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La clínica es muy impresionante y el personal fue profesional, paciente y extremadamente atento. Todos los consultores que vimos proporcionaron exámenes exhaustivos y, cuando fue necesario, organizaron pruebas inmediatas que se llevaron a cabo en el sitio o el personal de recepción nos transportó y escoltó a otras instalaciones para realizar pruebas más complejas. Después de pasar 6 años frustrantes tratando de obtener un diagnóstico en el Reino Unido, salimos después de 5 días en Kardiolitos sabiendo finalmente cuáles son los problemas y cómo se podría manejar el manejo de esos problemas médicos en el futuro. Todo esto fue posible gracias a Anna en Bookimed, quien organizó todo el viaje de principio a fin, junto con la ayuda de la maravillosa coordinadora médica, Jolita, en la clínica. Estaban más que felices de ayudar con información sobre alojamiento local y logística local. 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I would thoroughly recommend this service and the Kardiolitos Clinic."},"order":{"illness":{"name":{"es":"Espondilitis anquilosante","en":"Ankylosing spondylitis"}}},"clinic_info":{"id":253,"name":"Meliva Kardiolita Hospital ","alias":"kardiolita-private-hospital","flags":[{"name":"is_hide","value":false},{"name":"has_active_agencies","value":true}]},"created_at":"2019-01-26T09:40:01.000+00:00","flags":[{"name":"is_approved","value":true},{"name":"is_anonymously","value":false},{"name":"is_notification_sent","value":false},{"name":"would_recommend","value":false},{"name":"has_client_feedback","value":true},{"name":"deactivated_clinic","value":false}],"summary":{"positive":{"es":"Recomendaría totalmente este servicio y la Clínica Kardiolitos. Acerca del Doctor: Todos los consultores que vimos proporcionaron exámenes completos. Acerca de la Clínica: La atención médica y el equipo fueron excelentes. 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Las personas que conocí fueron muy serviciales, hablaban un inglés perfecto y me cuidaron muy bien.","en":"I had tests and a consultation at the clinic but was unable to have the treatment I wanted at this time. I will be returning to the clinic in a few weeks. The people I met were really helpful, spoke perfect English and looked after me very well."},"order":{"operation":{"id":139,"name":{"es":"Terapia con células madre","en":"Stem Cell Therapy"}}},"clinic_info":{"id":253,"name":"Meliva Kardiolita Hospital ","alias":"kardiolita-private-hospital","flags":[{"name":"is_hide","value":false},{"name":"has_active_agencies","value":true}]},"created_at":"2019-04-20T13:36:39.000+00:00","flags":[{"name":"is_approved","value":true},{"name":"is_anonymously","value":false},{"name":"is_notification_sent","value":true},{"name":"would_recommend","value":true},{"name":"has_client_feedback","value":true},{"name":"deactivated_clinic","value":false}],"summary":{"positive":{"es":"Las personas que conocí fueron muy serviciales, hablaban un inglés perfecto y me cuidaron muy bien.","en":"The people I met were really helpful, spoke perfect English and looked after me very well."}}},{"id":3332,"user":{"id":64468,"name":"Gennadii Mikhailov","country_code":"RU"},"ratings":[{"name":"main","value":5},{"name":"comfort","value":5},{"name":"coordination","value":5},{"name":"doctor","value":5},{"name":"manager","value":5},{"name":"personal","value":5},{"name":"translation","value":5},{"name":"relative_price","value":2}],"text":{"es":"Estuve en la clínica del 18 al 26 de marzo de 2019. 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Recomiendo visitar esta clínica. No me gustó el registro de mi visita a la clínica por parte de la administradora de la clínica, ya que indicó una fecha de visita obsoleta. Tuve que registrar mi próxima visita a la clínica in situ. El soporte de la página web Bookimed.com es excelente","en":"I liked the competence of the doctor. I recommend visiting this clinic. I did not like the registration of my visit to the clinic by the clinic administrator, as she indicated an outdated date of visit. I had to register my next visit to the clinic on the spot. 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