[Recommended] In addition to traveling in Los Angeles, you can also have a physical examination and medical treatment

Many articles on the Internet comment on the differences in medical treatment between China and the United States.After the author has been in contact with the medical systems of both China and the United States in the past 10 years, the more objective point of view is that China has obvious advantages in terms of medical efficiency, clinical experience and medical prices;

The United States is far ahead of China in the exploratory treatment of some major and difficult diseases, improving the quality of life rather than saving lives, and the specialty neighborhoods are far ahead of China. Coupled with the professional decoration design and humanistic care of American medical institutions, the medical experience can be very comfortable.

Therefore, the author thinks that the three major types of diseases are suitable for medical treatment in the United States.

First, rare diseases with low incidence, such as Huntington's disease and multiple myeloma.Because of the "Orphan Drug Act" in the United States, orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases account for a large proportion of new drugs approved by the FDA each year.China started late. Of the more than 600 orphan drugs that the FDA has approved for marketing, only less than 100 are on the market in China.The development and marketing of drugs require long-term cooperation with various medical institutions. These medical institutions have accumulated a lot of experience in the treatment of such rare diseases.Therefore, if domestic doctors tell patients that the incidence of the disease (or disease subtype) is rare, and there is no effective cure in China, you may wish to look at the options in the United States.

Second, the country clearly informs the major diseases that have a low chance of being cured.The drug gap between China and the United States is not only reflected in orphan drugs for rare diseases, but also in the treatment of other diseases. For example, Sofosbuvir, which can cure hepatitis C, was approved by the FDA in 2013 in the United States, and in China until September 2017 Only CFDA approved the listing.In addition, the United States, as the global new drug research and development headquarters, has hundreds of drug clinical trials in progress at the same time in every famous hospital to promote the latest treatment of related diseases.For those patients who have tried existing treatment options and failed, such drug trials are often an opportunity to get the world's most advanced treatment options in advance.Moreover, such projects usually have a large number of institutional resources and professional medical teams to cooperate with patients to participate, hoping to obtain unprecedented treatment results. 

Third, improve the quality of life of specialist diseases and problems.Chinese consumers have always attached importance to major diseases that have occurred, while neglecting prevention and various health "small problems" that can lead to serious consequences, which affects the quality of life of a large number of sub-healthy people.Especially because of the shortage of medical resources in China, the top three hospitals give priority to the development of various major disease departments, which makes it even more difficult for Chinese consumers to know what treatment options are available for these annoying and major hidden health problems.In these aspects, American medical care has an unparalleled leading advantage due to better medical insurance coverage and consumption-driven. In the specialty of improving the quality of life and improving health, there are a variety of solutions for patients to choose, all of which are from a doctoral background. Of specialist doctors

For example, outpatient rehabilitation centers and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals can be found everywhere in the United States.When each rehabilitation hospital accepts patients, the rehabilitation doctor will formulate detailed and operable evaluation reports for the patients and set clear rehabilitation goals, and then help the patients achieve their goals through a series of physical and professional rehabilitation training.Many rehabilitation centers also set up special patient exchange programs to facilitate exchanges and encouragement among patients suffering from similar diseases.The author also investigated that all medical schools in the United States have masters and doctorates in the rehabilitation department, and provide professional doctors and masters for rehabilitation hospitals. In contrast, a large number of non-key medical schools in China only have rehabilitation programs. At present, a large number of rehabilitation practitioners in the hospital are not professional.In addition to rehabilitation, sleep medicine, pain management, podiatry, and sexual health care are all such situations.

In 2017, Los Angeles in the United States attracted 710 million international tourists, including 110 million Chinese tourists, and once again ranked first in Los Angeles' overseas tourist source rankings.In fact, in addition to the sunshine, beaches, Hollywood, and theme parks in Los Angeles, the excellent local medical institutions have also attracted a large number of American and international patients.Children's Hospital Los Angeles, City of Hope, Keck Medicine of USC, UCLA Health are among the top in the United States. Medical institutions.In particular, the diverse cultural environment of Los Angeles has given local hospitals the ability to use multilingual services and become the first choice for international tourism and medical care.

The key recommendation this time is the Keck Medicine of USC, located in downtown Los Angeles.Keck Medicine of USC is the medical sector of the University of Southern California, and has been rated as one of the best hospitals in the United States by US News & World Report for many years.Among them, ophthalmology, orthopedics, tumor, cardiology, kidney and neurology are all leading in the United States.

The Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles is about a half-hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport and Santa Monica Beach.It is a medical diagnosis and treatment center specially designed for senior executives' personalized physical examinations and special outpatient clinics.

Different from the domestic commercial medical examination center, because the center is part of the University of Southern California School of Medicine, while providing medical examinations, it can use the resources of the medical school to effectively arrange some specialist diagnosis and treatment.It is particularly worth mentioning that some specialized treatments that have not yet been fully developed in China but are already quite mature in the United States, including

Headache treatment – Intravenous injection, botulinum injection and other programs are combined to effectively alleviate the pain of patients with chronic headaches and migraines

 Sleep medicine – By monitoring the various signs of the patient’s sleep, to diagnose sleep apnea and sleep disorders, and improve the quality of life

 Otolaryngology – The Hollywood area brings together the best otolaryngology sound experts in the United States and the center’s partner Dr. Edie Hapner is an internationally renowned voice and vocal cord therapist, providing diagnosis and treatment for many Hollywood singers

 Genetic diagnosis and professional genetic interpretation – It is not difficult to have gene sequencing technology and equipment, but the difficulty is professional genetic interpretation. Genetic experts from the University of Southern California provide professional interpretation and advice after testing

Vein clinic – The combination of various venous surgery methods and the most advanced ablation equipment ensure that the patient is painlessly treated and can walk normally on the same day

Skin diagnosis, micro plastic surgery – The Hollywood area brings together the most advanced skin clinicians and treatment equipment

Step XNUMX: Make an appointment

In order to save valuable time for executives and tourists, customers needMake an appointment 2 weeks to 1 month in advance, fill in the form to inform the medical center of the personal situation and past illnesshistory, And then by professors and experts from Keck Medical School for clientsCustomize the required medical examination package.In addition to the regular physical examination items, the customized medical examination package will also customize the required physical examination items according to the customer's age, gender, past medical history, and family medical history.If you need specialist diagnosis and treatment, customers can also inform in advance.

Step XNUMX: Physical examination and on-demand treatment

According to the different complexity of customer needs, the center will arrange all related medical services required by customers within half a day to 2 days.In addition to arranging general practitioners responsible for the examination on the day of the physical examination, the center will also invite relevant specialists to conduct targeted exchanges with customers based on the client's situation.For example, if a customer has a history of diabetes, the center will arrange for an endocrinologist to be present to provide professional diagnosis and treatment advice.The specialists in the center are all first-line clinical experts who provide diagnosis and treatment services and lectures at Keck Medical School.

Step XNUMX: Professional explanation and follow-up

According to the project selected by the customer, the center will give the customer a detailed medical report within one week after the inspection, and arrange for professionals and customers to explain.If necessary, after the customer leaves Los Angeles, the center will conduct remote follow-up visits with the customer or the customer’s doctor via telephone or video, so that the customer has the fullest understanding of their own health.