Should you contact a hospital abroad yourself or use a coordinator? An honest comparison of effort, communication, and cost — the treatment price is the same either way.
You can arrange treatment abroad in two ways: contact a hospital directly yourself, or work through a coordinator like Saluvia. Both are valid. The difference is not the price of your treatment — it is how much of the legwork you do. Here is an honest comparison.
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Request a Free Assessment| Going direct | Using a coordinator (Saluvia) | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding & vetting the hospital | You research and compare on your own | Matched to accredited partner hospitals |
| Language & communication | Depends on the hospital's international desk | Coordinated in English throughout |
| Organising your records | You prepare and send everything | We help you organise and route them |
| Who makes medical decisions | The hospital's doctors | The hospital's doctors (unchanged) |
| Price of treatment | Set by the hospital | The same — set by the hospital |
| Cost of the coordination | Not applicable | Free to you (paid by the hospital) |
| Effort and time | Higher — you manage each step | Lower — we manage the process with you |
Using a coordinator does not make your treatment more expensive. You pay the hospital the same price either way, and Saluvia is paid by the hospital, not by you. So the choice is really about how much support and coordination you want — not about money.
If you already know a specific hospital, speak the language, and are comfortable managing records, travel, and scheduling yourself, going direct is entirely reasonable.
If you would rather not vet hospitals from scratch, want everything handled in English, and prefer a single point of contact through the process, a coordinator removes the friction at no extra cost. In every case, the hospital's own doctors carry out the medical assessment and treatment — Saluvia does not give medical advice.
Curious how the coordinated route works? Read the step-by-step guide or request a free assessment.
Request a free assessment and the hospital's doctors take it from there.
Request a free assessmentSaluvia provides coordination, guidance, and information only — not medical advice. All medical assessment is carried out by the doctors at our partner hospitals.