Wockhardt Hospitals, India - Fast Becoming A Preferred Destination for US Medical Tourists

January 22, 2007 (Press Release) -- A fall down a hill in Palo Duro Canyon on the last day of her vacation began a journey for a Fairfield woman that would take her and her husband through almost a year of doctor visits and Internet research,and would end in a hospital in India where they became part of a trend called “medical tourism.”
They climbed atop a mountain,and as they began to climb back down,Mrs. Sherber slipped and fell.It wasn’t a long fall,but it was enough to do quite a bit of damage to Mrs. Sherber’s leg and knee.
The next morning,Mrs.Sherber had surgery at a Waco hospitalin Texas,the doctor warned the Sherbers that she would need a total knee replacement.The couple opted to hold off on the surgery because they had no medical insurance,and costs would be prohibitive.
Recalling a report they had seen on a television news show,the couple began researching “ medical tourism” on the Internet. They contacted several sites and began receiving information on hospitals in several countries.
Mrs. Sherber’s surgery- which didn’t require total knee replacement- was done in May,2006 at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai,India.Estimated to cost some $40,000 in Texas,the entire trip to India,including a 24-night stay at the hospital for Mrs.Sherber and her husband,meals, laundry,sightseeing and even airline tickets,cost the couple less than $10,000.While his wife recovered,Sherber also “enjoyed” some health care:Three root canals,four fillings,five caps and a partial bridge,all costing some $1,400.
“I feel blessed that we were given the opportunity to do this,”she says.“And I recommend it to anyone.”