Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has a three-tier public healthcare system, which guarantees access to free, socialized care. The private healthcare system perfectly coexists with the public one, because in the past, the Dominican government only contributed about one percent of GDP to public healthcare, allowing for private hospitals and clinics to grow all over the destination. Like nearby Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic’s primary profile as a medical tourism destination is a place where Americans can go for inexpensive outpatient work. The term “Plastic Surgery Tourism” has specifically been used to describe the Dominican Republic. It does attract some traffic from the Caribbean, as some of its island peers focus on traditional tourism. Dominican Republic – it ranks 9th in Medical Tourism and 40th in Facilities.

*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*