The Ancient Greeks were the first culture that pioneered a complete medical tourism network. In Greece we had the first health care centers of our history. They were called the Asclepia Temples in honor of their god of medicine, Aclepius. Due to his fame of having expceptional healing powers sick and injured people from all over the world traveled to see Aclepius. He was an excellent healer that was visited from sick and injured people from all over Greece (Healism, 2010). According to Greek mythology healing powersAclepius’ could rejuvenate people, cured blindness and even bring dead people back to life. attributed to him included reversing aging, curing blindness and bringing the dead back to life. His healing powers made him so famous that bBy the 4th century B.C. Asclepian healing temples were constructed all over the Grecian world; from Epidaurus to Tricca and from Corinth to Pergamon (Healism, 2010).
These temples were constructed in healthful locations near mineral springs. The longest preserved of the Asclepia temples was Epidaurus. This temple included a gymnasium, bathing springs, palaestra (exercise area), and a snake farm big enough to supply nearby cities and a dream temple (Healism, 2010).
The staff of the temple was formed by priests, stretcher carriers, and caretakers. All of these people attended the patients before being granted a meeting with the mighty head priest of the temple. Payments were made based on the social status of the patients. The patients would retire for their healing sleep. The culmination of their medical tourism treatment was a dream during Asclepius would visit the injured patients and prescribed a cure for their illness (Healism, 2010).
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