Taiwan is stepping up its effort to attract foreign visitors to its medical facilities, and local travel agents have embraced the concept. Many are now offering packages that combine sightseeing tours of the island with a visit to a hospital or a clinic for a health check up, or a minor cosmetic procedure. Although these travel agents are mostly catering to Chinese tour groups and the Chinese tourists who will soon be allowed to travel individually in Taiwan, they also set up websites in english to tout visitors from other countries.
Foreign patients have been traveling to Min-Sheng General Hospital to seek medical treatment for quite while now, and the hospital has a department dedicated to these patients. The CEO of the International Healthcare Center (IHC) at Min-Sheng, Dr. Chen Shing-Han has long had a keen interest in the integration of the healthcare and hospitality industries, and was the first Medical Doctor in Taiwan to pursue a masters degree in hotel management. He took it a step further by passing the examination to become a licensed tour guide in Taiwan hence gaining credentials to manage most aspects of "medical tourism."
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