American tourist who got ill while in a cruise ship recognizes Nicaraguan medical care quality.
Nicaragua is beginning to gain ground in the area of health tourism, as its quality was tested earlier this month when an American tourist, who arrived on a cruise, was saved from death after suffering a severe heart problem.
He was James Marsh, who last April 12 was placed in the Intensive Care Unit at Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas, in Managua.
Marsh enjoyed with his wife, Virginia, a cruise trip leaving from Chile to United States.
Upon arrival in Nicaragua, at the beaches of San Juan del Sur, Marsh, 72, suffered a pulmonary and renal edema and loss consciousness.
"These are the kind of situations that if they are not addressed immediately the patient could die," said the head of Cardiology at Hospital Vivian Pellas, Daniel Rivas. Marsh was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and immediately a specialist medical team took care of him.
The man was admitted to the Coronary Intensive Care Unit, where he underwent medical treatment. Dr. Rivas told the press that Marsh’s main health problem was caused by hypertension. He added that in addition to this, the patient has diabetes; he has an aortic prosthesis and is carrying a pacemaker. Marsh also faces problems of chronic renal failure, the doctor added.
"Gradually the treatment applied from the beginning, allowed both the heart and blood pressure to improve day by day” he said.
He also said "if the patient was not quickly intervened with adequate medical treatment, he probably would have died, but fortunately the intervention was successful," added the Nicaraguan specialist.
Quality medical attention as in the first world
Visibly recovered and accompanied by his wife, Marsh said he felt grateful for the quality of care he received in Nicaragua. He even compared the quality of care he received during almost a week, as the one you get in the United States hospitals.
"When I boarded the cruise I never thought I would end up in a hospital in Managua," he said. Marsh expressed his interest in returning to Nicaragua as a visitor and travel to different destinations in this country, to learn from the traditions and historical sites. Marsh left Nicaragua, heading to Los Angeles, California, along with several relatives, including his wife.
In recent years Nicaragua has been working to improve and provide medical service as a tourist attraction, like Costa Rica.
"We feel very happy because we could share both with the patient and the family as we were applying the treatment," concluded Doctor Rivas.
Source: www.laprensa.com
