Swanky Rides and Gourmet Fares: Check out India’s Luxe Hospitals

Some Indian hospitals beat five-star hotels in luxury, and tariffs too.

An exterior view of the Aster Medcity hospital at night, in Kochi, Kerala. (Courtesy: Aster Medcity)

Cinemas, Rolls-Royces and rooms so plush they could easily give any five-star hotel a run for their money: private hospital operators in India are all but rolling out a red carpet to lure affluent locals and tourists to seek medical treatment at their luxe facilities.

A deluxe patient room at the Aster Medcity hospital in Kochi, Kerala.   (Photo Courtesy: Aster Medcity)

Starting with room tariffs that can belittle the best luxury hotels, private hospitals are adopting the best practices in hospitality to satisfy the whims of the truly demanding , as reported by The Times of India.

For instance, some hospitals pick up and drop patients in luxury cars. Others whip up gourmet fare for those who are fussy about their meals. Some even take a huge leap of faith and play the Gayatri mantra in the labour room while a baby is being born.

At the 450-bed Fortis Memorial hospital in Gurgaon, for example, there is an in-house cinema lounge and a food court. And the rooms at Aster Medcity’s 575-bed hospital in Kerala have warm lighting and hardwood floors intended to give them the feel of a luxury hotel room.

The Apollo Hospitals Group, for instance, has a few Rs 30,000-a-night suites that can house the patient and his entourage in luxury with interpreters, personal attendants, and a well-stocked pantry.

A vacant hall of a cinema theatre is pictured inside the premises of Fortis Memorial Hospital at Gurgaon (Photo: Reuters)

There is also a veritable technology arms race, with Wi-Fi enabled suites, extra-large LED TV sets and ultramodern gadgets all vying for the attention of an unwell CEO, a minister, or just someone with a fat wallet who would want to run his office from the superlative comfort of his hospital room.

Scroll down  for some splendid sights which may not look like aan Indian hospital premise at all:

An exterior view of the Fortis Memorial Hospital. (Photo: Reuters)

A cafe in the lobby premises is pictured at the Fortis Memorial Hospital. (Photo: Reuters)

Fortis Hospital lobby in Gurgaon. (Photo: Reuters)

A view of the lobby at the Medanta – The Medcity. (Photo Courtesy: Medanta-The Medcity)

An exterior view of the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. (Photo Courtesy: Medanta-The Medcity)

A deluxe room at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. (Photo Courtesy: Apollo Hospitals)

(With inputs from Reuters)