Does it seem like the
medical situation in America is a bit out of whack? The US is rated globally as the highest
in costs for
medical care, yet
the US ranks 37th in the quality of medical care. This important article may save your life and your bankroll, too.
So, are you thinking about going to India because you need to get an
expensive treatment or surgery? If you don't quite know how to get help
with this, here is some contact information that might prove to be
helpful.
Apollo Indraprastha
Hospital
Apollo Hospital
Apollo Indraprastha Hospital is an amazing place.
First of
all, it's huge. The main waiting room is a tremendous open-air space
covered by a large arch. There are people from all classes here - the
poor and the wealthy. For the foreign or well do do Indian patient,
there is the very pleasant Platinum Lounge with it's air conditioning,
comfortable couches, refreshments, and large flat-screen satellite TV.
At the Platinum Lounge the staff is very helpful in arranging your
medical tests and treatments in connection with some of the
extraordinary doctors of Apollo Hospital.
Apollo Entrance
The costs at Apollo Hospital are very reasonable when
compared to costs
in America. For example, in America the cost of an MRI is $2500.00,
whereas the cost at Apollo Hospital is $200.00. The same test in both
places is equally accurate and in India less than 10% of the cost of
America. And the test results are delivered to you and your attending
physicians immediately, without the usual wait of the American system.
The costs for all of the other tests are billed at a rate roughly
equivalent to that incredible saving.
A complete breast cancer treatment in America, including mastectomy,
chemo therapy and radiation treatments can, and usually does, cost up
to $150,000.00, whereas a comparable treatment at Apollo Hospital costs
perhaps up to $20,000.00. Even with accommodations at very excellent
hotels or guest houses in the area, the cost of the treatments is way
lower than in America. In India, you are given all of your medical
records including the actual x-rays, MRIs, sonograms..., they just put
it all into your hands. You can actually take them home and look
through your information as if you were looking at blueprints of your
body. It's so cool.
Apollo Lobby
The care given to the patient is excellent, because They
Care. They
actually care about people and the health of their patients. The
doctors are very one-on-one with you and they explain the treatments to
you very carefully. They allow family members to sit in on
consultations. They do complete diagnosis and testing before deciding
on treatment.
When staying in the hospital it is very quiet and you are not disturbed
constantly by loudspeakers and nurse visits. If you want, you can put a
'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door. The food for patients is delicious
and there is a menu in the room to order food of all types for your
in-room guests. At Apollo, they are constantly soliciting your comments
on feedback forms because they want to offer the best service.
Private Room
The time you will spend in the waiting room is short, too. In
America,
they make you sit in the waiting room long enough to read a couple of
full issues of Time Magazine. At Apollo, when you have an appointment
at 10:30 to 11:00 range, they rarely let you sit for 5-10 minutes.
Sure, you can find variability in your experience, but a lot of your
experience will be based on your attitude. Nothing is perfect.
Domestic
Room Tariffs (Examples)
Multi Bed Unit - 4/5/6 patients
2050 Rupees / day (US$50.00*)
Semi Private Room - 2 patients
3250 Rupees / day (US$79.27*)
Single Room
6500 Rupees / day (US$158.54*)
Deluxe Room
7500 Rupees / day (US$182.93*)
Special Deluxe
8400 Rupees / day (US$204.88*)
Suite
15000 Rupees / day (US$365.86*)
I. C. U.
6000 Rupees / day (US$146.35*)
HDU
2950 Rupees / day (US$71.96*)
Isolation Care
4050 Rupees / day (US$98.78*)
Day Care
370 Rupees / hour - Max 3700 Rupees / day
(US$9.03* / hour - Max US$90.25* /day)
Triage / Emergency
650 Rupees / hour - Max 2600 Rupees / day
(US$15.86* / hour - Max US$63.42* /day)
*The US Dollar
calculation is based on a rate of 41 INR (Indian Rupees) per 1 US
Dollar - effective May 3, 2007. The dollar is very weak globally at
this time. If the dollar gets stronger, then the price gets lower for
Americans. If the dollar gets weaker, then the price becomes
higher for Americans.
There are a number of good services in India to help you with
information about testing, diagnosis, treatment and after
care. Also, you can find help with accommodations, medicines,
and transportation. As I write this, I am in India, in the midst of
medical treatment for my wife. Mediserve, Vikram's Inn and GeTS India
are three
excellent services that have helped us a lot. We highly recommend them
to you and hope that you will have as much good luck with them as we
have had. They are beautiful service-minded professionals with a lot of
positive energy.
Mediserveindia.com
India is the new HUB of medicine accredited to the ever increasing
reputation and faith in Indian hospitals & doctors. India has
the
best qualified & most capable doctors in every field and this
has
been realized world wide.
Some of the best doctors & hospitals in the world have been
discovered in India and if the undisputed talents and impeccable
reputations of these surgeons don’t immediately convince
patients
that they are placing themselves in some of the safest medical hands in
the world, then India’s state-of-the-art medical facilities
in
which the procedures are conducted, ultimately do.
A study estimated that in 2004, India received 150,000 foreign
patients, with the number rising by 15% a year.
Aditya Mehta
There is general acknowledgement of India's formidable
strengths on
both the preventative and curative sides of health tourism _ yoga,
Ayurveda and numerous other therapies originated in India. One can find
Indian doctors in plethora in hospitals in the United Kingdom and the
United States.
It said that Indian medical care could globally acquire the same kind
of high regard as held by India's Indian information technology
professionals.
You can get the highest level of treatment at costs which in India are
about a tenth of those in Europe and about a fifth of those in
Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
With the money thus saved the folks at Mediserve India will show you
the Indian tourist destinations, as & when advised by the
doctors.
