This article needs to be updated.(August 2020) |
Healthcare in Chennai is provided by both government-run and private hospitals. Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists.[1] The city has been termed Health Capital of India.[1][2][3] Multi- and super-specialty hospitals across the city bring in an estimated 150 international patients every day.[3] Factors behind the tourists' inflow in the city include low costs, little to no waiting period,[4] and facilities offered at the speciality hospitals in the city.[3]