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Brazil

Brazil, led by Ivo Pitanguy, has long been known as a destination for cosmetic surgery. For non-cosmetic procedures, Brazil is only now entering the global market. However, Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital in São Paulo was the first JCI-accredited facility outside of the US.[61] The decision to obtain accreditation dates back to mid 1990s, with the goal to improve quality.[62] In order to compete locally, other Brazilian facilities obtained accreditation, notably Hospital Samaritano[63] and Hospital do Coração.[64]

One advantage of Brazil for those from the US and Canada is ease of travel and relatively close proximity to North America. Brazil requires visas for Americans based on a reciprocal arrangement since Brazilians are required to obtain a visa to visit the US.

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Colombia

Colombia has been treating foreign patients for years, especially for cosmetic and eye surgery. Colombia also provides advanced cardiovascular and transplant surgery. What often compels persons to seek transplant surgery offshore is not only cost considerations, but waiting lists (such as in the US) or the lack of an organized organ inventory and donor system in the home country. Colombia has such an organ donor and banking system which makes organs available to foreigners with certain legal restrictions. Orthopedic surgeries, such as knee and hip replacements, are done in Colombia with US-made, (FDA-approved) prosthetics at a fraction of the cost.

Colombia has many surgeons that have either trained and/or practiced in other countries such as the US and Europe. Salaries for doctors, nurses, and supporting personnel in Colombia are about 20% of US salaries for similar occupations even though they are required to have the same level of education and job skills. Real estate costs related to medical care facilities are also a fraction of what they are in the US

Like Brazil, ease of travel and relative proximity from the US and Canada is an advantage. Colombia offers cheaper airfares from the US and Canada (and some European countries) than other more-distant destinations, and does not have the visa restrictions of other countries currently in the medical tourism market. However, as of early 2008, no Colombian hospital has obtained JCI accreditation.

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Uruguay

Uruguay recently entered the medical tourism market. The country offers internationally recognised medical professionals in one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a well-equipped infrastructure for tourists. A private medical tourism initiative, Uruhealth,[65] has been created with support from the Ministries of Tourism[66] and Public Health.[67] The initiative involves the infrastructure, human resources and experience of two healthcare companies: MP Personalized Medicine (Montevideo)[68] and SEMM-Mautone Hospital (Punta del Este)[69].

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