Best Hospitals In India For Tertiary Healthcare

Best Hospitals In India For Tertiary Healthcare

“Within the next 10 to 15 years, I feel most people who die will still have a functioning heart. Of course, it is an artificial heart that you have to turn off before doing the last rites.” – Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Cardiac Surgeon and Founder of Narayana Health, Bengaluru.

Well, that seems to be quite a promising statement coming directly from the leading Indian Cardiac Surgeon. A few days ago, Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited presented a report predicting a growth of 20-25% over the next 5 years in the field of medical tourism in India. And this prediction also has a pleasing smell of prosperity of tourism in India. Lower costs of surgeries and treatments offering a competitive advantage and growth of internationally accredited hospitals are making India a leading destination for medical tourism. So you see, the country is certainly creating a wave in the health sector and is likely to become a giant in years to come. If you are also considering health treatments, there are fair chances the country is ideal for you.

Here are some of the best hospitals in India that offer tertiary health treatments:

Overall Best 16 Hospitals in India (As per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research	Chandigarh
3	Christian Medical College	Vellore
4	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
5	Medanta – The Medicity	Gurugram
6	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry
7	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute	Mumbai
8	P.D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre	Mumbai
9	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow
10	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals	Delhi
11	Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre	Mumbai
12	Jaslok Hospital	Mumbai
13	Breach Candy Hospital	Mumbai
14	Bombay Hospital	Mumbai
15	Sri Ganga Ram Hospital	Delhi
16	Apollo Hospital	Hyderabad

India has been showing great growth in offering excellent health care facilities in all its major zones. The list below shows major hospitals in various zones in India:

Best Hospitals in North Zone:

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research	Chandigarh
3	Medanta – The Medicity	Gurugram
4	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals	Delhi
5	Gandhi Memorial & Associated Hospital	Lucknow

Best Hospitals in East Zone:

Rank	Hospital	City
1	Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals	Kolkata
2	Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research – Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital	Kolkata
3	AMRI Hospitals, Saltlake Annexe	Kolkata
4	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Bhubaneswar
5	Fortis Hospital, Anandapur	Kolkata

Best Hospitals in West Zone:

Rank	Hospital	City
1	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute	Mumbai
2	P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre	Mumbai
3	Lilavati Hospital	Mumbai
4	Jaslok Hospital	Mumbai
5	Breach Candy Hospital	Mumbai

Best Hospitals in South Zone:

Rank	Hospital	City
1	Christian Medical College	Vellore
2	Apollo Hospitals	Chennai
3	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry
4	Kasturba Medical College	Manipal
5	Manipal Hospital, HAL Airport Road	Bengaluru

Fact Check: Currently, India has the second-highest number of internationally accredited hospitals and stands second just after Thailand. In fact, from only two internationally accredited hospitals in 2005, the number has significantly increased to 30 as of 2015.

The two major cities in India, Delhi and Mumbai are replete with specialty hospitals. These hospitals comprise hi-end technology, state-of-the-art laboratories and operation theaters. Here is the list:

Best Specialty Hospitals – Delhi-NCR (As per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital
1	AIIMS
2	Medanta- The Medicity, Gurugram
3	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
4	Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
5	Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
6	Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
7	Dr B.L.Kapur Memorial Hospital
8	Asian Institute of Medical Sciences
9	Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj
10	Apollo Hospital, Noida
11	Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital
12	Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
13	Fortis Hospital, Noida

Best Specialty Hospitals – Mumbai (As per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital
1	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute
2	P.D.Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre
3	Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre
4	Jaslok Hospital
5	Breach Candy Hospital
6	Bombay Hospital
7	Fortis Hospital
8	Saifee Hospital
9	Seven Hills Hospital
10	King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College
11	Wockhardt Hospital
12	Global Hospitals
13	S.L.Raheja Hospital (Fortis)
14	Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital)
15	Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre

Fact Check: The country’s medical tourism was worth US $ 3 Billion in 2015 and is being reported as growing.

