# From your first message to follow-up at home > Six steps from your first WhatsApp message to follow-up at home: reports reviewed by the contracted doctor, a written plan, accommodation and a translator. Source: https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/how-it-works/ Updated: 2026-10-29 How it works How the agency plans your treatment in İstanbul with a contracted health institution, and what it arranges around it. 01 — 06 ## Six steps The same path for every patient, whichever practice and service line you need. 40.9874° N · 28.8344° E — Ataköy, Bakırköy, İstanbul 1. 01 Enquiry Tell us your diagnosis or the treatment you are considering, by WhatsApp, phone or e-mail, and share any reports and scans you already have. 2. 02 Doctor’s review The contracted doctor for your treatment reviews your reports and tells you whether the treatment is suitable, what needs repeating in İstanbul and what to expect. 3. 03 Plan and itinerary You receive a written plan: procedure, dates, hospital stay and days in İstanbul. We book the hospital appointments, propose accommodation and arrange your transfers. 4. 04 Arrival in İstanbul You are met at the airport and taken to your accommodation. Your personal translator accompanies you to every appointment and helps with day-to-day logistics. 5. 05 Treatment Checks, treatment and any hospital stay take place at the contracted institution. Our consultants stay in touch with you and your family throughout. 6. 06 Aftercare from home Wound checks and results before you fly, then continued contact after you return: your questions are answered and follow-up is coordinated with your doctor at home. What’s included ## Everything around the treatment, handled Our consultants take care of the parts of medical travel that are not medicine. ![Travel documents, passport and stethoscope](https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/assets/img/plan-planning-v2-112.webp) Stock image ### Waypoint 01 Planning We start planning while you are still deciding. We arrange your transport, hotel reservations, hospital formalities and doctor’s appointments, so your time in İstanbul is well used. Your personal translator is with you throughout, guides you day by day and helps with any other practical matter along the way. ![Hotel reception bell](https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/assets/img/plan-accommodation-v2-112.webp) Stock image ### Waypoint 02 Accommodation At Meric Hafiz Health Tourism Agency, accommodation is one of the things we care most about. Our consultants work hard to find hotels where our guests feel as comfortable and as happy as they do at home. They make the reservations that suit you, and the booking service itself is free of charge. ![Physician with a stethoscope](https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/assets/img/plan-after-service-v2-112.webp) Stock image ### Waypoint 03 After Service We will continue to be in contact with you after your treatment, through our consultants and the medical team of the contracted institution. Your medical follow-up is arranged, and all your questions and requests are answered, usually the same day. ## Send your reports first Share your existing scans, biopsy and blood results by WhatsApp or e-mail. The surgeon reviews them and proposes a plan before you travel. [WhatsApp · +90 533 220 39 49](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=905332203949&text=Hello%2C%20I%20would%20like%20information%20about%20treatment%20in%20%C4%B0stanbul.) E-mail: [merichafizsaglikturizmi@gmail.com](mailto:merichafizsaglikturizmi@gmail.com) Questions ## Questions and answers The questions international patients ask first. [Contact us →](https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/contact/) **How do I start?** Send your diagnosis or the treatment you are considering by WhatsApp, phone or e-mail. We reply, usually the same day, and tell you which reports and scans to share so the doctor can review them. **Which languages do you work in?** This website and our correspondence are in English, Turkish and German. During your stay a personal translator accompanies you to appointments. Tell us your language when you enquire. **What exactly does the agency arrange?** Medical coordination with the contracted doctor or clinic, hospital appointments, flights and airport transfers, accommodation, a personal translator, help with medical-visa and insurance paperwork, and support before, during and after treatment. **Can someone travel with me?** Yes. Tell us how many people are travelling with you and we include them in the accommodation and transfer arrangements. **Do you help with visas and insurance?** We manage the medical-visa procedure, coordinate with your insurer where relevant and prepare the documentation international medical travel requires. **What happens after I return home?** We stay in contact. Your medical follow-up is arranged, your questions and requests are answered, and results are coordinated with your doctor at home. A Healthy Life We are with you. [Book Appointment](https://www.merichafizhealthtourism.com/contact/)