Bali aims to become medical tourism destination

 17-May-16, The Jakarta Post

Already one of the world’s most popular tourist spots, Bali is now aiming one step further to become a prominent medical tourism destination.

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In doing so, the Bali provincial administration is now constructing a new hospital that will be equipped with world-class facilities in Sanur. The administration has provided Rp 199 billion (US$14.95 million) of its annual budget for the hospital’s construction.

Bali Health Agency head I Wayan Suarjaya said construction of the hospital was targeted for completion this year. The new Bali Mandara Hospital is being built on a 2.95-hectare plot of land in Sanur and will be able to accommodate 176 inpatients.

The hospital is designed as an integrated cancer treatment center with facilities for radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.

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 Elsevier APAC Healthcare Update