How to Have a Heart Surgery Abroad - Medical Tourism (Real Examples)
February 16, 2010
Howard Stabb, a 53 year old self-employed contractor who had no medical insurance, found that he had a leaking mitral valve during a routine physical exam. Living in North Carolina, Stabb went to the Durham Regional Hospital where he learnt that the surgery would cost him $200,000. His partner, Maggi Grace and he knew they could not afford it.
Though Grace tried to bargain with the hospital, she was not successful in bringing down the cost. Stabb was ineligible for insurance because his problem was already diagnosed and he earned more money than required to qualify for state medical assistance.
They researched their options for this life saving surgery. Grace’s son, who had worked as a medical student in India, recommended the Escorts Heart Hospital in New Delhi. Dr. Naresh Trehan did the surgery in two part: one day the repair and another day the replacement. Almost a month after arriving, Howard was back home and later back at work. The whole thing cost them $10,000.
Bob Gallagher of UK needed cardiac ablation. It would have cost him £12,000 in the UK. He researched his options and decided to go to India for the surgery. When he went to Mumbai for his surgery, the doctors there found he had another problem which had gone undetected previously.
He successfully underwent open heart surgery. It cost him only £2,000 there and the doctors he said, ‘are rated second to non by their professional colleagues’. He was more than happy with his experience.
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