About us
TELL TALE Medical Management Services has an excellent team of executives with wide network of experienced professional doctors in multi-specialties in all the leading hospitals which enable us to provide the best treatment available to patients, after consulting with the doctors at affordable cost to all the non residents.
In the division of Ayurveda we are connected with hospitals much older having history of over 500 years was considered to be one of the richest and powerful families in Kerala famous for practicing Ayurveda , Kalari, Yoga and other performing Arts.
Our Services Include
ü Airport Pick up & drop
ü Arranging accommodation for patients and attendants (Hotels/Guest Houses for Attendants)
ü Coordinating all appointments
ü Cuisine to suit your palate
ü Travel arrangements (one stop shop for all travel related services, We will suggest you the suitable itinerary after consulting with the Physician).
ü Translators
ü Locker Facility for all Valuables
ü Visa and Foreign Exchange assistance
MEDICAL VALUE TRAVEL
The term "Medical Tourism" has its share of controversies, especially with leading members of the medical fraternity would like to call it "Medical Value Travel".
A Study done by Deloitte recently said global healthcare is a $60-billion opportunity and in India, the market was clocking a healthy growth with medical tourism expected to touch USD 1.5-2 billion by 2010, though we are merely scratching the surface. Last year, India received 4.5 lakh international patients through a little tad higher than Singapore at 4.2 lakh.
Abacus International in a report says on this rapidly growing business shows a medical tourist spends US$ 362 a day, compared with the average traveler's spend of US$ 144. Medical Tourism growing at 30% per year, one of the fastest growing Tourism segments.
Why India...
The CII McKinsey report on Medical Tourism: India has the potential to attract 1 million tourists per annum.
Launch of Medical Tourism Visa by the Indian External Affairs Ministry: Visa up to One Year.
The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) recently announced that India’s Medical Tourism market is growing at an annual rate of 25 percent and is expected to become a USD two billion business segment by 2012. Last year 200,000 patients came to India for medical treatment.
Ministry of Tourism announces: USD 6.5 billion is in the pipeline for the Medical Tourism Industry in the country.
Internationally accredited medical facilities using the latest technologies.
Highly qualified Physicians / Surgeons and hospital support staff. Public and private Indian universities are churning out 20,000 doctors and 30,000 nurses a year.
Significant cost saving compared to domestic private healthcare. Medical treatment costs in India are lower at least 60-80% when compared to similar procedures in north America and the UK. The costs in India are one-fifth of that of Singapore and half of that of Thailand.No Wait Lists.
Fluent English speaking staff.
Options for private room, translator, private chef, dedicated staff during your stay and many other tailor – made services.
Can easily be combined with a holiday / business trip.
Middle East: Being a Gateway into the Middle East, with excellent flight connections into almost every city in India, accessibility to World class Healthcare facilities in India is a mere three - four hours away from GCC. UAE and other GCC Countries is home to more than a million Non Resident Indians, who form a ready made market to Indian healthcare facilities, especially in the non insured category who find Good Healthcare being nearly three times the cost of medical treatment in India. The need also arises due to very strong family connections in India and familiar food habits.
North America: Considering that 50% of US Citizens are covered by insurance, while the cost of private healthcare is exorbitant, even for Dental and Eye care. Money is the Primary motive, saving of 50 - 90% is almost guaranteed, while moving to India for medical care.Dr. Milica Bookman, Professor of Economics at St. Joseph’s University and author of the book "Medical Tourism in developing Countries", while doing a research on the economic impact of medical tourism. According to her research, 750,000 Americans travelled abroad for treatment in 2007 and over 6 million expected by 2010.
US based medical tourists fall into 3 predominate categories:-Patients seeking elective procedures that are not covered by their insurers. Nearly 85 million US Citizens come in this category.
Patients seeking lower cost options, and
Patients who cannot secure insurance, either with regard to age or present medical status.
United Kingdom: Wait for "National Health Service" (NHS) and expensive Private Health care key drivers of medical tourism market into India. NHS, UK alone has over a million patients waiting to be treated. Though NHS is still reluctant to endorse treatments, which involves more than 4 hours of air travel.UK being one of the highest generators of tourists (with more than 500,000 tourists) into India is a market, especially in the 3 days 7 days treatments and rejuvenation packages such as Oral Healthcare, Ophthalmology, Ayurveda and Spa related activities.