CHANGING THE FACE OF INDIA WITH BETTER MEDICAL FACILITIES

The growth of medical facilities and amenities is not restricted to metropolitans. It is an overall growth that is gradually seen in another big and prominent cities of India. New and fancy hospitals are coming up that offer state-of-the-art facilities and are equipped to deal with all kinds of medical issues. Following the best specialty hospitals in metropolises and other big cities of India:

Best Hospitals in Chennai

Rank	Hospital
1	Apollo Hospital
2	Sri Ramchandra Medical College & Research Institute
3	Fortis Malar Hospital
4	Global Hospital
5	Vijaya Hospital
6	SIMS Hospital
7	Billroth Hospital
8	Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
9	Madras Medical College
10	Madras Medical Mission
11	Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
12	Stanley Medical College & Hospital
13	Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital
14	Kauvery Hospital
15	Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital

Best Hospitals in Kolkata

Rank	Hospital
1	Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals
2	Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
3	AMRI Hospitals, Saltlake Annexe
4	Fortis Hospital, Anandpur
5	Medica Superspeciality Hospital

Best Hospitals in Bengaluru

Rank	Hospital
1	Manipal Hospital
2	Apollo Hospital
3	Narayana Hospital
4	St. John’s Medical College Hospital
5	Columbia Asia Hospital
6	BGS Global Hospital
7	M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
8	Fortis Hospital, B.G Road
9	Vikram Hospital
10	Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences

Fact Check: India received 171,000 foreign medical tourists in 2012 and the number of such tourists is growing at the rate of 20-25% annually.

Best Hospitals in Pune

Rank	Hospital
1	Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital
2	Jehangir Hospital
3	Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
4	Sahyadri Speciality Hospital
5	Ruby Hall Clinic

Best Hospitals in Chandigarh

Rank	Hospital
1	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
2	Government Medical College Hospital
3	Fortis Hospital, Mohali
4	Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali
5	Ivy Group of Hospitals

Fact Check: According to the government data, approximately 50% of the medical tourists in India come from countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and from the Middle East and Africa.

Best Hospitals in Jaipur

Rank	Hospital
1	Sawai Mansingh Medical College
2	Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital
3	Fortis Escorts Hospital
4	Narayana Multispeciality Hospital
5	Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital

Best Hospitals in Ahmedabad

Rank	Hospital
1	Apollo Hospital
2	Sterling Hospital
3	Care Institute of Medical Sciences
4	SAL Hospital
5	Zydus Hospital

Fact Check: As per a report published in 2015, India’s medical tourism market is expected to grow more than double in size from US $3 billion at present to around US $8 billion by 2020.

Best Hospitals in Lucknow

Rank	Hospital
1	Gandhi Memorial & Associated Hospitals
2	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
3	Sahara Hospital
4	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences
5	Vivekananda Polyclinic & Institute of Medical Sciences

Best Hospitals in Kochi

Rank	Hospital
1	Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
2	Media Trust Hospital
3	Aster Medicity
4	Lakeshore Hospital
5	Lisie Hospital

Best Hospitals in Indore

Rank	Hospital
1	Bombay Hospital
2	Bhandari Hospital & Research Centre
3	Choithram Hospital & Research Centre
4	Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences
5	Gokuldas Hospital

THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF NEUROSURGERY IN INDIA

New technology and techniques are revolutionizing neurosurgery in India. A good example of this was witnessed last month in October 2016 when Dr. Mukesh Pandey of Asian Institute of Medical Sciences in Faridabad operated a 22-year-old man from the Middle East who had 17 worm eggs, 3-4 cms in diameter in his brain. These eggs had quite a delicate outer membrane and it was important to take them out without rupturing them. According to Dr Pandey, no equipment could be used to separate the eggs from the brain tissue, so he had to use water to detach them. He succeeded in taking out all the eggs and the patient who was in a coma pre-surgery started walking again in few weeks’ time.

It is to be noted that dedicated Neuro-Vascular cath labs are helping neurosurgeons in performing complex surgeries. There were just two labs some five years ago; now there are ten.

