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Hospitals in India
For last few years India has been depicting its proficiency in medical treatment packages. The major USP of medical tourism in India is its cutthroat price of the treatment packages. The visitors can get world class treatment services at their expediency at cost which is 30% to 70% less as weighed against the cost of treatment in USA or Thailand.The medical packages range from health check up packages to posh heart surgery packages. Moreover, the uses of radioactive isotopes and scanning through Gamma camera have added matchless features to Medical Tourism in India. Some of the leading hospitals and their forte areas are discussed below.
Some of the topmost hospitals in India are given below:-
All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS ), New Delhi
AIIMS’ contribution in the fields of medical education, research and specialized treatment is widely acknowledged. The main object of the institute is to demonstrate high-standard of medical education, training of personnel and to conduct experiments and research in various disciplines of medical sciences.
Twenty-five clinical departments including four super specialty centers manage practically all types of disease conditions with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments. However, burn cases, dog-bite cases and patients suffering from infectious diseases are not entertained in the AIIMS Hospital. AIIMS also manages a 60-beded hospital in the Comprehensive Rural Health Centre at Ballabgarh in Haryana and provides health cover to about 2.5 lakh population through the Centre for Community Medicine.
Apollo Hospitals (The Apollo Group)
Apollo Hospitals is committed to treating patients with medical expertise and compassion.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
Set up on 15 acres of land, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals brings together some of the most talented medical professionals from all over the world, with the best of technology and an excellent working environment.
This 695-bed hospital provides world-class healthcare facilities, with 50 super-specialties. With a total of 19 operation theatres, and Indraprastha Apollo offers the latest medical technologies and techniques.
As part of the Apollo Hospitals Group, committed to delivering healthcare of international standards, the Indraprastha Apollo has a dedicated team to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
Apollo Hospitals are also available in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Colombo and Hyderabad.
It is India's
- first hospital to perform and angioplasty in 1989.
- First successful case in Asia for Directional coronary arthectomy.
- Performed first four cases in the country for rotablators for coronary occlusion.
- Successful completion of 20,000 open heart surgeries with 98.50 per cent success.
B.M.Birla Heart Research Centre
B M Birla Heart Research Centre is a super specialty hospital dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and research related to cardiovascular diseases. Since its commissioning in 1989, it has established itself as India’s most advanced heart centre comparable to the best in the world. Not only do patients from all over India seek treatment here, but patients from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Kenya and other neighbouring countries also avail of its facilities. The Centre is manned by highly trained, young, dynamic and accomplished team of medical and para-medical professionals working both collaboratively and interprofessionally. The entire spectrum of cardiac ailments, affecting both adults and children, are dealt with at this Centre. B.M.Birla Heart Research Centre has a special interest in advanced field of cardiac surgery, especially reconstructive operations on babies.
B. M. Birla Heart Research Centre is committed to providing World Class Cardiac care to patients. The centre has performed a number of breakthroughs in Cardiac Surgery and Angioplasty. Now the ISO 14001 Certification proves yet again that our persuits for the highest standards are directed towards Quality Heart Care.
Achievements
- For the first time in the world key-hole surgery was performed to close a hole in the heart.
- First 'Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty' performed in Asia.
- Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VAT) for the first time in Asia. For the first time in Asia, Angioplasty was performed from wrist in the field of Interventional Cardiology.
- For the first time in India Open Heart Surgery was performed on a 9 day old baby weighing 2.5 kg
- First time in India, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation was performed on a neonate for respiratory distress.
- For the first time complete Arterial Graft for ischaemic heart disease.
- Instruments designed at the Centre (like Special Bull Dog clamp) are being extensively used in Cardiac Surgery.
- Special kind of technique known as 'Birla Heart Technique' has been developed and is being used extensively in the area of Cardiac Surgery to reconstruct heart valves.
- First time in India, failing heart of an Adult was supported with Artificial Heart and Mechanical Circulation for 100 hours.
- One of the few centres performing complicated operations on all age groups ranging from Neonats to elderly patients.
Tata Memorial Hospital
The Tata Memorial Centre is the national comprehensive cancer centre for the prevention, treatment, education and research in Cancer and is recognised as one of the leading cancer centres in this part of the world.
Nearly 8500 major operations are performed annually and 5000 patients treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy annually in multi-disciplinary programmes delivering established treatments. At the TMH, Evidence Based Medicine is the keystone of our endeavour. Apart from the patient care and service, clinical research programmes and randomized trials contribute increasingly to improved delivery of care and highest standards of work ethics. Surgery remains the vital form of treatment along with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. The strategies for early diagnosis, treatment management, rehabilitation, pain relief and terminal care have been established in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach for a total cancer care programme.
Indraprastha Medical Corporation, Delhi
Indraprastha Medical Corporation in Delhi is among the many feathers in India's cap. It is India's first corporate hospital and the third largest corporate hospital outside the USA. It is recognised as a centre of excellence by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and by the Royal College of Radiologists, UK for training for the first and final fellowship examinations.
Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, Delhi and Faridabad
Escorts is steadily consolidating its presence in healthcare, which is likely to emerge as the largest service sector industry. Currently, Escorts is operating three large hospitals in New Delhi, Faridabad and Amritsar. Together with 11 heart command centres and associate hospitals, Escorts is managing nearly 900 beds.
Escorts excellence in providing healthcare services has received due recognition. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC), New Delhi, has been ranked as the best cardiac hospital in India by an Outlook-Cfore survey and has been given the highest grade by CRISIL - an acknowledgement of the quality of delivered patient care.
EHIRC is a leader in the fields of cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology and cardiac diagnostics. The Institute has introduced innovative techniques of minimally invasive and robotic surgery. The Institute's latest addition of state-of-the-art Cardiac Scan Centre providing a combined power of CV-MRI and Smart Score CT Scanner to diagnose coronary artery disease at its very early stage. This facility is the first of its kind outside America. State-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment has made this set-up technically the largest and the best dedicated cardiac hospital in the world. The 332-bed Institute has nine operating rooms and carries out nearly 15,000 procedures every year.