Released on = April 30, 2007, 8:29 am

Press Release Author = Mumtaz Pachisa

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Uninsured American gets a knee replacement surgery overseas
after years of living with a bad knee

Press Release Body = William Nilsson had not paid much attention to the knee
injuries he sustained during football games in high-school some 50 years ago. But
when he tore his knee ligaments last year while playing golf, he, like 45 million
uninsured Americans, didn't know how he could pay for a knee replacement surgery. He
saw the light of hope with Healthbase that helped him find low cost but high quality
treatment in India, ensuring that he could play golf again.

After his successful surgery and recovery in India, William Nilsson and his wife
returned home to the US in mid-April. He recalls his wonderful experience with
Healthbase throughout the process of his treatment. In his own words, "I was very
impressed with all the help I received and the clarity with which my questions were
answered [by Healthbase]. The service and information I have received from
Healthbase has been excellent. Everything was great."

He also enthusiastically talks about the quality of care he received at Wockhardt
hospital in India. He quotes, "The doctors who treated me were very professional.
They would visit our room many times a day. The quality of care we received on a
scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the least, I would rate them as a 10."

William Nilsson is one of the many uninsured and underinsured American patients who
seek help at Healthbase each year. Healthbase, a Massachusetts based medical tourism
facilitator, connects patients to leading medical facilities overseas, arranging
first-class treatment for them at major internationally-accredited hospitals in
India, Thailand, Singapore, and Mexico. In order to provide a wider variety of
hospitals and greater convenience to its patients, Healthbase is expanding its
network of provider affiliates to Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium and
Turkey.

The cost of surgical care at Healthbase's continually growing network of affiliated
institutions is typically a fraction of that found in the U.S., with equal or
superior outcomes. A knee replacement surgery, for example, which costs over $30,000
in the US, costs only $6,500 in India. Even with travel expenses taken into account,
the comprehensive treatment packages offered by Healthbase provide a savings
measured in thousands of dollars.

At Healthbase.com, patients can arrange treatment, travel, and accommodation without
ever leaving home. Registered Healthbase members are guided as they make decisions
for themselves using detailed hospital reviews, physician profiles and honest
patient feedback. Patients can correspond with partner hospitals, review
personalized estimates from different providers, and even upload and selectively
share their digital medical records. The website also provides online educational
materials and procedural information.

To make sure patients receive the best care possible, Healthbase only works with
hospitals that maintain best practice standards of care, such as JCI/JCAHO
accreditation. Each hospital has been personally inspected by Healthbase team to
ensure that the experience itself, from the quality of nurses and standards of
hygiene to post-treatment recovery services, is exceptional.

Healthbase makes treatment abroad accessible to more patients than ever before.

Web Site = http://www.healthbase.com

Contact Details = Mumtaz Pachisa
Healthbase Media Support
Healthbase Online Inc.
287 Auburn Street
Newton, MA 02466, USA
Phone: 1-888-MY1-HLTH
Phone: 1-888-691-4584 (Toll Free)
Phone: 1-617-418-3436 (International)
Fax: 1-800-986-9230
Email: media.hb@healthbase.com
Website: http://www.healthbase.com