Best Neurology Hospitals in India (As per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences	Bengaluru
3	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
4	Christian Medical College	Vellore
5	Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology	Thiruvananthapuram
6	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
7	Medanta – The Medicity	Gurugram
8	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow
9	King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College	Mumbai
10	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry
11	P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre	Mumbai
12	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals	Delhi
13	Institute Neurosciences	Kolkata
14	Bombay Hospital	Mumbai
15	Bangur Institute of Neurosciences	Kolkata
16	Apollo Hospital	Hyderabad

Fact Check: The easy medical visa policies have increased the number of patients visiting India from 56,129 in 2013 to 134,344 in 2015, according to the ministry of tourism.

PROSPERING CARDIOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC BRANCHES

It is not only neurology that is seeing advancements in India, other branches of medical sciences like

Following are the top cardiology and pediatrics hospitals in India:

Best Cardiology Hospitals in India (As per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Fortis Escorts Heart Institute	Delhi
3	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
4	Medanta – The Medicity	Gurugram
5	Christian Medical College	Vellore
6	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
7	Narayana Health	Bengaluru
8	Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Researchs	Bengaluru
9	U.N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre	Ahmedabad
10	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow
11	N.M Wadia Institute of Cardiology	Pune
12	Care Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital	Ahmedabad
13	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry

Best Pediatrics Hospitals in India (As per Rank in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Apollo Children’s Hospital	Chennai
3	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
4	Christian Medical College	Vellore
5	Rainbow Hospital for Women & Children	Hyderabad
6	Sri Ganga Ram Hospital	Delhi
7	Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children	Chennai
8	Lilavati Hospital and Research Hospital	Mumbai
9	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
10	Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Healths	Bengaluru
11	Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital	Mumbai
12	Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital	Chennai
13	Institute of Child Health	Kolkata
14	Breach Candy Hospital	Mumbai
15	Jaslok Hospital	Mumbai

CURBING THE DEADLY CANCER

Oncology is another branch of science that has improved by miles. Apart from surgery and chemotherapy, India has immunotherapy and molecular therapy, which are believed to have low side effects compared with chemotherapy. Not only this, even chemotherapy has become patient-friendly. Evidently, the cure rate has gone up and in advance stage of cancer, doctors are quite equipped to improve the quality of life of the patient. Now, cancer is treated like any other lifestyle disease and one has a good chance to win the battle against the fatal disease.

Following are the top Oncology hospitals in India:

Best Oncology hospitals in India (As Per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Tata Memorial Centre	Mumbai
3	Christian Medical College	Vellore
4	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
5	Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology	Bengaluru
6	Adyar Cancer Institute	Chennai
7	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
8	Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre	Delhi
9	Action Cancer Hospital	Delhi
10	HCG Hospital	Bengaluru
11	Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, MP Shah Cancer Hospital & Gujarat Cancer Society	Ahmedabad
12	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow
13	Regional Cancer Centre	Thiruvananthapuram

STRENGTHENING BONES AND GIVING WINGS TO PATIENTS

In medical world it is believed that the more the bones are invaded, the higher the chances of infection, bone loss and dislodging of fat from bone marrow. But patients coming to India with complain of bone problems can rest assured of safe treatments. A new practice of gyroscope, which is a navigation-based technology used in aircraft industry, and smartphones have improved how Orthopaedics offer treatments. Here are some of the best Orthopaedics specialty hospitals in India:

Best Orthopaedics Hospitals in India (As Per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	Chennai
3	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
4	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
5	Christian Medical College	Vellore
6	Sparsh Orthopaedic Hospital	Bengaluru
7	Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd	Coimbatore
8	Medanta – The Medicity	Gurugram
9	Sancheti Hospital	Pune
10	Kasturba Medical College	Manipal
11	King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College	Mumbai
12	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry
13	Max Super Speciality Hospital	Delhi
14	Sir Ganga Ram Hospital	Delhi
15	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals	Delhi

ENVISIONING BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY IN INDIA

Imagine this, a few microlitres of tears can detect breast cancer. Yes, it is true, a team of doctors in India has come up with MelodyDx, a non-invasive screening test that uses tears to detect early stage breast cancer. In this direction, one of its kind tear lab, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru is pursuing a research project for developing more sturdy screening tests for ocular and systemic conditions like Parkinson’s. Here are some of the most famous ophthalmology hospitals in India.

