TREATMENT ABROAD IN HUNGARY

Dr. Ágnes Fényi Feketéné

Deputy StateSecretariat For Tourism

Ministry of State for Economyc Planning

Hungarian Ministry for National Economy

CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT GIVES GREAT

OPPORTUNITIES 

WHY?• more and more complex high-tech diagnostical and therapeutical instruments

are used in the healthcare• the development costs of these tools are rocketing to the skies• the average age of the European nation is increasing due to the well-established

healthcare systems • the conscious lifestyle of the people , mental healthcare (healthy food

consumption, sport activities)• travel practice of the patients and pensioner• operations of rare diseases• the lack of specialists (geographical, human) • cost-benefit

KEY ASPECTS OF FINDINGS 

THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO BUILD THE MARKET OF CROSS BORDER HEALTH TOURISM

• To identify the specialities of the domestic medical attendances

• To determine which local healthcare centres should have specific priorities

• To explore the ingredients of thermal waters and match with the diseases those can cure

• To prepare market research about the international movements of patients

• To consider medical attendance related aspects in callings for tenders of developments

• To preconceive a good collaboration with the insurance companies

• To do the best practise of the field of the marketing

Hungary Has a Great Potential as There are Thermal Waters Beneath 80% of its Land

THE LIST OF „BEST SPA VACATIONS-EUROPE” BUDAPEST IS 2nd, HÉVÍZ 13 rd

• 1372 hot springs

• 207 springs with medical water

• 385 place have a thermal and medical bath

• 13 health resorts

• 54 qualified spa hotels

• 70 qualified thermal bathes

• 5 medical caves

• 224 certified medical waters

• 5 deposit of therapeutic muds

• 1 mofette

The Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Survey 2012

KEY FINDINGS• For all patients in the survey from all countries, Hungary

was the leading destination (12% of respondents), following by Belgium (11%), Poland, Turkey, Spain, the Czech Republic and India were the destination for around 7% of patients each.

• For UK patients travelling overseas, Belgium (16%) was the most popular destination for treatment, followed by Hungary (15%), Poland (10%), Czech Republic (9%) and Turkey (9%) and Spain (7%).

The research was undertaken by European Research Specialists on behalf of Intuition Communication who run Treatment Abroad, and the International Medical Travel Journal. More than 1,000 patients took part in the study.

The Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Survey 2012

KEY FINDINGS• Hungary was the most popular destination for dental

treatment (chosen by 38% of UK dental travellers) while Belgium was most popular for cosmetic surgery (18%)

• 84% of the patients would go back to the same doctor or clinic

• Patients levels of satisfaction were 85% high all respondents cited professionalism of staff, price and quality of care.

The research was undertaken by European Research Specialists on behalf of Intuition Communication who run Treatment Abroad, and the International Medical Travel Journal. More than 1,000 patients took part in the study.

The Leading Factors to Outbound Medical Tourism to go to Hungary

SERVICE QUALITY, COST BENEFIT, ACCREDITATIONS

• the Hungarian medical doctors traditionally well educated

• short travel distance in Europe

• communion religious literature and cultural background

• our medical standards are the similar or very closely to the European’s one (International Organization for Standardization –ISO), some places have TÜV standardisation

• save approximately 50-60% of cost, compared to the prices that patients could get in the western part of Europe/U.S.

• traditional cooperation of the European Member States

• the patients can begin treatment shortly ore immediately after arrival

• unique thermal medical spas and bathes

How Could we Integrate the Medical Wellness and Spa Hotels to the Clinical Medical Treatment in the Field of

the Cross Border Health Tourism?

THE MEDICAL WELLNESSES AND SPAS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FIELD OF CROSS BORDER HEALTH

TOURISM BASED ON MEDICAL TREATMENT

• early and latest rehabilitations

• relaxation, refreshment programs in the pericurative period (it is important not only for the patients , also important for the relevants)

