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Capio Santé in France has always welcomed international patients for surgery. These patients are attracted by the expertise of renowned medical teams, competitive prices, accessibility and the overall excellence of the French healthcare system (ranked n°1 out of 190 countries by the World Health Organization). The doctors at Capio Santé perform about 17,000 eye surgeries each year which includes 14,000 cataract operations.
One of Capio Santé's main priorities is to provide patients with a warm welcome and the best of customer experiences. They have recently dedicated greater resources to improve their treatment plans for individuals so that each patient gets a more personalized service.
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Capio Santé is a French subsidiary of the European healthcare leader Capio which provides a broad range of elective surgery treatments. Capio Santé is the third largest private hospital group in France.
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Why choose Capio Santé in France for eye surgery?
Capio Santé provides the highest quality healthcare and patient security for a price that compares very favourably with other Western countries.
All the state of the art facilities are certified by the “Haute Autorité de Santé” (independent state body accredited by ISQua) and MRSA levels are far below national average. They are evaluated each year by the French Health Ministry and have received grade “A” ratings for their performance when it comes to infection prevention & hygiene.
In France, Capio Santé now operates 26 facilities focusing mainly on medicine, surgery and obstetrics. The total number of employees in its 26 operating units is 5,100 and there are some 3,800 beds. 1,300 doctors work in Capio units, which received more than 490,000 patients in 2010. Despite the complexity of the procedures carried out, Capio and surgical teams are in constant search of low invasive techniques whenever possible, to allow for faster recovery, less pain and reduced length of stay.
Many reasons to choose Capio Santé include:
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A shared set of values: patient satisfaction, trust, respect and empathy, innovation and social responsibility
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Experienced and highly qualified surgeons dedicated to Capio Santé with demonstrated expertise recognised by their peers
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Capio provides an all inclusive price regardless of whether any complications dictate a longer stay at the hospital
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A special emphasis on performing minimally invasive surgery and adopting innovative techniques (in 1987 Clinique de la Sauvegarde in Lyon saw the first laparoscopy surgery in the world)
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Patients may select their surgeon from within a list of selected specialists
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State-of-the-art medical equipment allows cutting edge diagnostics and minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy, single incision laparoscopy, Da Vinci robot-assisted surgery, stereotaxy, thoracoscopy...)
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Patient security is assured with intensive care units in most hospitals, as well as on-site anaesthetists 24/7
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A comprehensive quality and risk management policy, based on best practices and accreditations, coordinated centrally by the Capio Group. The team’s work covers the full care process, from purchase of implants to each patient’s discharge, with a special focus on the prevention and control of infections
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Each patient’s requests are addressed by a dedicated Capio co-ordinator, who speaks English and French, and who will advise you on the possible destinations available for each specific surgery
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Pleasant and safe locations which are close to international airports
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Eye surgery procedures offered by Capio Santé in France
The clinic which welcomes international eye surgery patients is in Toulouse. Cataract operations are performed with modern equipment allowing small incisions and therefore no stitches. This means patients recover quicker.
In consultation with the patient surgeons can set up regular lenses as well as multifocal intraocular lenses depending on the patient’s preferences and the condition of their eyes prior to surgery.
Multifocal intraocular lenses not only correct the vision problems caused by a patient’s cataracts, they also improve the quality of the patient’s vision prior to them having cataracts. The outcomes are so good that in 90% of the cases the patient won’t need glasses anymore.
Capio Santé's eye surgeon is one of the most experienced eye surgeons in France when it comes to setting up multifocal intraocular lenses in addition to regular cataract intraocular lenses. He personally performs around 800 surgeries each year –this includes about 600 cataract surgeries. About 30% of those cataract surgeries are done with multifocal intraocular lenses. During his studies he spent a year in Canada as a resident Fellow and speaks very good English.
For more information on this special advanced lenses please visit the website of our preferred lens supplier, the international German-based company Carl-Zeiss Meditec (www.meditec.zeiss.com), which has a long experience and excellent reputation in cataract surgery products.
Cataract surgery is done on a daycare basis. If both eyes need surgery, a few days in between the 2 surgeries are necessary.
Capio Santé will soon be able to propose top notch eye-lid surgery, with a dedicated ophthalmologist team. Meanwhile if you need more information please contact them by mail.
Services offered by Capio Santé in France
All packages include:
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Diagnostic or treatment procedures. These may include consultations with the surgeon and other doctors (except anaesthetists) and may include tests prescribed by the doctors you meet
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A stay at the clinic as recommended by the surgeon
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Necessary medication and CE-marked medical devices
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CE-marked implantable devices from world-class suppliers when applicable
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Nursing care
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Medical and administrative documents in English, allowing for a proper follow up once back home
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Linguistic support all along your journey with them
Capio’s dedicated Patient Co-Ordinator can also propose taxi transfers and hotel bookings. If you prefer to organise the trip yourself they are happy to give you advice on the accommodation they usually recommend.
You can contact the Patient Co-Ordinator at international@capio.com.
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Arranging eye surgery in France with Capio Santé
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Tel: (33) 4 37 51 17 00
Fax : (33) 4 37 47 16 51
Email: international@capio.com
Websites:
www.capio.com for Capio Group in Europe
www.capio.fr for Capio Santé in France
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