Best Countries for Hearing check-up — Page 2

Leech Private Clinic is a private hospital and day clinic in Graz, Austria, established in 2005. It specializes in planned diagnostics, elective surgery, and short-stay inpatient care across orthopedics, vascular, gynecological, and other surgical fields. The clinic employs 67 university professors as consultants.

• Treats 6,500+ patients per year with 100 doctors across 18 departments.
• Runs comprehensive health check-up programs completed within 24 to 48 hours.
• On-campus Med Center Leech houses specialist outpatient practices, a radiology and mammography center, and an eye laser center.
• Equipment includes CT, angiography, laparoscopy, bronchoscopy, and a sleep laboratory.
• Two rehabilitation wards and intensive care units support recovery after surgery.

Medipol Mega University Hospital is the first facility in Turkey to earn JCI Academic accreditation. The hospital features a specialized Hearing and Balance Disorders Center for focused testing. A screening typically costs around $30–$100. For more detailed diagnostics, an examination including a Berra test and hearing test costs around €1,500. This higher-tier option covers a blood test and a follow-up physician consultation within nine days. International patients receive VIP assistance and translation support during their visit to the Istanbul campus.

Emsey Hospital is a multi-specialty medical center on the Asian side of Istanbul. It is the first hospital to receive the International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate (001) from the Turkish Ministry of Health. The hospital is especially known for orthopedics, spine surgery, bone marrow transplantation, and oncology.

• First EUROSPINE-certified Surgical Spine Centre of Excellence in Turkey and Asia.
• One of the largest bone marrow transplant units in the region with 45 beds.
• JCI-accredited since 2017, also holds ISO 9001 and TÜSKA certificates.
• Offers PET-CT, 3 Tesla MRI, LINAC Trilogy, and nuclear medicine therapies.
• Provides airport transfers, interpreters, and accommodation for international patients.

La Madonnina Clinic is a multidisciplinary hospital in central Milan, part of Italy's San Donato network. It specializes in medical check-ups, obesity treatment with intragastric balloons, and plastic surgery. The clinic has treated high-profile patients including Silvio Berlusconi and AC Milan players.

• Open-type 1.5 Tesla MRI designed for patients with claustrophobia or excess weight.
• Elipse intragastric balloon inserted endoscopically in 10 minutes with no incisions.
• Orbera-365 balloon – the world's most popular weight loss method with over 280,000 sold.
• Plastic surgeons use computer modeling to show patients their results before surgery.
• Custom menu from the on-site restaurant. Family members can stay in the same room.

Interbalkan European Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital linked with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. It specializes in robotic surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and oncology. The center belongs to Athens Medical Group, Greece's largest hospital network.

• First hospital in Southern Greece to install the Da Vinci robotic system. Surgeries use just 1 cm punctures.
• Oncology department shares experience with MD Anderson Cancer Center in the US. Offers IMRT and targeted therapy.
• Neurosurgery treats Parkinson's and Tourette's with deep brain stimulation. Also performs minimally invasive spinal procedures.
• Full check-up screens your health in one day. Options include cardiac, urological, gynecologic, and general programs.
• Holds TEMOS International Healthcare Accreditation and Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) for international patient care.

SALUSS Medical Group has locations in Istanbul and Antalya, Turkey. Since 2001, it has treated patients from 52 countries across five continents. The clinic offers over 20 treatments across 10 specialties, with hair transplants, aesthetic surgeries, and dental care as its core strengths.

• Over 600 patients choose SALUSS each year. Hair transplant success rate is 95%.
• Offers FUE, DHI, and robotic hair transplants plus PRP therapy for hair loss.
• Certified by the Turkish Medical Association and an official Straumann dental implant provider.
• Package prices include procedure, accommodation, airport transfers, and local sightseeing tours.
• Antalya location is 1.5 km from the beach and 20 km from the international airport.

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is South Korea's first digital hospital. It treats 1.5 million patients annually with the BESTcare safety system. Core specialties include general surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and cardiovascular care.

• World's first laparoscopic liver resection in a child and first extended cholecystectomy.
• 5,000 stomach cancer surgeries completed, 90% performed laparoscopically.
• Cardiovascular Center handles 103,000 patients and 2,400 open heart surgeries yearly.
• Over 1,000 Gamma Knife procedures for head and neck tumors completed.
• Named to Newsweek's World's Best Smart Hospitals 2023 and GHA-accredited.

Artemis Hospitals is a JCI and NABH accredited hospital with 11 Centers of Excellence. It has over 400 doctors across 40 specialties with over 1,000,000 surgeries since 2007. Best known for transplantology, oncology, and neurosciences.

• First hospital in India to offer Image Guided Radiation Therapy for cancer.
• First and only center in Haryana licensed for renal transplant.
• Transplant center performs liver, kidney, heart, pancreas, cornea, and bone marrow transplants.
• Receives 500 new patients per day.
• International department with 40 staff provides interpreters, visa support, and accommodation assistance.

Gangnam Severance Hospital is a JCI-accredited university hospital in Seoul's Gangnam district. It was the first in South Korea to perform a lung transplant. The hospital's core strengths are oncology, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, and comprehensive health check-ups.

• First in Asia to use the da Vinci Robotic System for minimally invasive surgeries.
• Neurosurgery department performs 1,300 surgeries per year. Spinal team has done over 700 scoliosis operations, the most in South Korea.
• Cardiology team carries out around 1,000 coronarographies and 800 stentings each year.
• Two Tomotherapy devices deliver highly accurate radiation for prostate, brain, and spine cancers.
• Five check-up programs, from Basic to VIP. Free interpreter services and airport transfer for bills over $4,400.

Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education & Medical Group, the third largest healthcare provider in India. It holds JCI, ISO, and NABH accreditations. The network serves over 2 million patients annually from 30 countries.

• The Manipal Group has over 50 years of healthcare experience and runs 15 hospitals across India, Nigeria, and Malaysia.
• Offers services in 60 departments and 56 specialties, including a dedicated heart institute for cardiology and heart surgery.
• Named Best Hospital in Bangalore by Week Magazine for 6 consecutive years.
• Recognized in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals ranking.
• Employs 1,900 doctors to care for international patients.