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===Cost===
===Cost===
[[File:Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|[[Hinduja National Hospital|Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai]]]]
[[File:Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|[[Hinduja National Hospital|Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai]]]]
Most estimates found that treatment costs in India start at around one-tenth of the price of comparable treatment in the United States or the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/004054B8-F475-4C40-872D-5E0D91D25B12.htm "Indian medical care goes global"], Aljazeera.Net, June 18, 2006 Nov 11, 2006</ref><ref name="Goering March 28, 2008">Laurie Goering, [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-medical-tourism_goeringmar28,0,4555735.story "For big surgery, Delhi is dealing,"] The [[Chicago Tribune]], March 28, 2008</ref> The most popular treatments sought in India by medical tourists are alternative medicine, [https://www.clinicspots.com/blog/bone-marrow-transplant-in-india bone-marrow transplant], cardiac bypass, eye surgery, and [https://www.clinicspots.com/hip-replacement/india hip replacement].
Most estimates found that treatment costs in India start at around one-tenth of the price of comparable treatment in the United States or the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/004054B8-F475-4C40-872D-5E0D91D25B12.htm "Indian medical care goes global"], Aljazeera.Net, June 18, 2006 Nov 11, 2006</ref><ref name="Goering March 28, 2008">Laurie Goering, [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-medical-tourism_goeringmar28,0,4555735.story "For big surgery, Delhi is dealing,"] The [[Chicago Tribune]], March 28, 2008</ref> The most popular treatments sought in India by medical tourists are alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypass, eye surgery, and hip replacement.


===Quality of care===
===Quality of care===
India has 39 JCI [https://www.medflyy.com/best-hospitals-in-india/ accredited hospitals].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accredited-organizations/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-05 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69sdmHwPX?url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/ |archive-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, for a patient traveling to India, it is important to find the optimal doctor-hospital combination. After the patient has been treated, the patient has the option of either recuperating in the hospital or at a paid accommodation nearby. Many hospitals also give the option of continuing the treatment through [[telemedicine]].
India has 39 JCI [https://www.medflyy.com/best-hospitals-in-india/ accredited hospitals].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accredited-organizations/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-05 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/69sdmHwPX?url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/ |archive-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, for a patient traveling to India, it is important to find the optimal doctor-hospital combination. After the patient has been treated, the patient has the option of either recuperating in the hospital or at a paid accommodation nearby. Many hospitals also give the option of continuing the treatment through [[telemedicine]].


