The purpose of this study is to decide whether it is feasible to open a medical tourism headquarters facility in Western Europe? Medical tourism is the process of traveling outside of your home country of residence to receive medical care. Medical tourism is growing in popularity and has captured the attention of policymakers, researcher, and the media (Mestrtovic, n.d.). Due to the global growth in patient flow and health professionals, medical technology has increased the popularity of medical tourism. The healthcare sector continues to grow primarily medical tourism. In fact, Western Europe’s healthcare sector is expected to grow by 4% by 2020. Also, healthcare spending is stable in Western Europe overall it accounts for 10% of the GDP ( Deloitte, n.d.). Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:for Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:he purp Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:se of Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ing Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:es Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ec Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:l
Today overall there has been an experience has been a shift in patient mobility as the wealthier travel to less-developed and regulated countries for more affluent patients who can receive the treatments a lower cost. Tourism over is a billion-dollar industry, and with healthcare costs increasing in the United States many U.S. citizens are starting to utilize medical tourism to reduce costs. ` Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:w Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:hier Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s
The medical tourism quality and standards are of care the same those in the U.S. they use teams of highly qualified Doctors, Nurses, and other healthcare professionals to perform the procedures. The most common procedures performed utilizing medical tourism are common elective procedures such as cosmetic surgeries and dental procedures. Also, more serious procedures such as organ transplants, cardiac surgeries, orthopedic surgeries and other traditional and alternative medical procedures are performed (Green, Lunt, n.d.). Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:tiliz
The three cities that will be explored to determine the best location for the new headquarters are Belgium, Berlin, and Barcelona. Belgium is located in northwest Europe and borders France and The Netherlands. Belgium has one of the best healthcare systems in the world (Expatica, n.d.). The next city is Berlin which is the capital of Germany its busiest city. Germany offers their citizens universal health care and both public and private healthcare insurance. Their medical facilities are also top of the line, and people come from all over for treatment (Inter National n.d.). The last city Barcelona is located in Northwest Spain the second most populated city in Spain the sixth largest city in Europe. Barcelona also has an excellent healthcare system, and their doctors are rated 6th in the world for quality. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:, Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:v Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ry good
This report will look at the factors to consider when deciding to open a regional headquarters facility in either Belgium, Berlin or Barcelona for Medical Tourism. This paper helps to give the Senior Management Team information on what the International Human Resources Team decided to make the recommendation to open the facility in that city.
Analysis of Need
Healthcare in Berlin is in high demand and the proper management of the quality of healthcare relies heavily on the talent. The workforce has highly skilled workers within Berlin also has many host- country and third-country nationals who speak both German and other languages. They have the best chances of employment in the Medical Tourism and. Many other multi-national companies within Berlin who hire English speaking Expats. Third country nationals from other countries in Europe as well as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel, Japan, New Zeeland and the United States (Expatica, n.d.). Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:reat Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:f
Whereas the need for talent in Belgium’s healthcare sector has a growing shortage of qualified workers to meet their needs. They have a high a standard of education, and 24% of Belgium’s healthcare employers have positions they cannot fill. The Belgium healthcare sector does not have enough third-country country nationals available to fill the accessible healthcare the positions. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:op Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:Although English speaking workers are always in demand.
Whereas in Barcelona the healthcare talent is thriving for expat workers in particular highly skilled workers such as medical professionals. However, without speaking Spanish limits your job prospects ( Expatica, n.d.).
All the of the countries are in demand for healthcare workers and expats. Also, workers who speak English and the native language seem to have the most opportunities. All of the countries need skilled workers such as healthcare professionals, and their Medical Tourism industries are growing. However, from the research, it does appear that Belgium does have the most significant shortage of qualified talent. Berlin has the largest workforce with the smallest shortage of labor. Lastly, Barcelona does not have enough workers to but reply to more pay workers to staff their healthcare sector. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:r Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:r Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:re Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:tes Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ex
Cultural Dimensions
The cultural dimensions of Berlin are influenced greatly by Europe. Berlin is at the center of Europe both geographically, economically and politically. Most of the reason for this is because Germany is the second most populated country in Europe with over 81 million people according to Factbook ( site). The German economy is the largest on the continent and the 5th largest in the world. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:B Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:rlin's Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:C Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:by th Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: v Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:lue s Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ructure Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:of
In Berlin German is the official language spoken by the people. However, English is the official language of business in Germany. So, businessmen and women speak both English and German, and it is recommended that anyone was trying to work or start a business in Germany speak and understand some German. This is a sign of respect to the German culture and people. The people of Germany place a high value on structure, privacy, and punctuality. This is important the when working to make it is vital in Berlin to make sure that these values are always respected. The Germans believe in thriftiness and hard work too and are also very organized people. The Germans are a lot about environmental issues, social responsibility and other green issues. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:f Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:r Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:W Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:en Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:mpor Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:nt Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:c Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:a Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:es
Organizational Structures
In Germany's most larger companies have a supervisory board who manages and appoints a management board. The management board makes all the final decisions regarding policies that affect the overall business, and they have most companies do have a chairperson. However, the chairperson does not have much power like they do here in the United States. In German, the chairperson is treated as a figurehead and lack full control all of the decisions are made by a majority vote by the management board. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:compa Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:like
Most German companies have a rigorous hierarchy approach to running the company that all employees of the company must follow. This hierarchy specificities what roles and responsibilities a person has are they are very tightly defined. The businesses run very methodically and have stringent rules. In German, the business structure is stiff and very inflexible. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ve Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:trict Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: ar Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:a Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:very Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:c
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Nepotism
Nepotism is somewhat familiar in Berlin throughout Germany but hard to detect. Although nepotism is growing concern in Berlin and throughout Germany, most companies deny that nepotism denies that it exists because the government and other officials place very tight restrictions on nepotism in the workplace and the consequences of non-compliance of including hefty fines and imprisonment.
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