Healthcare
India — Healthcare: Major Hospitals
India's major private hospital chains — Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, Max Healthcare, Manipal Hospitals, and Medanta - The Medicity — offer internationally accredited, English-speaking care widely used by expats and medical tourists. All prescriptions, invoices, and discharge summaries at these facilities are issued in English. India has 57+ JCI-accredited hospitals and numerous NABH-accredited Tier-1 facilities, most of which support direct-billing/cashless arrangements with international insurers.
VerifiedGovernment / official sourceInternational Insurance / hospital accreditation directories (JCI, NABH)Last reviewed: 2026-07-20
Key facts
- Top private hospital chains: Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, Max Healthcare, Manipal Hospitals, Medanta - The Medicity.
- All documentation (prescriptions, invoices, discharge summaries) at these hospitals is provided in English.
- India has 57+ JCI-accredited hospitals plus many NABH-accredited Tier-1 facilities.
- Most JCI/NABH Tier-1 hospitals support direct-billing/cashless treatment for internationally insured patients.
Common mistakes
- Assuming all hospitals in a city offer the same accreditation and direct-billing support as the major chains — verify JCI/NABH status and insurer partnerships before an emergency arises.