The Most Recommended Hospitals In India

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Indian Healthcare – Then, Now and Next

Emphasis on healthcare in India finds its roots in the Ancient times. Scriptures like Ayurveda, Charak Samhita by sages like Charak and Sushruta are evidence of the mastery that our forefathers held over the matters of health. Yoga, which dealt with overall health and is a lifestyle rather than a medical system, was also practised for well-being. While Ayurveda was a medicinal practice rooted and available in ancient India, changing times and lordships saw the introduction of other medical systems in India. Unani being one of them. With the colonization era, modernization and industrial revolution setting in, the circle further expanded to accommodate the homoeopathy and the allopathy system of medicine.

Whatever be the system of medicine in vogue, Hospitals have served as institutes where people would come to get the required treatment and walk away cured and satisfied. With colonization setting-in, the Vaidya’s clinic system gave way to hospitals that were set-up in British style and pre-cursors to the current modern forms.

The first general hospital in India ...
... was set up in 1664 known as The Madras General Hospital in Chennai (then Madras). This was followed by The Presidency General Hospital in Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta). To teach the nuances of European Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) was founded in Puducherry. After independence, the Government of India streamlined the healthcare sector to benefit one and all.

The Indian Hospital system is categorized into public and private. The Public Hospitals are owned by the Government and comprise of limited secondary and tertiary care institutions in key cities. Their key focus is on providing basic healthcare facilities in the form of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural areas and City Hospitals in urban areas. The private sector caters to the majority of secondary, tertiary and quaternary care institutions with a major concentration in metros, tier I and tier-II cities.

Healthcare, in India, has grown to become one of the largest sectors in terms of revenue and employment. Healthcare comprises hospitals, clinical trials, medical devices, outsourcing, medical tourism, telemedicine, health insurance and medical equipment. Boosted by growing coverage, demanding patients, increasing expenditure by patients and providers – both public and private, the Indian healthcare sector is experiencing growth at a brisk pace.

The healthcare market has the potential to increase three-fold to Rs. 8.6 trillion (US$ 133.44 billion) by 2022. Growth in Medical Tourism is posed at 22-25 per cent. The government’s expenditure on the health sector in FY18 was 1.4 per cent as against 1.2 per cent in FY14. It is planning to increase public health spending to 2.5 per cent of the country’s GDP by 2025.

The world’s largest Government-funded healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat, is just a start. In terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the industry attracted US$ 6.09 billion between April 2000 and March 2019, according to data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

Making the most of the growing market are the various hospitals in India which are putting-in their all to provide the best-in-class services. While profits do matter, healthcare services and hospitals have always found their roots in deep desires of people to serve society.

In this issue of Insights Success, we take our time to recognize and applaud “The Most Recommended Hospitals In India”. These hospitals are inclined towards providing effective and timely healthcare services to every human being that turns up on their doors.

The issue further features AMRI Hospitals, which brings to the table a class of its own, making the healthcare group a major player in keeping Eastern India ahead of the curve; Bangalore Baptist Hospital, a hospital which has been synonymous with holistic and compassionate care for over 45 years; Shri Krishna Hospital, which was established as a venture of hope and to demonstrate how a rural community’s healthcare needs can be met; Prasad Hospitals Nacharam, the first and only NABH-Accredited hospital in Nacharam, on par with the best hospitals in India for excellence in patient care; and Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune’s first nationally accredited multi-speciality centre accredited with 9 NABH and NABL certifications and a Green OT certification for its operation theatres.

The issue also features the Expert Opinion of Ritu Hinduja on Finding the Perfect IVF Clinic, Viewpoint of Zoya Brar on Evidence-Based Treatment – Why Does It Matter For Cancer Patients? and some Health Tips from Neha Pundhir on Tricks to maintain a healthy working environment.

Our in-house article takes a look at the next trend in healthcare – Personalized Healthcare.

We hope you enjoy reading this edition as much as we did while creating it!