The Medical Travel Quality Alliance rated Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore as one of the world's top-10 hospitals for medical tourism last year. Thailand is known for its meticulous cosmetic surgery, including gender reassignment. And doors throughout the tower are being reconfigured to allow phones or voice commands to open them remotely, so no patient or guest has to touch knobs or handles. The project is being overseen by a team led by Murphy Development Group, which developed a similarly patient-focused property, a 276-room Holiday Inn at the Cleveland Clinic, in 2016. Institutions with global recognition have been the most likely to embrace the trend, like Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., though even Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., has seen the value in controlling the lodging experience for its patients. The country is also becoming popular with Americans, Canadians and Europeans for cost reasons. Building on Singapore's global reputation for high-quality health care, its government is promoting it as a regional center of excellence for general surgery and medicine, as well as cardiology, oncology and organ transplants. Follow her on Twitter: @KatyBarnato. The country has established itself as a center for eye treatment in particular, and offers inexpensive laser surgery. Compounding the decline, multiday protests in May and June against police brutality, set off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, have also given travelers pause, depriving hospitals of some of their best-paying customers, according to those who work in the industry. (Read more: Thai tourism bane becoming a boon for rivals). Some come from further afield, including Africa and the Middle East. One town — Gyor in northwest Hungary — boasts more than 150 dental clinics serving international patients, according to Patients Beyond Borders. medical tourism. We're honored to be colleagues with esteemed providers and facilitators of medical tourism. —By CNBC's Katy Barnato. Medical tourism — where patients struggling to afford or find the right treatment at home head overseas — is booming, with many countries jostling to offer high-quality health care at a good price. This is done by drawing on our dedicated, global network of the world’s finest health, beauty, and medical service providers. Among other services, the clinic offers a psychotherapist to help patients adjust to their new look post-surgery. Around 670,000 people travel to Malaysia each year, typically for "executive" healthcare screenings in the cities of Kuala Lumpur or Penang. “You’re in a luxury hotel,” Mr. Kodsi said. Patients Beyond Borders estimates that a full screening — including vision, dental, hearing and MRI and PET scans — will cost around $1,500. Bordering Greece to the West, Turkey benefits from its proximity to Western Europe and its popularity with Europeans as a general tourist destination. In fact, if you look beyond U.S. borders you'll find healthcare systems in other countries that are equally as good -- if not better -- than what you get at home. Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. The Thai capital of Bangkok is home to one of the world's best known hospitals for medical tourists, Bumrungrad International, which has been seeing foreign patients for 20 years.