Quality healthcare at Delhi's hospitals

Home to some of the best hospitals in the country, Delhi enjoys a place under the sun for healthcare facilities. Credit goes to experienced doctors, hygienic wards and state-of-the-art equipment. Here are some of the finest hospitals in the capital and the services they offer.

Government hospitals
All India Institute for Medical Sciences with its excellent treatment for every disease—except burn cases, dog bites and communicable diseases—is a solid presence in the capital’s healthcare sector. Its conglomerate of facilities includes the Rajendra Prasad Institute for Ophthalmic Sciences, and centres for neurosciences, de-addiction and cardiothoracic care. The Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital are also multi-specialty. The Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital is one of the prime hospitals in paediatric care.

All rounders
Besides these fantastic four, there are other internationally-acclaimed super-specialty private hospitals that are known for their diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities in every field. Such hospitals include Indraprastha Apollo, Fortis Hospitals, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Jessa Ram Hospital, Moolchand Hospital and Max Healthcare .

Heart friendly
When it comes to matters of the heart, you have Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre to look up to. Heart ailments of every kind—from paediatric heart care to preventive cardiology and rehabilitation—are addressed here. With a separate section for critical patients, state-of-the-art operation theatres and labs, Escorts offers advanced healthcare to all. Metro Heart Institute and National Heart Institute also provide quality vascular surgery.

Healthcare for women
Specialising in antenatal classes, preventive gynaecology and infertility treatments is Gouri Hospital. Fortis La Femme is a boutique hospital for women with departments for obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology, cosmetic and breast surgery.

Super-specialty hospitals
The capital is also the hub of several super-specialty hospitals, the likes of which include Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Delhi Heart and Lung Institute (respiratory disorders), Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi ENT Hospital and Research Centre, RG Stone Urological Research Institute (kidney stones) and the Batra Hospital (endocrinology). Vimhans is renowned for its mental-health treatments.

Delhi may just be our new health capital!