Besides not having to endure a trans-Pacific flight, medical tourists flock to Costa Rica due to its excellent healthcare system which is ranked by the World Health Organization even higher than the US. Costa Rica has modern hospitals and state-of-the-art clinics which utilize the latest in medical technologies and board-certified surgeons who are trained and certified in North America or Europe.
Aside from services offered to medical tourists, Costa Rica is also credited for providing a high quality public and private healthcare services with prestigious and reputable hospitals and other health facilities. 

Costa Rica’s top hospitals like Clinica Biblica are accredited by the Joint Commission International like Ministro de Salud de Costa Rica (The Costa Rica Health Ministry), which offers the local license Habilitacien Hospitalaria, and local municipalities like the Municipio de Escazu in San Jose, which offers licensures like the Funcionamento.

Cosmetic surgeons are highly qualified professionals with extensive qualifications obtained both locally and in USA. Surgeons are supported by well-trained English-speaking staff and state-of-the-art, private medical centres. Surgeons also need to be members of the Costa Rica Board of Plastic Surgeons and licensed by the Ministry of Health.

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