International Patient Care In India India as a national has grown significantly in the last few decades as the premier destination of medical tourism. A huge number of western patients as well as those from Asia, Middle, and South East Asia have found India to be an attractive destination to find quality medical care at highly competitive rates. The level of care and infrastructure available is on par with the best in the world with doctors performing the most advanced healthcare procedures at highly competitive prices. Traveling to India for medical tourism has been made easier with the government willing to promote the same and making provisions for healthcare seekers to come and find the best treatment available. A medical tourist travelling to India for the purpose of seeking treatment should take care of some simple procedural and documentation related factors, as given below
Passport and visa: You will need a passport for yourself and your travel companion (if any). Credit cards, debit cards and travelers checks: Bring some local currency, travelers' checks and one or two major credit cards and debit cards. Medical Records: X-Rays, health histories, photographs, immunization records, prescriptions, and any other relevant health records. It is helpful to carry a valid international driver's license if you want to hire your own vehicle in India.
You must have a certificate stating that you are fit for travel, issued by the local doctor from where you are coming as it is always important, necessary and extremely helpful to keep your local doctor informed and abreast of the treatment you seek pursue at the overseas hospital. This helps in ensuring hassle-free follow up treatment when you go back home. Please speak to your doctor prior to your travel and get to know all his or her credentials as well as the experience of the doctor, who will treat you; as well as talking to the doctor who will treat you please also take all the details about the procedure to be undertaken. Also, inquire about other things like follow-up care needed, time required for recovery and physiotherapy. Global Hospitals works extensively with its international patients to ensure that their travels are hassle-free and easy. However, patients ought to be vigilant and aware as well. ABOUT GLOBAL HOSPITALS INDIA Global Hospitals, India is one of the largest and fastest growing chains of multi super specialty tertiary care Hospitals in India. Global Hospitals offers international standards healthcare services and transplant surgery options. The hospital has locations spread across five leading Indian cities of Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai with a capacity of over 2000 beds. Global Hospitals currently has state-of the art technology and infrastructure to provide world class advanced patient care for a wide range of super specialties. The hospital is known for the
most comprehensive multi-organ transplant services in the country, and has carved out a niche for itself by excelling in areas ranging from simple procedures to complex surgeries and multiorgan transplantation services for liver, kidneys, heart and lungs. Global Hospitals is today known as the one-stop healthcare destination for people from across the world.