Plan Your Visit
We understand that seeking medical treatment outside your home country can be a physically and emotionally exhausting experience and we know that it can be stressful too. The International Patients Department at BAPS Yogiji Maharaj Hospital strives to ensure that you not only feel at home, but also go back to your country in good health.
The following steps would help you to visit us in a hassle-free and smooth fashion and enable you to have a happy and safe healing experience.
Step 1
Selecting your Doctor
BAPS Yogiji Mahraj hospital with its vast pool of qualified doctors ensures that you get the best resource in each medical specialty to offer you the best possible treatment options. Our medical fraternity represents over 55 medical specialties. We request you to contact our international patient helpdesk to guide you to an appropriate doctor.
Step 2
BAPS Yogiji Maharaj Hospital aims to respond to your query within 24 hours. Depending on the nature of the medical help required, the response could include advice on medical procedure along with a quote or if the concerned doctor feels that he/she needs to know more or view recent reports, we will communicate to you accordingly.
Step 3
If you are travelling abroad for medical reasons for the first time, here are certain pointers to help you plan your journey better.
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Ask your doctor if you are fit to travel overseas with your medical condition.
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Once you decide to continue your treatment abroad, keep your local doctor informed so that you can continue your follow up treatment without a hitch.
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When selecting the international hospital that’s right for your needs, you should consider the hospital’s facilities, infrastructure, etc
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Check the credentials and experience of the doctor who will treat you.
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Find out about the procedure and compare your expectations with what’s achievable by the surgery. Also enquire about follow-up care needed, time required for recovery, physical therapy, etc.
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Please note that in most cases the final decisions on your treatment will be made only after the doctor meets you and examines you in person. It is possible that your doctor, upon examining you, may decide you are not fit for surgery, or recommends treatment different from what you planned.
Step 4
Please carry along the following required documents when you travel to India for your medical treatment:
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Your ‘fitness to fly’ certificate (if medically warranted).
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Copy/originals of all medical reports and medication details.
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CD copies of any scans like MRI/CT/ECHO/X-Rays. (It becomes easier for our doctors to understand your previous medical treatments.)
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Any referral notes from your doctor (It would be good, if you could bring across a covering letter from your referral doctors, with he/ she explaining your medical ailments.
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List of Medications
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10 passport size photographs
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2 Photocopies of passport for yourself and your travel companion (if any). Depending upon the country you are traveling from, you may or may not need a visa.
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Yellow fever vaccination card if coming from African continent
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Carry your driver’s license or any valid proof of identity and make sure it will remain valid while you’re traveling.
Step 5
Points to remember while you are at our hospital
Registration at Hospital: You are required to produce your passport at the registration counter to get registered at our hospital. The hospital will maintain a copy of your passport (Photo page and visa page) in your hospital record. This is mandatory and is based on the directives from the Government of India.
Visa: If you are travelling on a medical visa, you are required to register at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office within 14 days of your arrival. Patients from Pakistan and Bangladesh are required to register their arrival within 24 hours with the nearest Police Station/Commissioner’s Office.
Our executives will be more than happy to help you to complete this formality.