Top 5 Bone Marrow Transplant Hospitals in Chennai

• Global Hospital is a leading healthcare provider in Chennai. It was established in 1999 by Dr. K. Ravindranath to focus on multi-organ transplantation. Today, it is the leading hospital in India, accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers), NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories), and NABB (National Accreditation Board for Blood Banks).

• One of India's leading organ transplantation hospitals and the foremost hospital to perform 5 successful organ transplant surgeries in a day.

• Performed India's first successful split and auxiliary liver transplant and combined heart and kidney transplant.

• It is one of Chennai's best multi-specialty hospitals, offering care in multiple disciplines, such as Heart, Liver, Neuro, Lung, and Kidney procedures. 

• It merges as an international medical destination, letting patients get top-notch medical care from Africa, the Middle East, and SAARC nations through video consultation.

• The hospital operates under IHH Healthcare, the world’s biggest healthcare provider committed to quality care and safety.

• Significant specialties include Anesthesiology, Aesthetics, Audiology and Speech Therapy, Cancer Care, Cardiology, Dental Sciences, Dermatology and Cosmetology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Multi-Organ Transplants, Hepatology, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), Interventional Radiology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Gynaecology, Physiotherapy, and Rheumatology.

• India’s first hospital, having completed India's first pulmonary denervation procedure and two hand transplants in a week.

• The hospital has highly skilled doctors and nurses who have successfully performed 20 lung, 500 liver, and  8 heart transplants.

• The hospital specializes in minimally intrusive procedures with quicker recovery time and less discomfort than traditional open surgeries.

The hospital provides 180 beds, with 60 in the ICU and 4 operation theatres, which help it manage over 11,000 inpatients annually. It also boasts talented and experienced doctors and staff and state-of-the-art medical technology.

The flat panel Cath lab, dialysis unit, and transplant center also help alleviate patients with respective conditions. It also offers 24/7 emergency care.

Fortis Malar Hospital offers more than 40 specialities, such as:

• Cardiothoracic surgery,

• Cardiology,

• Nephrology,

• Gynaecology and

• Pediatrics, among others.

Awards and Recognition

The hospital has received several honors and awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Rotary International District. It was received by Dr. KR Balakrishnan, the Director of Cardiac Sciences.

The hospital also has the award for excellence in medical teaching from GMC. Along with that, it has the “Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Healthcare.” Consequetively for two years.

The hospital is well-known for its excellent patient care facility and its dedication to providing top-quality medical services to its patients.

The hospital was also seen on the cover of India Today’s Best Hospitals in India issue. The hospital was also chosen as one of the top 5 hospitals in India by Care360, a leading online publication.

It is also a recipient of several accolades by various medical associations such as WHO, The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

The Indian Hospitals Association rates the facility five stars, along with an accreditation by the National Quality Council of India. This assures patients receive high-quality medical care.

Fortis Malar also has the National Accreditation Board for Medical and Health Care Providers in India (NABHCPI) accreditation.

• One of the best hospitals in India, Established in 1983, NABH and JCI Accredited

• Major specialties: Heart, Cancer, Bones, Joints & Spine, Organ Transplants, Neurology, Gastro & Colorectal, Bariatric Surgery, Gynaecology & Infertility, and Ophthalmology

• First Indian hospital to introduce techniques in coronary angioplasty, stereotactic radiotherapy, and radio-surgery for brain tumours.

• First Indian hospital to be awarded ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications

• First hospital in South India to be accredited by the Joint Commission International USA, reaccredited 4 times

• Declared as the 'Centre of Excellence' by the Government of India
  Voted several times as the "Best Private Sector Hospital in India" by The Week magazine

• Times Health conducted a survey of hospitals across India and Bagheshwari won the top two spots.

Established in 1999, MIOT (Madras Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology) International. It is a multi-specialty hospital accredited with NABL and NABH. It is the first hospital in India to have a 750 HD CT scan with dual-energy imaging. Started as a center for orthopedics, it has now become multi-specialty dealing with neurosurgery, cardiology, thoracic and cardiovascular care, nephrology, oncology, knee replacement, hip-replacement surgery, plastic surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, craniofacial and cosmetic surgery, and more. Spread across 14-acres, the hospital has bagged many awards, including Niryat Shree Gold Award in 2002 and 2009; FIEO Niryat Shree Bronze Trophy 2008; FIEO Southern Region Export Excellence Award 2012 – 2013, 2013 – 2014 and 2015 – 2016. The hospital also won Best Multispecialty Hospital in Chennai, Best Hospital for Orthopedics, Best Hospital for Gastro and Gastro surgery and Best Hospital for Nephrology by Times of India. In 2013, MIOT Institute of Hematology, Hemato-Oncology and BMT performed the first T- Replete Haplo Identical Bone Marrow Transplant in India. The emergency liver transplant saves a rapidly deteriorating 26-year-old mother with Jaundice and damaged liver.

Also known as Adyar Cancer Institute, Cancer Institute (WIA) became the Regional Cancer Centre in 1974. In 1974, it was declared as “Centre of Excellence” by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The hospital has many firsts in its credit, including In 1956, first cobalt-60 teletherapy unit in the entire South East Asia was installed at the Institute. In 1970, the first medical oncology unit in the country started functioning at the Cancer Institute (WIA). In 1976, the hospital has introduced the first linear accelerator in India. In 2009, the first Rapid Arc Therapy facility in India. It has a first medical school in India which offers degrees in various sub-specialties of oncology by Medical Council of India.