Apollo Hospital

rohan5577 · Dec 7th, 2006, 11:02

Both Apollo and Escirts have a good reputation, the latter being a super-speciality center for cardiac related issues.

Incidentally, I happen to work with the Fortis-Escorts chain, and if you need any help on that front, feel free to contact me.

Good luck,

Rohan

Inna · Feb 7th, 2008, 05:03

so do you guys think that it's safe to get an operation done in Apolo Hospital or no? I would be interested in rhinoplasty (nose job)? would anyone know anyone who had a surgery carried out by one of their specialists? please, I'm dieing to know!

I've read some very negative comments (well, a few only, but still it's serious) about infections got in this hospital. I'd love to believe they're not truth..

m.bhattacharya · Feb 7th, 2008, 06:29

Hi Inna

India is a land of extremes. While you can get a liver transplant, millions still suffer from third world diseases. The best doctors in India, are essentially not in INDIA, but working in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia etc. It is not because there is less money in India, but it is impossible to work in an inherently flawed and corrupt system for some.

I have trained in Delhi in the eighties and in the early nineties, and have personally seen unbelievable corruption and unscruplous behaviour as well as mediocrity in many of the current doctors who rule the roost in Delhi.

If you are looking for plastic surgery I think Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi maybe better. I always felt that Bombay and the South have a much better work ethic and honesty in the medical field. You may want to check the hospitals out over there.

Milan

capt_mahajan · Feb 7th, 2008, 09:36

Quote:

I always felt that Bombay and the South have a much better work ethic and honesty in the medical field

I would tend to agree, at least wrt Delhi.

Besides hearing stories from many people, including Milan here, I have experienced this personally in the last few years

The percentage of very shady businessmen masquerading as flashy doctors seems to be higher in Delhi.

edwardseco · Feb 7th, 2008, 09:39

No matter what there is always some level of risks in every procedure..

PeakXV · Feb 7th, 2008, 10:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

The percentage of very shady businessmen masquerading as flashy doctors seems to be higher in Delhi.

I have no experience with any Indian medical procedures or medical vacations of any kind but based on causual business dealings & random feedback from many reputal Indian professionals - Delhi would definitely rank as the #1 contender for the Indian 'Shanghai'.

I think (regardless of any location in India or the world) it would certainly be prudent to request/demand a few references(preferably fellow countrymen) that you can speak freely to for confirmation of chosen medical institution's capabilities.

capt_mahajan · Feb 7th, 2008, 10:16

Yes.

It is also worth keeping in mind that the best doctors are not always found at the best known corporate hospitals.

As an example- here in Hyderabad, a top, excellent and well regarded (by his peers, too) cardiologist refuses to be attached to the best known corporate hospitals because he says he doesn't like some of their practices regarding milking people with unneccessary tests and procedures.

Nick-H · Feb 7th, 2008, 12:16

Thy have a reputation for that here, and I know from someone who works there that they pressurise their doctors to refer to other specialists within the same organisation.

There is certainly not the same awareness of hygiene here. Last time I was at an Apollo Hospital, the toilet floor was very wet, and covered in dirt from shoes. You're lucky if there is soap.

I have made a number of visits, with suspected malaria, to a small local private hospital this week. It was basic, old-fashioned, and not particularly friendly, but, at the end, the doctor was positively apologetic for having made us pay for tests that turned out to be unnecessary!

I have now seen the insides of four Chennai hospitals, from a private Apollo room to a 85Rs-a-night (still private) open ward (as a visitor; my experience as in-patient is limited to an afternoon on a drip).

Would I come here for expensive but necessary surgery I could not afford in another country? --- Yes, probably; but I'd love to know about the quality of facilities in places like Thailand

Would I come here for purely elective surgery? --- Hmmm, not so sure to be honest. I'd start out with the assumption of various risks included in a good UK hospital, which would probably be more here.

But I don't know....

Dec 7th, 2006, 11:02	#31
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	Both Apollo and Escirts have a good reputation, the latter being a super-speciality center for cardiac related issues. Incidentally, I happen to work with the Fortis-Escorts chain, and if you need any help on that front, feel free to contact me. Good luck, Rohan __________________ You can take a man out of India, but you can never take India out of a man!

Feb 7th, 2008, 12:16	#38
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Thy have a reputation for that here, and I know from someone who works there that they pressurise their doctors to refer to other specialists within the same organisation. There is certainly not the same awareness of hygiene here. Last time I was at an Apollo Hospital, the toilet floor was very wet, and covered in dirt from shoes. You're lucky if there is soap. I have made a number of visits, with suspected malaria, to a small local private hospital this week. It was basic, old-fashioned, and not particularly friendly, but, at the end, the doctor was positively apologetic for having made us pay for tests that turned out to be unnecessary! I have now seen the insides of four Chennai hospitals, from a private Apollo room to a 85Rs-a-night (still private) open ward (as a visitor; my experience as in-patient is limited to an afternoon on a drip). Would I come here for expensive but necessary surgery I could not afford in another country? --- Yes, probably; but I'd love to know about the quality of facilities in places like Thailand Would I come here for purely elective surgery? --- Hmmm, not so sure to be honest. I'd start out with the assumption of various risks included in a good UK hospital, which would probably be more here. But I don't know.... __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Feb 7th, 2008, 05:03	#32
Inna Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ireland Posts: 18	so do you guys think that it's safe to get an operation done in Apolo Hospital or no? I would be interested in rhinoplasty (nose job)? would anyone know anyone who had a surgery carried out by one of their specialists? please, I'm dieing to know! I've read some very negative comments (well, a few only, but still it's serious) about infections got in this hospital. I'd love to believe they're not truth..

Feb 7th, 2008, 06:29	#33
m.bhattacharya Milan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 79	Hi Inna India is a land of extremes. While you can get a liver transplant, millions still suffer from third world diseases. The best doctors in India, are essentially not in INDIA, but working in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia etc. It is not because there is less money in India, but it is impossible to work in an inherently flawed and corrupt system for some. I have trained in Delhi in the eighties and in the early nineties, and have personally seen unbelievable corruption and unscruplous behaviour as well as mediocrity in many of the current doctors who rule the roost in Delhi. If you are looking for plastic surgery I think Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi maybe better. I always felt that Bombay and the South have a much better work ethic and honesty in the medical field. You may want to check the hospitals out over there. Milan

Feb 7th, 2008, 09:39	#35
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	No matter what there is always some level of risks in every procedure..

Feb 7th, 2008, 10:16	#37
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,509	Yes. It is also worth keeping in mind that the best doctors are not always found at the best known corporate hospitals. As an example- here in Hyderabad, a top, excellent and well regarded (by his peers, too) cardiologist refuses to be attached to the best known corporate hospitals because he says he doesn't like some of their practices regarding milking people with unneccessary tests and procedures.

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