Best Ophthalmology Hospitals in India (As Per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Sankara Nethralaya	Chennai
3	L.V. Prasad Eye Institute	Hyderabad
4	Aravind Eye Hospital	Madurai
5	Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital	Chennai
6	Aravind Eye Hospital	Coimbatore
7	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
8	Narayana Nethralaya	Bengaluru
9	Sankara Eye Hospital	Bengaluru
10	AG Eyecare Hospital	Tiruchirapalli
11	Shroff Eye Centre	Delhi
12	Sankara Nethralaya	Hyderabad
13	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
14	Regional Institute of Ophthalmology & Government Ophthalmic Hospital	Chennai
15	Vasan Eye Care Hospital	Chennai
16	Disha Eye Hospital	Kolkata
17	Ahalia Foundation Eye Hospital	Ernakulam
18	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute	Mumbai

Best Gastroenterology Hospitals in India (As Per Ranks in 2016):

Rank	Hospital	City
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Delhi
2	Asian Institute of Gastroenterology	Hyderabad
3	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh
4	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow
5	Christian Medical College	Vellore
6	Medanta – The Medcity	Gurugram
7	Apollo Hospital	Chennai
8	Gastroenterology Medical Centre of Hospital	Coimbatore
9	Sir Ganga Ram Hospital	Delhi
10	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute	Mumbai
11	Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital	Delhi
12	Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals	Delhi
13	Institute of Liver & Biliary Science	Delhi
14	Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre	Mumbai
15	Bombay Hospital	Mumbai

The future of tertiary healthcare certainly looks bright in India. We really hope that the country starts to show signs of development in its primary and secondary health facilities as well; so that the medical tourism grows even more. If this blog has been of some help to you, please don’t forget to LIKE and SHARE it. In case you have any query about medical tourism or you are seeking medical treatment in India but don’t know how to go about it, allow us to lend a hand of help to make your visit a convenient one. You can call us at +91-9212777223/24 or drop us an email at info@tourmyindia.com for more on medical tour packages and deals.

Important Note: The information in the blog has been taken from the reputed magazine, The Week who had conducted face-to-face and online interviews with 2,183 specialists and general practitioners in 18 cities for THE WEEK-Nielsen Best Hospital Survey 2016.

Boost In The Growth Of Medical Tourism In India

As per the data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs, 45% of growth is seen in the number of medical visas issued by India since 2016. Around 1.78 lakh medical visas were issued in 2016, which includes the visas issued for follow up treatment. While in 2015, 1.22 lakh medical visas were issued in India. Majority of the patients that come to India for treatment are from the Middle East, Africa, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

Recently, a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) report titled as “India Services Sector – A Multi-trillion Dollar Opportunity for Global Symbiotic Growth 2017” proclaimed that the presence of world-class hospitals and skilled medical professionals in India has strengthened its position as a preferred destination for medical tourism.

The report said, “India provides competitive cost advantage at one tenth of the cost of the US and Europe. By 2020, medical tourism industry of India is expected to touch $8 billion,”

Treatment even for the major surgeries in India cost comparatively 10 per cent lower than that in developed countries like US, and it is almost half as compared to that in Europe. India’s cost advantage will remarkably open doors to such developed countries over future. Government is keen to promote Dental Tourism, after looking at the share it incorporates in India’s medical tourism, which is of around 10 per cent.

MEDICAL TOURISM

Medical Tourism Visa To India: A Detailed Info & How To Appl

HOW DOES INDIA STAND IN TERMS OF HEALTHCARE IN WORLDVIEW?

Over the past few decades, India has been advancing in medicine by leaps and bounds. Its path-breaking innovations on the medical frontier coupled with excellently skilled medical staffing and relatively reasonable pricing, has attracted patients from all over the world. These factors have made India the best destination for medical tourism in the world.

What India provides is a contrast in the price range to the exorbitant medical attention costs in developed European countries and America. It costs roughly $1800 for a state-of-the-art heart surgery in India, which is like 2% of the $90,000 that an average heart surgery costs in the United States.

