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Facelift followed by a week on a beach in Thailand?Hip surgery with a side of shopping in Singapore?Over the last 10 years,Asia’s rise on the medical tourism scene has been quick.Eastern nations dominate the global scene.Now Bali wants a slice of the action.

The Indonesian island recently opened its first facility specifically targeting medical tourists with packages and services,Bali International Medical Centre(BIMC)Nusa Dua.BIMC already has an international hospital in Kuta,which opened in 1998.

The new internationally managed facility offers surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures and dental care.

Unlike most of the region’s hospitals,BIMC is designed to feel more like a spa or resort than a medical facility.

The 50-bed hospital has a 24-hour medical emergency entrance and hotel-like lobby at the front of the building servicing the hospital’s medical,and dental centres.

If you’re a celebrity who doesn’t want everyone to know you’re here for a bit of lipo(吸脂术),no worries.There’s a private entrance that leads to the CosMedic Centre,which offers views of a golf course.

BIMC has even teamed up with the nearby Courtyard by Marriott Bali,which provides specific after-care services like tailor-made meals and wellness programs for patients.

Latest technology and cool interiors are a start,but breaking into a regional industry that already has some of the world’s top international hospitals will be tough,says Josef Woodman,CEO of U.S.-based medical travel consumer guide Patients Beyond Borders(PBB).

“As a newcomer,Bali faces stiff competition from nearby international healthcare providers.To compete,Bali will need to demonstrate a quality level of care and promote its services to the region and the world.On the positive side,Bali is blessed as one of the region’s safest,most popular tourist destinations,with a built-in potential to attract medical travelers.”

The Indonesian island couldn’t have picked a better time to get into the game,says PBB.“The world population is aging and becoming wealthier at rates that surpass the availability of quality healthcare resources,”says the company’s research.

重点词汇:

facelift 紧肤术(n.

surgery 手术(n.

tourism 旅游业(n.

dominate 控制,主导(v.

target 目标;瞄准(n./v.

cosmetic 化妆的,美容的(adj.

dental 牙齿的(adj.

emergency 紧急(n.

resort 度假村(n.

celebrity 名人(n.

specific 具体的(adj.

tailor-made 定制的(adj.)(https://www.daowen.com)

stiff 坚硬的(adj.

demonstrate 显示(v.

surpass 超过(v.

①The 50-bed hospital has a 24-hour medical emergency entrance and hotel-like lobby at the front of the building servicing the hospital’s medical,and dental centres.

【结构分析】主干为hospital has entrance and lobby,servicing the hospital’s medical,and dental centres是现在分词充当后置定语,修饰emergency and lobby。这里service为动词。

【理解难点】emergency entrance的中心词为entrance,当两个名词在一起时,中心名词为第二个名词。同时要注意本句中的并列结构entrance and lobby,medical and dental。

②BIMC has even teamed up with the nearby Courtyard by Marriott Bali,which provides specific after-care services like tailor-made meals and wellness programs for patients.

【结构分析】主干为BIMC has teamed图示,which引导定语从句修饰先行词BIMC。定语从句中的主干为which provides services,此处的services为名词,like tailor-made meals and wellness programs为services的后置定语。

【理解难点】tailor-made meal的意思是“定制餐”,wellness的意思是“康健,康复”。

③Latest technology and cool interiors are a start,but breaking into a regional industry that already has some of the world’s top international hospitals will be tough,says Josef Woodman,CEO of U.S.-based medical travel consumer guide Patients Beyond Borders(PBB).

【结构分析】本句为宾语从句提前,主谓在最后says Josef Woodman图示,CEO为同位语,of图示为CEO的名词扩展。宾语从句为并列句,由but连接。第一个分句的主干为technology and i nteriors are a start,第二个分句的主干为breaking into a regional industry will be tough。第二个分句的主语由动名词充当,定语从句that already has some of the world’s top international hospitals修饰先行词industry。

④The world population is aging and becoming wealthier at rates that surpass the availability of quality healthcare resources.

【结构分析】本句的主干为population is aging and becoming wealthier,at rates为状语,that引导定语从句修饰rates。

全文翻译:

接受紧肤术后在泰国海滩上享受一周?接受提臀术后在新加坡购物一周?在过去10年间,亚洲医疗旅行的增长景象十分迅速。亚洲东部的国家控制着这种全球景象。现在巴厘想来分一杯羹。

印度尼西亚群岛最近开设了第一家机构——巴厘努沙杜瓦国际医疗中心,专门针对“打包”享受医疗和服务的医疗旅行者。该中心已于1998年在库塔开设了一家国际医院

这个新的国际化管理机构提供外科手术与非手术美容项目及牙齿护理

与该地区多数医院不同,BIMC的设计更像是一个水疗吧或者度假村,而不是一家医疗机构。

这家拥有50个床位的医院有24小时急诊通道,大楼前的大厅就像酒店一样服务医院的医疗和牙科中心。

如果你不想公众知道你是在这里做吸脂术的名人,不用担心。有一条私人通道带你进入医学美容中心,还能让你看到高尔夫球场的全景。

BIMC甚至与附近的巴厘万怡庭院度假酒店联盟,这还能给你提供细致的后续服务,比如定制餐和病人康复服务项目。

最新科技和酷炫的内饰只是开始,但要进入已经拥有世界顶级国际化医院的地区是艰难的。以美国为基地的医疗旅游客服指导中心PBB首席执行官约瑟夫·乌德曼说。

“初来乍到,巴厘面临严酷的、来自附近国际化医疗保健服务供应商的竞争。要想赢得竞争,巴厘需要显示医疗保健服务的高质量水平,将服务提升到地区和世界领先水平。从积极的一面来看,巴厘被认为是该地区最安全、最受欢迎的旅游胜地之一。”

PBB说,印度尼西亚群岛挑了一个最佳时间参与竞赛。“世界人口老龄化与财富增加速度,超过了可利用的优质医疗保健资源的增长速度,”该公司的调研如是说。