Frustrated by healthcare costs?
We have a prescription.
Turn to MedTrav.com for accurate, unbiased advice on overseas hospitals, doctors and dentists.
Medtrav.com is researched and written by American travel journalist Chris Rowthorn. Posing as a normal patient, Chris personally visits each hospital and dental clinic listed in this book (for more on how he works, see “How I do it.”). Drawing on over 10 years of experience as Lonely Planet guidebook writer, Chris also selects the best hotels, restaurant, shops and attractions in each city, all with the medical tourist in mind. Of course, you don’t need to be a medical tourist to use this site: even if you never went near a hospital, this is the most useful online guidebook to Bangkok, Singapore, Melbourne and Auckland. Road test this guide and you’ll see what we mean: the hotels are all clean and good value and the restaurants are reasonable, delicious and authentic.
Who is Medtrav for?
- Expats in the Asia/Pacific Region
- People without health insurance.
- People who want to avoid waiting lists for care.
- People who don’t want a record of treatments in their own country.
- People who want/need elective treatments
To get started, just select a country from the map at right and you'll be on your way.
Click the map to choose your destination
- Thailand: International-standard care, rock-bottom prices and awesome islands
- Singapore: First-class care in a pristine English-speaking city-state
- Australia: Like the States, with a different accent and much lower prices
- New Zealand: World-class care in an incredible natural setting
Travel writer Chris Rowthorn has personally visited every hospital, hotel, restaurant, resort and attraction listed on Medtrav.com. He has no commercial ties to any of the places he reviews. More about Chris »



