Israeli doctors have also presented world medicine with such well-known procedures as PET-CT, cardiac holography, embryoscopy in IVF, robot-assisted surgery, endovascular operations on the heart and blood vessels. The innovation, professionalism and competence of doctors are the key factors attracting more and more patients from other countries of the world for treatment in Israel.
Why should you choose treatment in Israel?
Israeli clinics attract foreign patients for a number of reasons:
- high professionalism of doctors;
- availability of the latest, and even "futuristic" treatment strategies;
- Development of experimental medicine;
- creation of own medicines, recognized as the most effective at the international level;
- multidisciplinary approach to patient management;
- careful monitoring of diagnosis and therapy by doctors;
- high chances of going into remission even with severe baseline indicators;
- State control over each medical and diagnostic institution;
- There is no language barrier – most doctors and nurses are fluent in English and Russian.
Israeli clinic procedures that are most in demand among patients:
- operations of varying localization and complexity under robotic control;
- intra-abdominal chemotherapeutic HIPEC and PIPAC manipulations for common gastrointestinal tract tumors;
- laser and ultrasound treatment of neoplastic lesions of the prostate gland;
- comprehensive treatment of metastatic melanoma ("black" skin cancer);
- mini- and microinvasive surgical interventions on the structures of the cardiovascular system;
- radiofrequency ablation;
- innovative methods of conservative treatment of tumors (molecular-targeted, bio-, hormone- and immunotherapy, chemotherapy with cytotoxics and cytostatics of the latest generation, ion radiation therapy, brachytherapy, 3D-conformal radiotherapy, etc.);
- drug therapy of viral hepatitis;
- organ transplantation;
- operations on the musculoskeletal system, including bone reconstruction and cartilage tissue augmentation;
- assisted reproductive technologies (IMSI, ICSI, IVF and others).
The most popular clinics among foreign patients and locals are Ichilov, Assuta, and Shiba. In Israel, you can meet patients of different nationalities. Patients from Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, Asia, and even Oceania come here.
The cost of treatment in Israel for foreigners
Despite the comprehensive progress in the medical industry, treatment in Israel is relatively affordable for citizens from different social strata. Local medical and diagnostic institutions serve not only politicians or artists, but also ordinary people. The price for the check-up research package starts at $1,200 and depends on the clinic. The cost of consulting a specialist varies in the range of 200-500 dollars. Surgical procedures cost from $5,000. Prices for bone marrow transplantation range from 40000-65000 dollars.
Reviews of services in Israeli clinics
Israeli medical services receive a positive response from patients and attendants. People agree on the professionalism of doctors, high-quality and high-tech facilities, the care and participation of junior medical staff, the effectiveness of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation measures.
In addition to targeted treatment, spa treatments using Dead Sea mud and salts can be performed in the country.
