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Baja California is emerging as a world leader in medical tourism as Americans increasingly seek less expensive health care across the border in Mexico.

Heidy Salum, director of binational affairs for the Baja California government, said medical tourism is creating 鈥渁 booming sector on both sides of the border鈥� with 11 percent of Baja visitors seeking care.

鈥淏aja California is definitely the leader in medical tourism. We鈥檙e positioned second in the top two for medial tourism internationally speaking,鈥� she said.

Salum and other medical and political leaders from Baja California spoke at a forum organized by the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Tijuana鈥檚 advantage is both geographical and qualitative, said Dr. Ricardo Vega, president of the Medical and Health Services Cluster of Baja California.

鈥淭ijuana is privileged to be on the border of the richest state in the United States,鈥� he said, and can provide services at 鈥渕uch lower cost than the United States can without losing the quality.鈥�

Developer Grupo Abadi is building the NewCity Medical Plaza to offer Americans a one-stop shop for medical service. The development will be anchored by the tallest building in Tijuana.

Zury Duek, a partner with Grupo Abadi, said putting medical services in one location near the border will make it easier to attract American patients who aren鈥檛 sure about traveling to Tijuana.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e afraid to come to Tijuana to treat themselves because they don鈥檛 know where to go,鈥� said Duek.

One area in which Tijuana specializes is ophthalmology because doctors there have access to the latest technology from companies in Southern California before it鈥檚 approved for use in the United States.

鈥淭ijuana is a hidden gem,鈥� said Daniel Chayet, CEO of the CODET Vision Institute. 鈥淲e鈥檙e on an upward trajectory.鈥�

MEDICAL TOURISM IN BAJA EMERGES AS MAJOR-CROSS BORDER INDUSTRY was last modified: August 3rd, 2017 by Chris Jennewein