India is home to over 1,000 NABH-accredited and more than 50 JCI-accredited hospitals, attracting over 700,000 international patients each year. Choosing the right hospital can significantly impact your treatment outcome, recovery time, and total cost. Here's our curated guide to India's top hospitals for international patients.
1. Apollo Hospitals — Multiple Locations
Apollo Hospitals is India's largest healthcare group and a global reference for clinical excellence. With JCI and NABH accreditation at multiple campuses, Apollo pioneered international patient care in India. It handles over 200,000 international patients annually across cardiac care, oncology, orthopaedics and transplants.
- •JCI Accredited across campuses
- •International Patient Services available 24/7
- •Over 12,000 specialist doctors
- •World-first cardiac surgery achievements
2. Fortis Healthcare — Pan-India
Fortis Healthcare operates 36 hospitals across India with a strong presence in North India. Their Bone Marrow Transplant Programme and Cardiology centres are globally recognised, and their international patient division handles over 30 languages.
3. Max Healthcare — Delhi NCR
Max Super Speciality Hospitals are known for complex neurosurgery, orthopaedics, and minimally invasive cancer surgery. Max Smart has one of India's busiest robotic surgery programmes with over 5,000 da Vinci procedures performed.
4. Manipal Hospitals — Bangalore & Beyond
Manipal's network of hospitals blends academic excellence with clinical innovation. Their Bangalore campus is particularly noted for cardiac surgery, kidney transplants and oncology. They have dedicated international patient lounges and concierge services.
5. Narayana Health — Bangalore
Founded by Dr Devi Shetty, Narayana Health brought affordable cardiac care to India and the world. They perform more open-heart surgeries than any single centre globally, with mortality rates at par with the Cleveland Clinic.
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