• to add the continuous telemedical monitoring safety of the patients

• yearly general check up

Type of WatersOther Natural Factors Indications

BÜKFÜRDŐ

balneology and drinking cure

alkaline - bicarbonate - fluorid - bromide

sclerosis

arthrosis

chronic gastrial inflammation

DEBRECEN

balneology

alkaline - bicarbonate - iodid - bromide

chronic inflammatory articular and spinal dieases

ischialgia

EGERSZALÓK

balneology and drinking cure

Ca – Mg –bicarbonate -sulphurous

Lumbago

Bechterew syndrome gastric ulcer

GELLÉRT SPA BUDAPEST

Ca – Mg –bicarbonate – Radon emanation and

medicinal mud

Sclerosis

arthrosis

discopathia

chronic gastrial inflammation

asthmatical disorders

rheumatology, balneology and

breathing and drinking cure

SÁRVÁR

THERMAL SPA

rheumatology,balneology

alkaline – bicarbonate – iodid - bromid

rheumatoid locomotor diseases

posttraumatic rehabilitation

SOPRON – BALF

SPA

rheumatology, balneology gastroenterology (drinking

cure), breathing cure

alkaline – bicarbonate - sulfide

rheumatoid locomotor diseases

chronic abdominal inflammations

Heine Medin syndrome

respiratory diseases

SZÉCHENYI SPA

BUDAPEST

rheumatology,gynecology,balneology

Ca – Mg – bicarbonate – fluoride – boric acid

rheumatoid locomotor diseases

chronic abdominal diseases

ZALAKAROS GRÁNIT SPA

balneology

alkaline –chloride –bicarbonate –sulfide - iodide

rheumatoid locomotor diseases, abdominal inflammatory diseases

Type of Waters Other Natural Factors Indications

LUKÁCS SPA

BUDAPEST

rheumatology,balneology and drinking cure

Ca and Mg -bicarbonate – sulfate- fluoride

chronic rheumatoid locomotor diseases

chronic abdominal inflammatory diseases

MISKOLCTAPOLCA

(LAKE CAVE)

rheumatology,balneology

Ca – Mg - bicarbonate chronic gastrial inflammation

respiratory diseases

NYÍREGYHÁZA – SÓSTÓ - SPA

rheumatology, balneology

NaCl –iodid –bromid- chalybeate (ferrous)

chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases

chronic abdominal inflammatory diseases

RUDAS SPA BUDAPEST

rheumatology, balneology and drinking cure

Alkaline –bicarbonate –fluoride

Radon emanation

sclerosis

arthrosis

Bechterew syndrome chronic gastrial inflammation

Type of Waters Other Natural Factors Indications

Type of WatersOther Natural Factors Indications

GYULA THERMAL SPA

rheumatology,balneology

alkaline-bicarbonate – sulfate- fluoride

chronic inflammatory articular and spinal

diseases

ischialgia

polyneuropathia

HAJDUSZOBOSZLÓ

THERMAL SPA

rheumatology, gynecology,balneology

bicarbonate- iodid-bromid-NaCl- bitumenferous

(oestrogenic)

all degenaration wear of rheumatic locomotor

diseases

infertility

HARKÁNY

THERMAL SPA

rheumatology,dermatology, balneology and

gastroenterology( drinking cure)

alkaline-bicarbonate -sulfide chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases

chronic abdominal inflammations

psoriasis

HÉVÍZ THERMAL LAKE

rheumatology, balneology

Gynecology, dermatology

bicarbonate- sulfate

Radon emanation

medicinal mud

chronic rheumatic locomotor diseases endocrine

diseases, skin diseases

The Thermal Lake of Hévíz is not only our treasure but an unique gift of nature as

well

• Lake Hévíz, the largest biologically active thermal lake in the world (6 km from the Lake Balaton and 180 km from Vienna)

• 4.4-hectare lake is rich in minerals, gushes from a 38 m-deep cave (hot and cold cavern water have been mixing)

• the temperature between 22-38 degrees Celsius in the whole year

• water is equally rich in dissolved and volatile matter, combining with medical waters (contain carbon dioxide, sulphur, calcium, magnesium, hydrogen carbonate, mild radon emanation)

• medical mad contains the concentrated medical values of radium salts and reduced sulphides

Medical Cure in HévízThe Application of the Medical Water Itself Makes

a Complex Therapy Possible

THE CURE IS INDICATES• locomotor diseases (osteoporosis, degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the

spine/joints

• rheumatologic and secondary diseases of joints

• chronic, peripheral complaints which are connected to the nervous system and have mechanical reason

• chronic gynecological diseases

• pre-and after-treatments of the operations of the vertebral disc

• injuries and the after-treatment of the operations of the locomotor system

THE CURE IS CONTRAINDICATIONS• infectious diseases

• tumours

• cardiac failure

• extra high blood pressure

• pregnancy

2013’s increased opportunities to use medical attendance regardless to the borders within the European Union shall now encourage the Member

States to create the possible solution for the division of each medical fields development

A way to this division should be to find the substantial geographic makings of the countries, and to focus the

already well-known practices of therapies and interventions

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

agnes.fenyi@ngm.gov.hu