Hospitals in Chennai

Travel time can decide how comfortable your treatment is. Hospitals in Chennai are listed across areas such as Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Plot No, padianallur and Thousand Lights West. For surgery that needs several visits, pick a hospital you can reach without a long commute.

Compare doctor count and bed capacity together. A hospital with many doctors but few beds may have long waits for admission, while a large bed count with fewer specialists in your area of need may not help. Look at whether the hospital lists your speciality, such as orthopaedics for knee replacement, or laparoscopy for hernia and gallbladder surgery.

Check whether the hospital works with your health insurer for cashless treatment, and ask for a written estimate that lists room type, surgeon fee, implant or consumable costs and expected stay.

Hospitals in Chennai list departments for orthopaedics, gynaecology, dentistry, urology, gastrointestinal surgery, spine surgery, ophthalmology, surgical oncology and dermatologic surgery, among others.

Short-stay procedures such as knee arthroscopy, ovarian cystectomy or ESWL come under these specialities, and usually let you go home the same day or the next.

For complex surgery, Chennai's hospitals list neurosurgery at 620 hospitals (including Apollo Hospital), transplant surgery at 311 hospitals (including SIMS Hospital) and cardiac surgery at 614 hospitals (including Apollo Speciality Hospital).

Not every hospital performs every procedure, and not every doctor shown performs every surgery under their speciality — confirm directly with the hospital or during your consultation before you request an appointment.