DOT 7 drafting scheme to accredit hospitals
For Cebu to tap its potentials in medical tourism, the province needs the cooperation of hospitals, which need to upgrade their facilities to meet world-class health care standards.
According to Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 Director Aurora Patria Roa, world-class health care facilities are one of the requisites of medical tourism.
Hospitals in the province also have to obtain accreditation from various insurance agencies operating worldwide.
“How can we attract medical tourists if their (tourists) insurance companies do not recognize our hospitals and are not willing to pay for the services acquired by their policyholders,†she said in an interview.