Best Hospitals for kidney treatment

Hospitals In India

by Mani Karthik |

Diseases related to Kidney can be life threatening and it requires a proper diagnosis at good hospitals. There are many hospitals across India that offer dialysis and kidney transplantation procedures. Cost of transplant may be lower in Government hospitals but private hospitals would charge somewhere between 3-4 lakh rupees. Foreign nationals do come for treatment in India as the costs incurred is much lower as compared to international hospitals.

Again infrastructure and amenities offered at Indian hospitals are at par with international standards .Some of the popular hospitals available in India for Kidney treatment are listed below.

AIMS

AIMS is one of the most reputed hospitals in India and the nephrology department performs 3-4 kidney transplants every week. Since it’s a costly procedure you can also get government’s financial assistance. Kidney transplant is done when no medical treatment is giving any positive effect.  First step for transplantation would be get registered with the Renal Clinic, AIIMS which would be followed by blood group and compatibility test. An ideal donor has to be found and for this there would be waiting time of 2-3 months.

Address

Safdarjung Enclave, Aurobindo Marg,Ansari Nagar, Delhi- 110029
Tel: (011) 26588500, (011) 26589900

Fortris Hospital

Fortris Hospital has performed many kidney transplants and they have been very successful in their operations too. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and has a team well qualified doctors. It is accredited to the JCI(Joint commission International) &  NABH ( National Accreditation Board of hospitals). For the kidney transplant Fortris hospital has complete package which includes documentation fee and the other expenses that come with this operation.

Address

65, 1st Main Road, Seshadripuram, Bangalore- 560020, Karnataka
Tel: (080)  67947301

Manipal Hospital

Manipal has performed more than 1000 kidney transplants and is guided by a team of qualified doctors as well staff. It is first to perform the cadver transplant and are pioneer in the Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy. They use the most advanced technology and the cost of health care is purely affordable. The initial steps for getting ready for the transplant would require a minimum of 18 days .Once the donor has been found then the patient would be required to stay in hospital for about 10-15 days. For recovery they would be required to stay near hospital for about 60 days.

Address

98, HAL Airport road, Bangalore – 560 017

Ph : 080 – 2502 4444/3344, Fax : 080 – 2526 6757, Email : info@manipalhospitals.com

Coimbatore Kidney Hospital

The Coimbatore Kidney Hospital is known for their successful treatment procedures in Kidney and urinary tract diseases. They have conducted over 18,000 haemo dialysis and 200 kidney transplantations. The kidney transplant package includes surgical and medical treatments, Anesthesia Charges, Professional Charges, Basic Investigations charges, Oxygen, Ventilation & ICU stay. They have also introduced Steroid Free Kidney Transplantation that greatly reduced complications after surgery. Apart from kidney transplant they also perform stone removal, haemodialysis, Transurethral Resections of the Prostrate (TURP) etc .

Address

738-B Puliakulam Road, Coimbatore 641 045, Tamil Nadu, India

Tel: 91 422 – 2312006 or 91 422 – 2312007

MIOT Hospital

The nephrology department of the MIOT hospital looks into the diagnosis, and treatment of all diseases pertaining to kidney. They look into Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure, Hypertensive and Diabetic Kidney diseases, Obstructive kidney disease and Immunologically medicated kidney disease. It has one of the advanced Dialysis Unit that looks into 65 patients per day.The hospital has performed about 214 transplant since 2008 and also offers Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy which is helpful for severe critical patients.

Address

MIOT Hospitals, 4/112, Mount Poonamalle Road, Manapakkam, Chennai – 600 089, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Christian Medical College Vellore

The nephrology department of Christian Medical College Vellore is specialized in treating diseases related to kidney. They have a team of experienced doctors and have two departments namely Nephrology I and Nephrology II. Their facilities include Hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, renal transplantation, diagnostic tests, biopsy, patient education, nephrology research, education etc.An initial examination of the patient is undertaken which includes blood tests, urine tests, ultrasonography, kidney biopsy etc. From the results a treatment procedure is prescribed and also counselling with lifestyle modification.

Address

Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamil Nadu, India

Tel: 0416-2282053

Medanta Medicity

Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology deals with the treatment of diseases related to the kidneys, bladder and prostate gland. The hospital has a dedicated team of doctors who coordinate and work with urologists, nephrologists, medical and radiation oncologists. Some of the highlights of this center includes minimal surgical technique like robotic surgery to correct prostate, bladder and kidney problems. They also provide all round care for patients needing dialysis and chronic kidney problems.

Address

Medanta-The Medicity, Sector – 38, Gurgaon, Haryana 122 001, India

Tel: +91- 124 4141414 , +91- 124 4411441, Fax:+91- 124 4834 111, Email Id : info@medanta.org

Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital

This is a government run hospital and has successfully performed more than 1000 renal transplants. In earlier times transplant patients had a survival rate of 75 to 80 per cent for up to 3 years but now with advance in medical field patients are seen living for than 20 years. The first cadaver renal transplantation was done in 1996 but now it has slowly picked up.

Address

No 1, Opposite Central Railway Station, Evr Periyar Salai, Park Town, Chennai – 60000,
Tel: +(91)-44-25305000, 25305726, 25305723, 25305711, 25305712, Website: www.mmc.tn.gov.in

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

The Apollo Hospital’s Nephrology and Urology department looks into both both autologous and cadaveric transplants. The hospital has done over 10,000 kidney transplants till date and performs about 400 every year. They use minimum invasive surgery which reduces complications and helps in quick recovery of patients. The procedures include Cadaveric renal transplantation, Cadaver-donor kidney transplantation, living donor kidney transplants (from both related and unrelated donors) and Laparoscopic donor Nephrectomy

Address

Sarita Vihar, Delhi Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110076 (INDIA)

Tel: + 91 – 11 – 2692 5858 / 2692 5801

Email ID: assistance@apollohospitalsdelhi.com, delhiapollo@gmail.com

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Hospital offers treatment for kidney related diseases and is seen to the latest technology. There is a dedicated transplant ward that caters to such patients only and will be assisted by nurses specially trained for this procedure. The hospital has a team of well-trained doctors and other medical professionals who are specialized in this field. They also undertake Hemodialysis as well as Peritoneal Dialysis for treating patients in severe condition.

Address

Rao Saheb Achutrao Patwardhan Marg, Four Bunglows, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400053

Tel: +91-22-3099-9999