Aster establishes India as medical tourism hub
dubai — India’s rich heritage, vibrant culture, exotic locales, and tradition of healing and wellbeing, embedded since the age of Ayurveda, has always fascinated travellers.
Now, combined with modern India’s advanced medical facilities delivering world-class and yet affordable healthcare, the country has emerged as a top destination for medical value tourism.
Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare service provider in GCC and an emerging player in India has been playing a crucial role in shaping the medical value tourism sector.
The company has 11 hospitals spread across India — most notably, Aster Medcity, Aster MIMS, Aster WIMS, Aster CMI, Aster Prime, Aster Aadhar, Aster Ramesh Hospitals and Sanghamitra Hospital. Many of these hospitals are recognised for their Centres of Excellence that offer patients the best-in-class and advanced treatment options related to various medical specialisations.
A significant proportion of patients visiting the facilities are international medical tourists. A modern healthcare destination equipped with first-ofits-kind advanced technologies and clinical talents, Aster Medcity is upgrading Indian healthcare services to match international standards — further prompting the influx.
The past decade has seen Aster DM Healthcare expanding its services in GCC countries and India with plans to expand to other cities in the upcoming years. A few important projects coming up include the 240-bed tertiary care hospital named Aster MIMS Hospital in the Kannur District of Kerala that would address the needs of the community in northern part of Kerala stretching from Kannur to Kasaragod. The 150bed multi-speciality Aster Hospital coming up at Qusais, Dubai will adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to provide holistic treatment to patients.