Costa Rica Travel Planning Now
Includes a Healthy Option:
Medical Tests
PRWeb - Costa Rica boasts a
well-earned reputation as a
favored vacation destination for
many in the U.S. Recently
however, an increasing number of
Americans are taking advantage
of their exotic vacation trip to
include a healthy medical
checkup, trading some of their
leisure time for one of multiple
comprehensive packages currently
being offered.
Hospitals like the Clinica
Biblica, located in San José,
provide tourists with half-day
comprehensive medical tests. "If
you don't visit your doctor
regularly, you might think you
are in good shape; nevertheless
you are not making long-term
plans for your own well-being.
This is why taking a medical
checkup is recommended at least
every two years. If you invest
in your own health now, you'll
save on future medical
expenses", comments Dr. Rodolfo
Leal, Head of Internal Medicine.
"The importance of a medical
checkup lies on its prevention
qualities; it is a tool that
enables you to make sure you are
as healthy as you feel. And of
course, what better time to have
a medical checkup than when you
are enjoying a vacation in Costa
Rica" adds Dr. Leal. It is also
a practical way to identify
health risk factors that can be
modified, such as an
inappropriate lifestyle, smoking
and lack of exercise; or those
that cannot be modified, such as
genetic characteristics, which
may cause cardiovascular
problems, diabetes,
hypertension, among other
conditions.
Medical checkup packages
currently offered by the Clinica
Biblica Hospital include parking
(or shuttle bus for those
staying at a hotel), breakfast
and a nurse who provides support
to the patient throughout the
whole process. An optional
one-hour relaxation session is
also offered, which includes
hydrotherapy and massage.
Package prices range from us$220
to us$680, and are tailor-made
to satisfy the needs of
different age groups (click for
medical check up details):
- Laboratory Tests: For people
under 35; includes specialist
consultation, basic lab tests,
imaging diagnostics, cardiology
and optometry tests.
- Diagnostic Medical Test: For
people 35 to 45; includes
advanced lab tests, imaging
diagnostics, cardiology and
optometry tests, and both
specialist and nutritionist
consultation.
- Comprehensive Medical Test:
For people over 45; includes
comprehensive lab tests, imaging
diagnostics, cardiology and
optometry tests, endoscopy and
audiometry tests, and both
specialist and nutritionist
consultation. This check up may
also include a colonoscopy.
- Health Tests for Women: For
all age ranges; includes
specialist consultation,
gynecological checkup,
mammography and PAP.
The Clinica Biblica Hospital is
a private general hospital
founded in 1929, and enjoys a
highly regarded national and
international reputation for
quality care in many areas
including plastic surgery, eye
surgery, orthopedics, weight
loss surgery, and a wide range
of outpatient services such as
medical check-ups and dental
procedures.
A great part of its success can
be attributed to the excellence
of the health care services
provided. Additionally, and to
assure its patients that the
quality of care is on pare with
North American hospitals, the
Clinica Biblica is currently
undergoing a Joint Commission
International certification
process, which will soon make it
the first JCI accredited
hospital in the region.
The Hospital is also staffed by
many dedicated -and US trained-
physicians and surgeons, and can
be contacted directly for a free
medical consultation and quote.
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Medical tests are increasingly
being included as part of the typical Costa Rica
vacation package. Provider Hospitals such as the Clinica
Biblica are offering them in convenient packages to
foreign visitors as a healthy complement to their trip.
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