| When beginning the search for a facility overseas | | | | facilities abroad that perform total hip replacement |
| that performs this surgery, most people begin with | | | | surgery is the internet. The power of the internet to |
| inquiries to friends or family. The rule of six degrees | | | | provide information cannot be underestimated. Used |
| of separation almost guarantees that sooner or later, | | | | carefully, it can supply you with a wealth of |
| you will get information from someone who received | | | | information about a total hip replacement surgery in |
| treatment of some kind while overseas. | | | | India or Mexico. However, like any unregulated source |
| Unfortunately, the value of information acquired this | | | | of information, it can be a minefield of misinformation. |
| way is very suspect. | | | | A picture of smiling doctor in front of a new piece of |
| If they did not receive a total hip replacement | | | | equipment can be very compelling and nothing more |
| surgery in India or Mexico, the insight they can | | | | than a sales device. No business in the world is going |
| provide is limited to their experience with the staff. | | | | to represent itself as anything other than a state of |
| While a nice staff makes a hospital stay more | | | | the art operation. |
| bearable, it is not a good measure of a hospital. | | | | Should you use the internet to do the majority of |
| Moreover, most people lack the professional | | | | research about, for example, a total hip replacement |
| background to evaluate the equipment and training of | | | | in mexico or india, it is vital to get confirmation of the |
| the staff. Nonetheless, a testimonial can provide you | | | | information from more than the hospital website. The |
| with somewhere to begin, which can be helpful in and | | | | best way to be sure of the quality of care is by |
| of itself. | | | | finding out if the facility has been accredited by the |
| The next inevitable source of information about | | | | Joint Commission International. |