5th World Medical Tourism Congress Announces Almater Hospital as a Silver Sponsor

West Palm Beach, FL, September 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Almater Hospital is proud to service patients from other cities in the state and abroad, in order to continue reinforcing every aspect of their business: better personnel, more advanced technology and better installations to continue being the hospital that best responds to the medical needs of the region and of international patients.

Their services include: external consultation, emergencies, hospitalization and pharmacy among others. In addition, Almater offers specific programs such as hemodynamics, chest pain clinic and gastrointestinal video endoscopy.

During its 21 years of operations, Almater has been characterized by its constant growth. Only in 1989, the number of hospitals grew by 60%. The great work they do for the community, the state of the art technology and the humanitarism of the professionals working for the organization have made Almater the most important private hospital in the region of Mexicali.

The Tourism and Convention Committee of the Municipality of Mexicali (COTUCO) will support Almater’s participation at the Congress and will be part of this international platform which will enable Mexicali to promote its destination in order to attract national and international tourism and support its initiative to promote Mexicali Medical Services internationally.

The 5th World Medical Tourism Congress, South Florida October 24-26th, will be fully integrated for the first time with the Employer Healthcare Congress, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. The event will also integrate the 3rd Global Benefits Conference, gathering employers, international insurance companies, foreign governments and anyone involved in purchasing and providing expatriate health insurance coverage.

“This year’s congresses have the most extensive agenda of any other international healthcare and insurance conferences known. We have brought in some amazing keynote speakers including the President of the AMA, Directors of Global Benefits for Google, Yahoo and American Express, among other expert speakers,” said Renée-Marie Stephano, President of the Medical Tourism Association.

This integrated networking platform will allow all participants to connect prior to the event and pre-schedule one-on-one meetings in order to maximize the experience at the congress.

Successfully entering its fifth year, this gala gathering of world leaders attracts participation from over 90 countries from various sectors including government representatives, global healthcare leaders, insurance industry giants, medical tourism industry stakeholders and healthcare management professionals.