The city of [[Chennai]] has been termed "[[Healthcare in Chennai|India's health capital]]".<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory">{{cite news| last = Hamid| first = Zubeda| title = The medical capital's place in history| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 20 August 2012| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3796305.ece| access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref><ref name="Health capital" /><ref name="CityGetsMostForeignTourists">{{cite news| title = Chennai High: City gets most foreign tourists | location = Chennai| date = 27 August 2010| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28314945_1_tourist-arrivals-foreign-tourists-tamil-nadu-tourism-development | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021442/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28314945_1_tourist-arrivals-foreign-tourists-tamil-nadu-tourism-development | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 November 2012 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 11 Sep 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = சென்னை இந்தியாவின் மருத்துவ தலைநகரா?| work = BBC Tamil| publisher = BBC| date = 12 April 2012| url = http://www.bbc.com/tamil/india/2012/04/120412_tnhealth.shtml| access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref> Multi- and [https://www.clinicspots.com/hospitals/chennai super-specialty hospitals]<ref>https://www.clinicspots.com/hospitals/chennai</ref> across the city bring in an estimated 150 international patients every day.<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory" /> Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists.<ref name="Health capital">{{cite web| last = National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers| title = Chennai – India's Health Capital| publisher = India Health Visit| url = http://www.indiahealthvisit.com/chennai-health-capital.htm| access-date = 1 Sep 2012}}</ref> Factors behind the tourists inflow in the city include low costs, little to no waiting period,<ref>{{cite news| last = Porecha| first = Maitri| title = Long wait makes patients head south | newspaper = Daily News & Analysis| location = Mumbai| publisher = DNAIndia.com| date = 8 August 2012| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_long-wait-makes-patients-head-south_1725254 | access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref> and facilities offered at the specialty hospitals in the city.<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory" /> The city has an estimated 12,500 hospital beds, of which only half is used by the city's population with the rest being shared by patients from other states of the country and foreigners.<ref name="CityToGet3000MoreBeds">{{cite news| title = Country's med capital to get 3,000 more beds| location = Chennai| date = 16 July 2011 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-16/chennai/29781077_1_global-hospitals-bed-strength-nj-gowrishankar | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130429200224/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-16/chennai/29781077_1_global-hospitals-bed-strength-nj-gowrishankar | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 April 2013 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 16 Sep 2012}}</ref> Dental clinics have attracted dental care tourism to Chennai.<ref>{{cite news| last = Rajan| first = Manoj| title = Foreigners flock to city for dental care| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]| location = Chennai| publisher = [[The Times of India]]| date = 4 October 2011| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-24/chennai/30315929_1_dental-implants-treatment-teeth| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131226154607/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-24/chennai/30315929_1_dental-implants-treatment-teeth| url-status = dead| archive-date = 26 December 2013| access-date = 2 Jan 2013}}</ref>
The city of [[Chennai]] has been termed "[[Healthcare in Chennai|India's health capital]]".<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory">{{cite news| last = Hamid| first = Zubeda| title = The medical capital's place in history| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 20 August 2012| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3796305.ece| access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref><ref name="Health capital" /><ref name="CityGetsMostForeignTourists">{{cite news| title = Chennai High: City gets most foreign tourists | location = Chennai| date = 27 August 2010| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28314945_1_tourist-arrivals-foreign-tourists-tamil-nadu-tourism-development | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021442/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28314945_1_tourist-arrivals-foreign-tourists-tamil-nadu-tourism-development | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 November 2012 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 11 Sep 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = சென்னை இந்தியாவின் மருத்துவ தலைநகரா?| work = BBC Tamil| publisher = BBC| date = 12 April 2012| url = http://www.bbc.com/tamil/india/2012/04/120412_tnhealth.shtml| access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref> Multi- and super-specialty hospitals across the city bring in an estimated 150 international patients every day.<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory" /> Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists.<ref name="Health capital">{{cite web| last = National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers| title = Chennai – India's Health Capital| publisher = India Health Visit| url = http://www.indiahealthvisit.com/chennai-health-capital.htm| access-date = 1 Sep 2012}}</ref> Factors behind the tourists inflow in the city include low costs, little to no waiting period,<ref>{{cite news| last = Porecha| first = Maitri| title = Long wait makes patients head south | newspaper = Daily News & Analysis| location = Mumbai| publisher = DNAIndia.com| date = 8 August 2012| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_long-wait-makes-patients-head-south_1725254 | access-date = 15 Sep 2012}}</ref> and facilities offered at the specialty hospitals in the city.<ref name="MedicalCapitalsPlaceInHistory" /> The city has an estimated 12,500 hospital beds, of which only half is used by the city's population with the rest being shared by patients from other states of the country and foreigners.<ref name="CityToGet3000MoreBeds">{{cite news| title = Country's med capital to get 3,000 more beds| location = Chennai| date = 16 July 2011 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-16/chennai/29781077_1_global-hospitals-bed-strength-nj-gowrishankar | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130429200224/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-16/chennai/29781077_1_global-hospitals-bed-strength-nj-gowrishankar | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 April 2013 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 16 Sep 2012}}</ref> Dental clinics have attracted dental care tourism to Chennai.<ref>{{cite news| last = Rajan| first = Manoj| title = Foreigners flock to city for dental care| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]| location = Chennai| publisher = [[The Times of India]]| date = 4 October 2011| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-24/chennai/30315929_1_dental-implants-treatment-teeth| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131226154607/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-24/chennai/30315929_1_dental-implants-treatment-teeth| url-status = dead| archive-date = 26 December 2013| access-date = 2 Jan 2013}}</ref>


Private institutions and organisations such as [[Max Healthcare]] have consulted and treated up to 50,000 foreign patients in hospitals across the country.
Private institutions and organisations such as [[Max Healthcare]] have consulted and treated up to 50,000 foreign patients in hospitals across the country.
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