Hyderabad, India (CU)_ India’s leading multispecialty healthcare group, Apollo Hospitals network, has been a pioneer in promoting medical tourism globally. Additionally, the healthcare network also plays a key role in giving healthcare support to Bangladesh. In a major attempt to boost medical tourism and to improve access to Bangla patients coming to India for treatment, Indigo Airlines has begun biweekly direct flights between Dhaka and Hyderabad on Mondays and Saturdays.
While introducing the special initiative, Radhey Mohan, vice president of International Division at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, expressed optimism over the initiative. He said, “Our patients from Bangladesh have wanted this convenient direct flight connection for many years and now it’s fulfilled. We urge all our patients from Bangladesh to use this service to reach Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and access clinical excellence”.
According to a media statement, Apollo Hospitals also operates an Airport Medical Center at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad with a special reception desk to manage and greet Bangladeshi patients. The doctor and paramedic personnel of the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad have special authority to enter airplanes in order to offer any emergency care to the critical patients and to ensure a seamless transfer to the hospital with specialized ambulances.
Additionally, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad gives complimentary airport transport service for any Bangladeshi patients to its guesthouses or hospital. At the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, patients are greeted in a designated international waiting area staffed by a Bengali interpreter. The unique services provided by Apollo Hospital include doctor’s appointments, OP investigations, emergency admission, the provision of a SIM card and foreign currency by a third-party vendor, visa extension letters, tickets, sick leave letters, etc.
As a unique launch offer to Bangladeshi patients, the Apollo Hospital at Hyderabad location provides a 10 percent discount on health examinations. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include Heart, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Cancer, Orthopedics, Transplants of Liver, Kidney, Cornea & Bone Marrow, Colorectal, Robotic Surgeries, Pulmonology, etc.
