Medical tourism boom in Poland

Over 300,000 people come to Poland every year to take advantage of voluntary medical procedures at lesser prices than in Western Europe.

According to estimates from the Polish Association of Medical Tourism, between 300,000 and 330,000 people visit Poland annually and spend an average of 4,500 zloty (1,156 euro) on voluntary medical and dental procedures such as porcelain crowns , breast augmentation, or dental implants.

“Profits are up greatly – if we can maintain a high level of service, these competitive prices will promote themselves,” says Artur Gosk, head of PSTM.

On Wednesday, the Association agreed to form a consortium together with the Polish Tourism Organization (POT) and representatives of the country’s health industry.

“We want to invite the Health Ministry and local governments to cooperate with us to advertise medical tourism in Poland,” says Cezary Moski, deputy director of POT.

PTSM reports that people are coming to Poland mainly from Germany, the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries to seek cheaper medical treatment at Polish clinics. (mmj)