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A Model for Hotels to Hospitals (H2H ©) During an Unprecedented Era
Fred DeMicco | July 14, 2020
By Frederick DeMicco and Jackie Guzman During the early months of 2020, once it was apparent that the novel coronavirus (COVID19) was a global pandemic, people everywhere started to think of creative solutions to help ease the problems of the virus. One solution was to convert hotels into hospitals (H2H ©) and into housing for healthcare workers. With the virus halting travel, many hotels were left close to vacant. On top of that, many healthcare professionals were worried about traveling back and forth between work and home, at the risk of infecting their household. Therefore, hotel managers came up with the idea of opening their doors t...
Research Partnerships Lead to Innovations in Medical Tourism and Wellness
Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D. | May 20, 2015
Author: Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D. Hospitals and luxury are two words that do not seem to work together; or do they? In a recent trend where medical recovery meets the comfort of a luxury hotel, the idea of "Hotels Bridging Health Care," known as H2H, gained ground. As a mixed-use concept, H2H creates a new and innovative business model for entrepreneurs to fulfill the unmet needs of patients and their families; all achieved in a hygienic, complementary and friendly environment that provides quality accommodations, upscale treatments and state-of-the-art wellness centers. "Medical tourism and wellness tourism is a way for medical facil...
