Within the area of general health is the sub-category of homeopathy. There are many homeopathic medical specialists in Costa Rica whose education and training is in alternative medicine such as iridology, reflexology, herbology, etc. These specialists play an important if not integral part in the excellent medical system of the country.

One of the most debilitating illnesses is renal failure. Often, a close living relative of the patient is available to donate one of his/her kidneys. Costa Rica’s experienced urologists are in a position to perform such transplants at a moment’s notice. Many clinics and hospitals in Costa Rica can arrange for jet charter medical transportation throughout the Americas for medical emergencies such as renal failure. Again, though cost is usually the last thing on a family’s mind in emergency situations, the costs in Costa Rica for living, related kidney donor transplants are significantly below those of the same operation in the United States.

Would you come to Costa Rica for heart surgery–valve replacement, by-pass surgery, etc.? Possibly not, as the risks associated with these surgeries are often best met close to home. However, if given the choice of undergoing open heart surgery close to home by mediocre surgeons or in Costa Rica (with jet air ambulance on standby) by an incredibly successful team of gifted heart surgeons, and for significantly less cost, the choice becomes less clear.

Cost is low on the list of concerns when a life threatening heart condition requires intervention, especially when adequate health insurance is available. And cost should not stand in the way of receiving the best care available. By choosing Costa Rica and Dr. Soto’s internationally recognized heart team, you are not only assured of first-class treatment in first-class surroundings with top-quality attention before, during and after the surgery, but you are assured that your health care dollar will be well spent.