The following items are included in the complete healthcare policy at no extra cost except where indicated.
Womens’ Health Checks
Medical experts now recognise the benefit of regular health checks. These non-intrusive procedures can discover a problem before it develops into a more serious complaint.
This is particularly true for women and statistics show that cervical cancer, when caught early on, has a much better chance of being cured. A reduction of up to 25 per cent in the incidence of cervical cancer has been recorded since regular screenings were introduced in Britain in the 1990s. Likewise with breast cancer where regular screening can spot any abnormalities early on allowing the specialists to take action. The mammogram can detect small changes in breast tissue which may indicate cancers which are too small to be felt either by the woman herself or by a doctor.
Regular checks on a woman’s bone density can allow the professionals to assess the need for treatment for osteoporosis.
Lifestyle changes or medication may be recommended following cholesterol and blood pressure checks.
Because of this El Perpetuo Socorro offers the following Well-Woman health checks as part of its private medical insurance:
- Regular smear tests
- Bone density checks
- Cholesterol monitoring
- Blood pressure checks
- Yearly mammograms
Mens’ Health Checks
Medical experts now recognise the benefit of regular healthcare checks. These non-intrusive procedures can discover a problem before it develops into a more serious complaint. This is particularly true in the case of prostate cancer where regular screening can detect changes that cannot be felt either by the doctor or the patient. Statistics show that when caught early on these cancers have a much better chance of being cured.
Heart disease may be prevented by lifestyle changes or medication that the doctors recommend following regular cardiology, cholesterol and blood pressure checks.
Because of this El Perpetuo Socorro Spain offers the following Well-Man health checks as part of its private health insurance:
- Cardiology checks
- Pre-prostate cancer check
- Cholesterol monitoring
- Blood pressure check
Dental Care
Free Dental Care is also part of the package including:
- Check-ups
- Clean and polish
- Extractions
- X-rays
Eye laser Surgery
With an El Perpetuo Socorro private health insurance policy you are entitled to special rates for the correction of long sightedness, short sightedness or astigmatism at the following prestigious clinics, which specialise in laser correction:
- Instituto Oftalmològico de Alicante Clinica Vissum
- Mediterráneo de Oftalmologia. Clinica Vista Hermosa
- Alicante Oftalmológica SL. Hospital Medima
Medical Travel Insurance
With an El Perpetuo Socorro private healthcare policy you can travel anywhere in the world for up to 60 days and still be covered for your medical expenses. Underwritten by a leading Spanish insurance company this part of the policy offers the following benefits to anyone who resides in Spain:
- All medical, surgical, and hospital expenses up to 6,010.12 euros including medication
- Hotel accommodation expenses for convalescence after hospitalization if prescribed by a doctor
- Travel or repatriation for the injured or sick
- Travel or repatriation for the other insured members of the family
- Return travel and hotel expenses for a member of the family to visit the sick person hospitalised abroad
- Travel expenses to return to Spain in case of death of a member of the family
- Repatriation in case of death and repatriation for members of the family
Road Accident Cover – Optional Extra
For an optional fee of only 31.00 euros annually your El Perpetuo Socorro private healthcare insurance can include the following benefits in the case of a road traffic accident:
- Two years medical care from the date of any road traffic accident in which you are injured
- Medical care, ambulance, medication, hospitalisation and physiotherapy
- Transport and board in the event that the medical care be provided in the town of residence (this must be authorised)
- Prosthesis and orthopaedic apparatus (to a maximum of 3,000 euros)
- Plastic surgery and organ or limb transplant (to a maximum of 3,000 euros)
- Primary emergency assistance will be provided in any medical centre, the remaining treatment will be in a centre authorised in the medical directory
