Inbound Patient Volume at Pilot Hospitals Rises 95.6% Year on Year

Pilot hospitals offering international services report that foreign patient visits grew by 95.6% year on year in the latest reporting period. Growth is concentrated in oncology, cardiology, orthopaedics and health screening. Hospital managers attribute the rise to visa facilitation, wider insurance direct billing and better multilingual service. Average length of stay has fallen as pre-authorisation improves. Capacity, not demand, is now the main constraint: international wards in major cities run close to full in peak months.