Cleveland Clinic Releases Patients Beyond Borders® Focus On™

<p><location value="LU/us.nc.chaill" idsrc="xmltag.org">Chapel Hill, NC</location> (PRWEB) <chron>September 15, 2011</chron></p><p><a href="http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com/">Patients Beyond Borders</a>,® the best-selling consumer reference guide for medical tourism, is pleased to announce the official release of FOCUS ON: <org>Cleveland Clinic</org>, profiling one of the top international healthcare centers in the world.</p><p>Now available as a digital download, Patients Beyond Borders <a href="http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com/sites/default/files/pbb_focuson_clevelandclinic_090311.pdf">FOCUS ON: <org>Cleveland Clinic</org></a> will provide global healthcare consumers with in-depth information on the hospital’s top specialties and doctors, achievements, accreditation, international concierge services, and patient case studies, as well as regional travel information.</p><p>Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians and built on principles of “cooperation, compassion, and innovation,” <a href="http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com/hospital/cleveland-clinic"><org>Cleveland Clinic</org></a> has earned a standing as one of the world’s most revered hospitals. With more than 2,000 salaried physicians and researchers, 120 medical specialties, and a network of medical facilities throughout northeast <location value="LS/us.oh" idsrc="xmltag.org">Ohio</location>, <location value="LS/us.fl" idsrc="xmltag.org">Florida</location>, <location value="LU/us.nv.lasveg" idsrc="xmltag.org">Las Vegas</location> (<location value="LS/us.nv" idsrc="xmltag.org">Nevada</location>), <location value="LC/ca" idsrc="xmltag.org">Canada</location>, and <location value="LU/ae..abudha" idsrc="xmltag.org">Abu Dhabi</location> (<location value="LC/ae" idsrc="xmltag.org">UAE</location>), the Clinic welcomes more than 3.7 million patients annually from the US and 103 other countries.</p><p>“Cleveland Clinic has served the international patient long before ‘medical tourism’ became a buzzword,” says <a href="http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com/about-author"><person>Josef Woodman</person></a>, CEO of Healthy Travel Media. “With a strong reputation for outstanding customer service, cost-effective care, and a commitment to excellence, Cleveland Clinic’s community of hospitals and specialty centers has much to offer the discerning global medical traveler.”</p><p><org>Cleveland Clinic</org> caters to international clientele through its Global Patient Services department. The hospital’s “patients first” principle, coupled with special care from the International Center’s staff, make for a seamless medical travel experience. Services for international patients range from coordinating travel arrangements and arranging leisure activities for travel companions to providing translation services and catering to special cultural and dietary needs.</p><p>Today, <org>Cleveland Clinic</org> is home to some of the top-ranked specialty institutes in the world: the Sydell and <org>Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute</org>, the <org>Digestive Disease Institute</org>, the <org>Glickman Urological</org> and <org>Kidney Institute</org>, the multidisciplinary <org>Neurological Institute</org>, and the <org>Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute</org>, which have helped to consistently earn <org>Cleveland Clinic</org> the coveted U.S. News & World Report’s <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/p2/us_news_rankings.aspx?utm_campaign=CS+-+Marketing+-+BR+-+US+News+-+National&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googleppc&utm_term=top+10+usa+hospitals&002=2107636&004=1304218662&005=6463700862&006=6686526642&007=Search&008=&gclid=CMPU8MSxmqsCFUcRNAodPzoukA">America’s Best Hospitals Award¹</a> and, in 2009–2010, the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award.</p><p>“We are pleased to be collaborating with Patients Beyond Borders to produce FOCUS ON: <org>Cleveland Clinic</org>,” says <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff_directory/staff_display.aspx?doctorid=360">Dr. <person>William Ruschhaupt</person>, MD</a>, chairman of Global Patient Services and staff physician at the <org>Cleveland Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine</org>. “We hope the accessibility of this publication will allow us to reach an even greater number of international patients and provide them with reference data to make more informed healthcare choices.”</p><p>Woodman will lead a panel of healthcare professionals and patients, featuring Dr. Ruschhaupt, in a discussion about the benefits and risks of getting medical treatment abroad at the AARP Life@50+ <org>National Event and Expo</org>, to be held in <location value="LU/us.ca.losang" idsrc="xmltag.org">Los Angeles, California</location>, on <chron>September 23rd</chron> from <chron>1:00 to 2:00 p.m.</chron> Participants will learn where to go for the highest quality care, how to negotiate the best prices, what types of insurance coverage are available, and what to do in the unlikely event that something goes wrong.</p><p>FOCUS ON: <org>Cleveland Clinic</org> will be accessible from a variety of sources, including the Patients Beyond Borders website, Cleveland Clinic’s website, Kindle, GoogleBooks, Apple iBooks and other eBook readers, iPhone and other mobile devices, medical, business, and reference libraries worldwide, and all popular social networks.</p><p>For more information on <org>Cleveland Clinic</org>, please contact: <br /><org>Cleveland Clinic</org><br /><location>9500 Euclid Ave.</location><br /><location value="LU/us.oh.clevld" idsrc="xmltag.org">Cleveland, OH</location> 44195 <br /> Tel: +1 216 444.2200 – Main Number <br /> Tel: +1 216 444.6404 – International Services <br /> Email: interna(at)ccfdot)org <br /> Web: <a href="http://www.clevelandclinic.org">http://www.clevelandclinic.org</a></p><p>About Healthy Travel Media <br /> Healthy Travel Media, based in <location value="LU/us.nc.chaill" idsrc="xmltag.org">Chapel Hill, North Carolina</location>, publishes books, eBooks, video, online, mobile, and social networking information and applications on medical, health, and wellness travel. Its flagship international title, Patients Beyond Borders, soon to be in its Third Edition, is the world’s leading consumer reference guide for medical tourism and is filled with authoritative, accessible advice. Country editions, city editions, and individual facility editions help healthcare consumers make informed choices toward successful medical travel.</p><p>For more information or media queries, please contact: <br /><person>Judy Orchard</person>, communications manager <br /> Tel: +1 919 924.0636 <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br /> Web: <a href="http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com">http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com</a></p><p>Note: Qualified members of the media are invited to request a review copy of FOCUS ON: <org>Cleveland Clinic</org>, Patients Beyond Borders: Second Edition, or any other title from our growing library. Please contact jorchard(at)patientsbeyondborders(dot)com.</p><p><org>U.S. News & World Report</org>, 2009</p><p>###</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8791706.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8791706.htm</a></p>