Kolkata - Healthcare Model for a Family

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SANMITRA
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Kolkata - Healthcare Model for a Family

Post by SANMITRA »

Hello everyone, whenever it comes to R2I (kolkata) two critical issues which hit my mind and make me re-think are :

  • Healthcare
  • Schooling for kids
Friend NVram has started a very good thread on schools so I thought about starting this thread on healthcare including Insurance, Physicians, Facilties, The working model on which a family (huband, wife,kids, parents, in-law parents) can depend.Please share your valuable experiences on this.

Compared to say Chennai , kolkata is way behind in healthcare.Unless you KNOW REALLY WELL the system in Kolkata , small things can turn serious.I will share my kid's normal-cold treatment that gave us lots of worries when we visited kolkata in nov-2006.
bengal_tiger
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Kolkata - Healthcare Model for a Family

Post by bengal_tiger »

SANMITRA,

Thanks for starting this thread.

The private medical facilities in Kolkata have improved a lot.
I don't think you should try the government route if you are looking for
quality care.

Apollo is still the best in Kolkata, they have two very good facilities,
next to Swabhumi in N. Calcutta and in Gariahat Road. During my
visits, I have also seen a few "middle class" private facilities
and although you don't see the "impressionist paintings in the
lobby" like in US hospitals, the quality of care was good.

There are many other good facilities with international standards
coming up, mainly because I think the government wants WB to be
a health-tourism hub (learning from their idol, the bearded man from
Cuba). Personally, I still think it is more hype than reality at this stage.

The greatest thing that I like about Kolkata's system is that the
doctors are really good. Calcutta Medical College and NRS churn
out some of the best doctors and most of them (like most
Bengalis) don't like to leave Kolkata. :)
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SANMITRA
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Please post your business interests (off course you have may have it , no problems with that) in a separate thread.Here we are trying to share some positive information regarding healthcare IN GENERAL (NOT about any particular facility etc ).
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