Coordination With the Federal Government’s Tourism
As an alternative for obtaining foreign currency, Tamaulipas drive in coordination with the federal government, the so-called medical tourism, which represents an annual global pours 50 billion dollars.
Secretary for Economic Development and Tourism of the State, Monica Gonzalez Garcia, said that our country currently has 5% of health tourism from abroad, with high growth potential compared to the U.S. market.
He indicated that this type of tourism that is divided into four areas: wellness, hospital, medical care in retirement, you might see increased over the next few years, mainly by people from the United States.
“There is a significant economic pours 50 billion dollars with 40 million visitors that may occur in Mexico, an outlay that exists throughout the world, and obviously, we’re looking for the U.S. market. By 2015 we expect that there are 6 million people uninsured could come to seek medical attention and companions who could be health tourism in the state, “he said.
Tamaulipas is now one of the first states to have formally requested to be considered a certified medical tourism destination, being promoted in first cities in the border area.
For his part, Health Secretary of the entity, Norberto Trevino García-Manzo, said that medical tourism will be delivered in private clinics, with most of these located in the upstate cities.
“On the northern border there are 88 private hospitals that concentrate thousand 140 specialized medical clinics, dental offices there are also 1.311, 114 thousand aesthetic clinics and 637 pharmacies that cater to medical tourism for all Americans,” he said.
Tamaulipas added that can offer the same health care those U.S. private hospitals, but 60% lower in the cost of care.