Latin America Medical Tourism & Health Tourism to be Featured at 1st Conference

Monterrey, Mexico, April 16, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Over 300 registrants have registered for the 1st Conference on Medical Tourism and Health Tourism in Latin America, which takes place April 27-29th, 2009, in Monterrey, Mexico.

Over 50 expert speakers will share their knowledge on medical tourism and health tourism. All the top hospitals and governments throughout Latin America will be in attendance as well as US buyers, such as insurance companies, employers and medical tourism facilitators.

The Medical Tourism & Health Tourism Conference will focus on

Quality of care available in Latin America
The Importance of Accreditation
Integration between Medical Tourism and Insurance Companies
Networking opportunities between hospitals, medical tourism facilitators and insurance companies.

The 1st Latin America Medical Tourism Congress is expected to sell out at approximately 400 attendees from over 25. The Medical Tourism conference will bring together the stakeholders in Latin American medical tourism for the ultimate networking event and educational opportunities.

The medical travel conference is endorsed and sponsored by the Medical Tourism Magazine the only magazine in the industry covering Medical Tourism. The Medical Tourism Magazine is printed each month and distributed to thousands of health leaders in over 40 countries and also is made available online through it’s website each month.

The 1st Latin America Medical Tourism & Health Tourism Congress is a breakout regional conference of the MTA’s annual conference, World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress, which takes place October 26-28th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, and will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 100 exhibitors and about 200 expert speakers.

The Medical Tourism Association is the first international non-profit association made up of the top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical tourism facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliated companies and members with the common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of healthcare to patients in a global environment. Our Association promotes the interests of its healthcare provider and medical tourism facilitators members. The Medical Tourism Association has three tenets: Transparency, Communication and Education.

Monterrey Healthcare City is a non-profit association of the most prestigious hospitals located in the city of Monterrey and its goal is to promote its integral health services to national and international patients by announcing its specialized medical assistance within a framework of high quality, commitment, respect and warm attention. From prevention and timely diagnosis or treatment and rehabilitation, the hospitals in association with Monterrey Healthcare City provide specialized medical assistance that improves the quality of life of the patients and their relatives.

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