| Any surgery where the chest is opened and | | | | from the Middle East alone. |
| surgery is performed on the heart directly is | | | | A study in 2004 by the Confederation of Indian |
| called open-heart surgery and is an operation that | | | | Industry, or CII, and international management |
| understandably worries most patients. | | | | consultancy McKinsey & Co. concluded |
| Getting the Best Care | | | | medical tourism could earn India $2 billion a year |
| It is a traumatic operation and most patients | | | | by 2012. |
| want the best possible treatments they can get | | | | The Indian government predicts that India's $17 |
| above all else. | | | | billion a year health-care industry could grow 13% |
| You can however get heart surgery at an | | | | in each of the next six years, boosted by medical |
| affordable cost as well as enjoying some of the | | | | tourism, which industry analysts conclude is |
| best cardiac care in the world. | | | | growing at 30% annually. |
| Heart Surgery Costs | | | | Britain's National Health Service has large waiting |
| Open-heart surgery costs in India are low | | | | lists of people who need medical procedures. |
| compared to the west. In fact, in many instances | | | | "They have been considering increasing the |
| they are only a tenth of the cost for the same | | | | support staff from India, and many industry |
| treatments at comparable hospitals in Europe and | | | | watchers believe that this will translate into a |
| the USA. | | | | growing multi-billion pound industry. |
| Heart surgery can cost as much as | | | | Private Medical Treatment in India |
| £30,000 in the UK and up to $60,000 in the | | | | India's medical schools produces a large number of |
| USA, depending on the nature of the operation. In | | | | skilled professionals. |
| India's best hospitals however, it could cost | | | | There are more than 35,000 specialist doctors of |
| between $3,000 and $10,000 for the same | | | | Indian origin in the USA alone, and the UK has a |
| surgery. | | | | large number of Indian medical staff. |
| 98.5% Success Rate | | | | Private Indian hospitals are now at the same |
| While cost is a consideration; it is the quality of | | | | technological level as hospitals in Europe and |
| heart surgery that is the most important factor | | | | America. |
| for most patients. | | | | More Indian doctors than ever, who are practicing |
| The success rates in India's top hospitals for heart | | | | abroad, are now returning home to cater for the |
| surgery are an average of 98.50% - which is on | | | | demand. |
| par with the leading cardiac centers of the world. | | | | The combination of the best cardiac care in the |
| India - A World Leader for Quality and Cost | | | | world, with the best medical professionals, is an |
| As the quality of care and cost is so competitive, | | | | obvious comfort for patients who need such a |
| more and more people from around the world | | | | serious operation as heart surgery. |
| are choosing India for their heart surgery and a | | | | Heart Surgery |
| wide variety of other medical treatments. | | | | The savings made on heart surgery costs in India |
| Below are a few examples of how India is | | | | will allow you to take a free holiday to rest and |
| becoming a world leader in heart surgery and | | | | recuperate, in one of the most diverse and |
| cardiac care: | | | | beautiful countries on earth. |
| Analysts say that as many as 200,000 medical | | | | With a wide variety of wildlife and stunning |
| tourists went to India last year. Some industry | | | | scenery, India offers the perfect country to |
| analysts actually believe the number is far higher, | | | | recuperate in, after the operation is completed. |
| as 70,000 people came for medical treatment | | | | |