A medical procedure comparison shows India to be the cheapest when it comes to medical procedures. A Gastric bypass procedure would cost someone roughly $25,000 in the USA, and $12,900 in Costa Rica, $10,900 in South Korea. But the same procedure would only cost $7,000 if done in India.

There is no surprise as to why people all around the world opt travelling to India. Patients in the USA and even elsewhere realise that to get medical treatment in India is overall cheaper, even if they include the travelling and lodging costs.

WHAT VISA WOULD YOU NEED FOR MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA?

Yes, it has now dawned on you that travelling to India to get medical attention is a good choice, you might be wondering what visa would you ideally need to apply for, to get into India for a treatment.

In the light of a massive inflow of patients from all over the world, the Indian Government has now issued a specialised Medical Tourist visa for India.

The nature of the visa remains the same, regardless of which country you apply for it from. You could be a resident of US, UK, South Africa, Australia, or any of the European countries even.

Foreigners seeking medical treatment in India can avail the medical visa and fly over to India to be treated under world-class doctors and cutting edge technology, for less than half the rate.

HOW LONG WOULD YOUR VISA BE VALID FOR AND CAN YOU EXTEND IT?

Wondering how long would your visa allow you to stay in the country? The Indian Government gives an affirming nod towards the fact that this is no leisure requirement, and certain procedures may be troublesome too.

Considering the recovery and the well-being of the patient that comes in for treatment here, the Indian Government grants an initial period of up to a year on the medical tourist visa for India.

However, if there is a requirement for an extension thereon, it would be granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs solely on the recommendations of the State Government or the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO). This recommendation would be supported by medical documents.

A medical tourist visa would allow a foreigner a maximum of three entries into the country, over a span of one year. The State government or the FRRO may allow another additional entry if an emergency situation demands it so.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS YOU WOULD NEED TO KNOW?

Apart from being sick enough to want to travel to a relatively cheaper place to get treated, there are certain requirements one needs to look into.
For those seeking medical tourist visas from any of the following countries need to procure a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate as per the Government of India directives: Kenya, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Somalia.

Travelers from these countries need to have Oral Polio Vaccination (OPV) Certificate which has to be taken six weeks prior to their entry into India.
The OPV is obligatory for adults and children.

Every medical document you submit, regardless of your nationality, would be checked by the Indian Missions and Posts that are placed in your respective countries. These would confirm whether the request for the medical visa is a genuine one or not.

Apart from that, a person applying for a medical tourist visa in India would need to also provide satisfactory details to the ideal plan they have opted for, what is the initial medical advice they received from the country of their origin which consequently led them to go for the special treatment abroad.

It is, however, important to note that one can get a medical tourism visa in India only for treatment in reputed and recognized medical centres.

PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO GET A MEDICAL TOURISM VISA

Here is a list of important documents you would need to submit in order to apply for a medical tourism visa:

• Passport with 6 months validity.
• Recent Passport size photographs.
• Photocopy of the passport.
• For applicants under the age of 18, a non-objection certificate signed by both parents is needed.
• Copy of the online visa application form.
• Proof of residential address.
• Proof of required funds.
• Recommendation from the home country doctor to visit particular specialised medical centre for treatment.
• Medical documents of the treatments that are done.
• Passport copy of attendant.
• Proof of relation with attendant.

Once you arrange this set of important documents required for medical visa to India, you are just a few steps away from receiving quality medical treatment at an unbelievable price.

HOW TO APPLY FOR AN INDIA MEDICAL TOURIST VISA?

There is not a major difference in applying for a tourist visa and a medical tourist visa.

The procedure of getting Medical tourism visa is more or less the same as that of getting a normal tourist visa.

The only point of difference you would ideally come across is the part where you would have to mention your purpose of entering India (which would be “availing a medical treatment”).

Once you do that, you would have to fill respective forms stating the nature of your disease and why you would opt getting treated in India.

COST OF MEDICAL TOURISM VISA

Depending upon which country you are applying for the medical visa from, the visa fees varies.

Different countries have different systems to go through, so as to avail a medical visa, and this might reflect in the costing.

