DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5b837d/south_korea_medica) has announced the addition of the "South Korea Medical Tourism Industry Outlook to 2015" report to their offering.
The report titled South Korea Medical Tourism Industry Outlook to 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the South Korea Medical tourism industry covering in detail various aspects such as market size on the basis of number of foreign patients, revenue from foreign patients, market segmentation, competitive landscape and profiles of the major hospitals treating foreign patients in the country. The report also entails major drivers and growth barriers of medical tourism market.
The future outlook along with projections and macro-economic factors has also been presented providing an insight on the prospects in the medical tourism industry.
In terms of region, Seoul with Sinchon Severance hospital registered most number of foreign patients. Other leading hospitals in Seoul were Samsung Medical Center, Cheong Shim International Medical Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital and Hanyang University Medical Center. Most of the hospitals are located near the capital providing a concentration of medical facilities. In order to promote growth hospitals should be spread out to various regions for overall development of the country.
South Korea which is popular for the treatment of plastic and spine surgery is expected to become a mass commercialized hub for the all types of plastic and spine surgery in the next 5 years. South Korea will become a center of high-end plastic surgery treatments, including re-plantation using microsurgery, burn care, chin upliftment and craniofacial surgery on palatine cheilognathus and congenital malformation of face for Japan and China.
Key Topics Covered:
- Medical Tourism in South Korea - An Overview
- Total Foreign Patients Treated and Foreign Patients Revenue in South Korea, 2005-2010
- Medical Tourism Treatment Cost Comparison, 2010
- Foreign Patients by Nationality, 2010
- Foreign Patients by Destination in Korea, 2010
- Foreign Patients Selection for Type of Hospitals, 2010
- Type of Foreign Patients by Inpatients, Outpatients and Medical Checkup Patients, 2010
- Competitive Landscape of Major Hospitals (Yonsei Severance, Samsung Medical, CheongShim International, Asan Medical and Seoul National), 2010
- Major Drivers and Growth Barriers
- South Korea Medical Tourism Future Outlook and Projections
- Medical Tourism Industry Factors: Historical and Projections
- Appendix
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