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Treatment in India for Omani patients
Written for Omani patients and their families: the route from Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, the visa process at the Indian mission nearest you, which hospital cities most patients use, and what follow-up looks like once you are back home.
- Flights
- Muscat flies direct to Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi and Delhi in 2.5–4 hours.
- Usual hospital cities
- Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi NCR
- Languages we work in
- Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu
- Estimates shown in
- Omani rial (OMR) and US dollars
- Medical visa
- The Embassy of India in Muscat issues medical visas quickly on the hospital invitation letter; attendants apply at the same time.
Why patients travel
What brings Omani patients to India
- Short flights and frequent schedules suit older patients travelling with family.
- Sub-specialty programmes such as epilepsy surgery are concentrated in a few Indian centres.
- Arabic-language coordination and halal catering are standard at partner hospitals.
Most requested
Treatments and indicative package costs
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)$5,200–9,800
- Total Knee Replacement$4,200–8,200
- Epilepsy Surgery$8,500–18,000
- Breast Cancer Treatment$4,200–24,000
- Cataract Surgery$900–3,200
Indicative hospital package ranges in US dollars, not quotations. Your estimate is issued by the hospital after it reads your reports, and can be shown to you in Omani rial (OMR).
Back home
Support once you return to Oman
- Discharge instructions in Arabic and English, sized for your pharmacy at home.
- Teleconsultation follow-up at two weeks and three months with the treating consultant.
- Coordination with your Omani physician for ongoing prescriptions.
Answers
Questions from Oman
Next step
Get an estimate for travel from Oman
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