which has a Group A Travel Agency authorization certificate by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Many hospitals serving in our country have been accredited by the JCI organization, which makes international evaluations in the health sector.
Patient consultants regularly monitor the health status of patients who come to our country.
In addition, professional interpreter service is provided so that patients do not feel alienated in our country and that their transactions are easier.
Economic Prices
The prices of health services provided in different countries of the world are different. In some countries, healthcare is more expensive than services provided in other sectors.
The fact that the expenditures made in the fields of hair transplantation, aesthetics, beauty and health in many countries of the world are 50% higher than in our country, ensures that the prices are more affordable than the rest of the world. This situation is more preferred in terms of health services in Turkey.
Specialized Physicians, Doctors
As an company that brings patients from abroad in Turkey, Vimfay dealing with Turkish doctors who have a career among world to treat patients who come to our country for treatment and tourism where the world’s most beautiful touristic places are located.
By the physicians who have gained worldwide prestige, our country has become known and has become a center of attraction in health tourism.
- Prof. Dr. Gazi Yaşargil is one of our physicians who is known worldwide and defined as the neurosurgeon of the century.
- Prof. Dr. Münci Kalayoğlu is an expert in pediatrics and is called a creative pediatric surgeon.
- The person who performed the first full face transplant in the world was Prof. Dr. Omer Ozkan.
Our Medical Services
As Vimfay, we provide service in all medical units. Departments we serve:
- Mouth and dental health
- Eye diseases
- General surgery
- Orthopedics and traumatology
- Nutrition and diet
- Ear nose throat service
- Cardiology
- Neurosurgery
- Internal Medicine
- Gynecological diseases
- Transplantation
- Nephrology (kidney diseases)
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Radiology
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Check-up services
- Neurolog,
- Oncology
- Obesity
- Psychology
- Pediatric endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Chest diseases
What Services Do We Provide?
We ensure that people who come to our country can benefit from the advantages of health tourism in Turkey in the best way possible. In this respect, we provide the following services on behalf of health tourism in Turkey:
Accommodation Services
We provide your accommodation in ultra-luxury hotels that are closest to fully equipped hospitals. All transportation services between the hospital and the hotel are provided by us.
We carry out the transportation of our patients with high-end private transportation vehicles.
In emergency and special cases, we carry out the transportation of our patients with a fully equipped land ambulance.
Transfer from the Airport by Luxury Vehicles
In order to make you feel special in our country where you came for treatment, we take you from the airport with equipped and luxurious VIP vehicles. In the same way, we provide transportation to the hotel and hospital.
Our staff greet you at the airport according to the date of your arrival in our country.
Transportation Services
If you are in a critical situation, we will pick you up from your country with a fully equipped air ambulance and transfer you to the hospital where you will be treated. A specialist doctor accompanies you in the air ambulance, which has an intensive care unit and all health equipment.
With our land ambulance service too, we provide the transfer of our patients who cannot come by plane to our country.
Translation Services
We currently have translation services in many languages. Currently, we provide services to patients who come to our country for treatment in the following languages:
- English
- Russian
- French
- German
- Arabic
- Italian
- Spanish
- Persian
Flight Tickets
We plan all your treatment processes in health tourism service in Turkey with our experienced staff. As Vimfay, we provide your flight ticket.
City Tour Service
We also provide city tour services to our patients who come within the scope of health tourism in Turkey. Thus, we ensure that our guests who come to us for treatment see all the beauties of Turkey.
Transferring Patients Across Borders
As health tourism in Turkey, we obtain the patient’s medical information. By contacting the necessary health institutions, we get all the information of the patient and inform the hospital where he will be treated. Thus, we create a comprehensive treatment plan.
We Plan the Full Comprehensive Treatment Process
Our patients who want to be treated abroad apply to us through communication channels. We first learn the health history and medical information of the patients who apply to us.
Then we conduct an online interview with the patients. We convey the information we obtain from these interviews to the hospital to be treated.
As Vimfay, we create the patient’s comprehensive treatment plan and share the treatment plan with the patient. In line with the patient’s approval of the treatment plans, we enable the patient to have an online interview with the specialist doctors of the hospital we have contracted with. The doctor and the patient perform the online consultation process.
In order to facilitate the treatment process of our patients, we assist them in obtaining visas, send an invitation letter on behalf of the patient through the hospitals we have contracted with, and ensure that the patient obtains a visa easily.
In the name of health tourism in Turkey, we continue to offer world-class health services to our overseas patients so that they can receive the highest quality treatment.
Ankara’da kurulan Vimfay Uluslararası Sağlık Hizmetleri olarak, anlaşmalı hastanelerde sağlık hizmetleri sunmaktayız. Vimfay Genel Sağlık Hizmetleri alanında ihtiyaç duyulan tüm hizmetleri en uygun ve profesyonel yollarla hastalara sunmak için çalışmaktadır. Gelen hastanın Türkiye’ye ayak basmasından itibaren, evine uğurlanana kadar ihtiyaç duyabileceği her türlü hizmet Vimfay tarafından karşılanmaktadır. Vimfay, Yurtdışından hasta getiren acenteler arasında Sağlık Bakanlığı onaylı acente belgesi ile hizmet vermektedir.