For US and UK nationals, the medical visa to India fees work out as below

1 – US (12 months – triple entry)
Consular fee – $140
ICW fee – $3
Service fee – $4.70
TOTAL = $147.70

2 – US (6 months – triple entry)
Consular fee – $100
ICW fee – $3
Service fee – $4.70
TOTAL = $107.70

3 – UK (12 months or 6 months – triple entry)
Consular fee – $129
ICW fee – $3
Service fee – $4.70
TOTAL = $136.70

TO WRAP IT UP

Getting medical treatment from a place that offers you best quality medication and leaves your pockets jingling is a wiser choice to make.
All you need is to run your research horses and settle on the best plan you can opt for, check for reviews multiple times, and then make a call.

It would not ideally be too hard for you to get through with your visa process with a genuine reason at hand. And if you have been worried about your condition but the price of availing medical help has been a barrier then help is at hand.

Explore your options through medical tourism in India and get high-impact medical expertise at a fraction of the cost.

Medical Tourism in India

As we are moving forward in years, we could see how India is becoming the most preferred healthcare destination among the foreigners.

A growing number of tourists are flocking to India for the superlative medical treatment that is being provided by the skilled doctors. This has made India grow as a hub for the medical tourists every year. The prime reason being the cost of medical treatment in India being cheaper when compared to Western Europe, North America and some Southeast Asian countries. India has been getting a good revenue turnover from its medical tourism from past 4 to 6 years.

When asked about the revenue from foreign exchange, K.J Alphons, Tourism Minister of India declared an estimate of ₹1,35,193 crore in 2015, ₹1,54,146 crore in 2016 and ₹1,77,874 crore in 2017. The NITI Aayog (The National Institute of Transforming India) identified the Medical Value Travel as a major source of foreign exchange earnings. According to a report by FICCI and IMS Health- India has nearly 18% of the global medical tourism market. In the sense, the MVT was pegged at $ 3 billion in the year 2015 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth rate) of 15%. Also, it has been estimated that India’s medical tourism industry could be worth $9 billion, and account for 20% of the global market share by 2020. The report even pointed out that India enjoyed high credibility in wellness, prevention, and alternative medicines.

“The total number of patients visiting India in the year 2017 was 4.95 Lakh,” as said by KJ Alphons in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Research also depicts that the number of the patients arriving in India for treatment stood 2.34 Lakh and 4.27 Lakh in the year 2015 and 2016 respectively. Of which, patients from Bangladesh and Afghanistan have always stayed at the top and continue to rank higher in terms of a maximum number of medical tourists arrivals in India. It is estimated that 2.21 Lakh medical tourists from Bangladesh came to India in the year 2017, 2.10 Lakh in 2016 and 1.20 Lakh in 2015. So, we can clearly see how the number is rising each year. Similarly, the highest number of medical tourists from Afghanistan was in the year 2015 – 27,505. In the year 2016 it reached to a whooping number of 61,231 and declined a little to 55,681 in the year 2017. Other than these two countries, medical tourists from Oman, Maldives, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Iraq and Yemen visit India as well.

TOP REASONS WHY INDIA IS BECOMING FAMOUS AS A MEDICAL TOURISM DESTINATIONS

Being one of the fastest growing medical destinations around the world, India is predicted to drive higher with time. Everybody can get tertiary medical treatment in India which is either not available or people cannot afford it in their home country. Here are 7 major factors which make India an ideal medical tourism spot.

• Low Cost of Treatment when compared to the first world countries like the US and UK.
• Getting Visas for medical purpose is much easier than ever.
• Access to immediate service is what attracts the foreign medical tourists. Surgeries are done almost immediately.
• Even though India is a developing country, it provides world-class and standardized medical services and care with the help of the latest technology.
• Post retreatment recovery provided to the patients with therapies like Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Yoga.
• India provides an opportunity to the medical tourists to visit some of the most alluring and awe-inspiring places by taking them on a medical tourist trip.
• India has a strong base of qualified and skilled doctors. Another major factor that has made India succeed in inviting the medical tourists is the populace of good English speaking doctors, guides and medical staff which makes it easier for the foreign tourists to correlate well to Indian doctors.