Mediserve India assures you a value for money treatment
&
travel facilities without compromising on quality at any time.
Mediserve India is a premiere agent for all sorts of treatment by
excellent Indian hospitals and doctors.
It's also important to note that All Mediserve India medical treatment
related services are FREE of charge. Mediserve India can help patients
choose the best doctors and hospitals for various diseases. Patients
don’t have to pay anything extra by using Mediserve India
services. Mediserve India makes no demands. Mediserve India helps
patients as a form of ‘sewa’…service to
humanity
…. its their way of contributing to mankind
Mediserve India is operated by Aditya Mehta. 011-91-11-26319789,
Aditya's mobile: 011-91-9811273520
Web Site: mediserveindia.com. Aditya's
eMail:
Vikram's Inn - First
World Accommodation - Third World Cost
Vikram's Inn is associated with Mediserve India and provides
accommodations for thousands of medical tourists from around the world.
Vikram & His Wife
Vikram's Inn is situated in the VIP area of Maharani Bagh,
the heart of
posh South Delhi. Having the distinct locational advantage of being in
the commercial hub of South Delhi and having easy access to all major
business centers, shopping malls,trade fairgrounds, NOIDA and all
prominent hospitals like Apollo, Escort
and Max.
Vikrams Inn also
operates guest houses at other nearby locales such as Sukh Dev Vihar
and others so you can be assured that there a plenty of available
rooms. Vikram's Inn offers pleasing decor and sophisticated furnishings
and really nice western style bathrooms.
A big plus is the big flat-screen TV with satellite stations including
BBC World, CNN News, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel,
CNBC, and a whole bunch of the top Indian stations in both Hindi and
English.
These are highly recommended accommodations for medical tourists in
Delhi. The cost is very reasonable. The service and care is efficient
anf heart-felt.
Some of the services
offered by
Vikram's Inn include:
Airport transfers on demand
Travel Desk
Doctor on Call
Delhi Sight-Seeing tours
Authorised Money Changing
Pre-Paid taxi service
Mobile phone rentals
Internet connection
Laundry
Agra, Jaipur, Shimla, etc. tours
Some rooms with balcony
Distances from Vikram's
to some locations
Lotus Temple - 5 minutes
Qutab Minar - 15 minutes
Humayan Tomb - 7 minutes
Red Fort (Old Delhi) - 20 minutes
Apollo & Escorts Hospitasls - 5 minutes
Connaught Place - 20 minutes
Indira Gandhi Airport - 30 minutes
Taj Mahal - 200 KM
Vikram's Inn is operated by Vikram Mehta and his family. Telephone:
011-91-1126319789, Vikram's mobile: 011-91-9810268456. Vikram's eMail:
Premier Room
Premier Room
Premier Room
Executive Room
Lobby View
Executive Room
GeTS India
Samir Kalia at getsindia.com was
very helpful to us in getting some accomodations and setting us up
with some needed services. GeTS India is a travel service in India that
has been around since 1987. GeTS India are recognized by various
leading international and domestic airlines like KLM, British Airways,
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways and Jet Airways to
name a few of our achievements.
GeTS’s workforce comprised of over 100 well-experienced and
efficient travel-management professionals, each with a zeal to provide
his or her best in the respective field of operation. GeTS
concentrates on providing clients with one window travel solution and
services, and help organized all kinds of conferences at local,
national and international levels. Samir is a very caring,
service oriented professional.
getsindia.com
are the health facilitators for one of the best hospitals in India,
the Apollo group of hospitals. In collaboration with the Apollo group
they help patients in the countries outside India to find best suitable
doctors and information regarding treatments in India. Getting cost
effective and good health services have become both easier and
difficult at the same time as compared to the past.
Today getting top class medical facilities have become both easy and
difficult at the same time. It has become easier in the sense that now
we have access to lot many destinations for getting the best health
facilities at reasonable rates but the difficulty arises at the same
time in finding the right place and right people who could facilitate
such services with a personalized touch.
Understanding the need of their clients they stand as constant
companion in
their search for the right doctor till the treatment gets over and the
client returns back home. Right from replying to the queries sent to
them
by the clients till the treatment finally gets over they take extra
effort to provide a hassle free travel and stay in India.
They can also assist in your recuperation.
Designing their plan on an extensive scale they have tried to cover all
your needs and have done our best to provide you maximum level of
satisfaction and comfort. Their mission is to work with the Apollo
hospital to make your journey a successful one in every aspect.
Samir said, "We are not about medical tourism but helping in curing
people quickly and efficiently. Helping in whatever way you can for all
there needs. Instead of working with many hospitals and lengthing the
process of treatment, we chose to work only with one hospital who could
provide nearly all treatments under one roof. We chose Apollo after
evaluating many hospitals as they are definitely the best in India in
there field."
Samir's direct
mobile phone number is: 011-91-9810036506. Samir's email: . GeTS India
Medical Division Web page, here
Note:
If you enter into medical tourism to India for health reasons you need
to be very careful. You can be very happy and well cared for with the
'upper-crust' of health care professionals and institutions. Not all
doctors, hospitals and pharmacies should be dealt with. And in
fact there are many medical situations in India that you must avoid
completely. You need to choose your India health services very
carefully. The prices quoted above are the rates/tariffs currently in
effect. We are providing you with the above information to try to
help you avoid some of the pit-falls of this experience. J. R. Ransom,
Taos Music
& Art, Inc., and taosplaza.com will not be held responsible for
your
results from your medical tourism experience. This information is
provided as a public service to those suffering from health problems.
We wish you all the best.
