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Medical Tourism - Cape Town
by James Johannisen

The medical tourism business in Cape Town is booming - fuelled by the rand exchange rates clients get unrivalled value for your money: instead of cut-rate procedures that compromise on quality and standards, they’re sure of state-of-the-art facilities and world-renowned medical practitioners.
This has led to the city’s first one-stop gateway for potential international patients.
Mediscapes (http://www.mediscapes.com) has brought under one roof the full spectrum of top medical specialists, post-operative treatments, luxury accommodation and tours to other parts of South Africa.
Mediscapes managing director Peter Ordway says “Each client’s needs are different, so we adopt a completely personalised approach. We work extremely closely with each individual client, providing tailor-made packages to address their unique needs and, at the same time, and we guarantee their personal safety and privacy.”
A simple facelift in South Africa costs about R20 000 whereas in England or the US the same procedure will set a client back upwards of R80 000. As a result when patients are in town for one medical procedure they often just go ahead and get plastic surgery done, while no one back home is the wiser.
What Mediscapes is successfully doing is offering a combined package of carefully selected top medical professionals for any medical request and combining it with visits to world-class tourists attractions. Mediscapes handles the entire package for a client or patient - from finding the best medical care available, to making doctor’s, hospital ward and theatre bookings, as well as handling transport, hotel and travel itineraries.
Contact:
Deanne Coole
Tel – 021 422 3932
Cell - 082 327 3333
E-mail: deanne@mediscapes.com

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