Romanians spend EUR 5,000 on medical tourism

Romanians spend an average amount of EUR 5,000 on medical services outside the country, whereas the foreign tourists that come to Romania for medical services spend between EUR 3,000 and EUR 5,000. The number of medical tourists on both sides grew last year by 15% compared to 2013, according to the Romanian medical tourism company Seytour, cited by local Wall-street.ro. Most of the foreign medical tourists that come to Romania are from Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France and Israel. They come for dental treatments, ophthalmology, plastic and cosmetic surgery. They choose Romania, either due to a recommendation or due to some connection with the country. Romanians go for medical treatments to Hungary, Turkey, Austria, Germany and Israel, to treat birth defects, traumas after accidents, cataracts, or various types of tumors and cancer. editor@romania-insider.com