Here's an excerpt from the Dubair Health Care City site for which Josef Woodman sent the link. It's food for thought. I've bolded a sentence that I think is particularly provocative for Americans.What do you think?
(From http://www.dhcc.ae/en/Default.aspx?type=1&id=5)
"DHCC has invited leading academic medical institutions and preeminent health care organizations to participate in Dubai Healthcare City , including Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic, among many others. All DHCC partners share the goals of creating patient-centered care, of making health care accessible to all and of creating and nurturing a community of professionals. DHCC and its partners are committed to cultivating people to form a strong health care infrastructure which will sustain development for the long term.
Harvard Medical International ( HMI ) is the international division of Harvard Medical School and its guiding philosophy is that no citizen of the world should have to travel outside of his or her own community to access quality health care. As DHCC's key strategic collaborator, HMI is leveraging its experience gained by working with partners around the world to help develop the infrastructure for both high-quality health care delivery and medical education at DHCC."