Five questions to ask any hospital before booking treatment abroad
These five questions apply to any hospital or clinic you’re considering, anywhere in the world — not a ranking of providers, a checklist of what to verify before you commit.
1.Is the provider verifiably authorized?
Turkish state authorization for international-patient care is a matter of public record, checkable in a few minutes against official sources — see how to verify a hospital or agency is authorized. Do this before any other step; it costs nothing and takes minutes.
2.Will a specific, named physician treat you, before you travel?
Ask for the name and specialty of the physician who will actually treat you, not just the marketing team you’ve been talking to. A provider that can’t or won’t commit to a named treating physician before you book is asking you to travel on trust alone.
3.Do you have a complete, itemized quote in writing?
A verbal package price hides what is and isn’t included. See what a quote actually contains for the line items a complete one covers — anesthesia, hospital stay, medication, and complication coverage among them — or check yours against the full checklist at quote check.
4.What is the complication policy — who treats it, and who pays?
Since Turkey’s 2025 health-tourism regulation, authorized surgical facilities are required to carry complication insurance — see what USHAŞ authorization means. Ask specifically what that policy covers and for how long after you go home.
5.Will you receive complete discharge documents you can hand to your home doctor?
Your ongoing care depends on your home oncologist having your pathology report, operative notes, and imaging — not a summary letter. Ask what documents you’ll leave with, and in what format, before you book anything.