1.

0 TOPIC
A. HEALING HUB - LUXURY HOSPITAL, CHENNAI

2.0 ELABORATIONS OF THE PROPOSED TOPICS

Building and Environment (ScienceDirect)

Volume 58,

HEALING HUB

• The built environment can contribute to reducing errors, falls, and infections.
• The built environment can enhance the privacy, comfort, and control.
• Nature Health Relationships-Biophilia can be linked to research in one or more of three
overarching mind-body systems – cognitive, psychological and physiological

LUXURY HOSPITAL

• India’s health care market likely to see a three-fold increase to $372 billion by 2022 from
$110 billion as of 2016, hospitals are seeing huge potential for offering luxury services.
3.0 DETAILS OF CHOSEN TOPIC

MEDICAL TOURISM:
For decades, the term “medical tourism” conjured 2 distinctly different images:

• The affluent traveling to tropical destinations for elective surgeries.

• Individuals crossing borders to find care that wasn’t available close to home.
WHY MEDICAL TOURISM?

• Well- trained health practitioners.

• Competitive cost of medical treatment.
• Large populace of fluent linguistic doctors and medical staff.
• Involvement of insurance agencies.
• Tax benefits by Govt.in tertiary care.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

• To study the factors which are attracting the international patients to Chennai.
• To study the satisfaction level of International Patients
• To compare the cost of the treatment in Chennai with foreign countries.
Tourism Potential:
People, who come for relatively simple, but important procedures, can consider packing in some
travel too, with their doctor’s permission. This is an added advantage. Every part of the country is
rich in history and diverse in geography.

Advantages of coming to Chennai for Medical Treatment

• Large number of multi-and super specialty hospitals equipped with the latest medical
equipment and facilities
• Dedicated doctors and treatments expertise of international standards
• Relatively at a very low cost
• No waiting time
• Fleuent multi lingual speaking staff
• Facilities available for private room, translators and other tailor masw services.
• Can combined with a holity/business trip.
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4.0 STATE WHETHER THE TOPIC IS HYPOTHETICAL OR A LIVE PROPOSAL

HEALING HUB (Medical Tourism), CHENNAI- HYPOTHETICAL WITH (LIVE
SCHEME)
4.1 SCOPE & AIM OF THE PROJECT

SCOPE:
• Government of India ‘s aim is to develop India as a global healthcare hub.
• Low cost surgeries and medical treatments by expert doctors
private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry.
• State -of-the-art medical hospitals having international standards.
• Rising incomes, greater health awareness, lifestyle diseases & increasing insurance penetration will
contribute to growth.
• Healthcare expenditure in India is expected to increase by 12% per annum.

AIM:
Feasibility of General Hospital
• Increased ratio of job potential
• Growth of medical tourism
• Hospital as a Business strategy
• Need for infrastructure
To design The HEALING HUB which is proposed to come up in CHENNAI.
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HOSPITALS: FACILITIES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (GD KUNDERS)

THRUST AREA-

7.0 INFORMATION ON SITE PLAN AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

7.1 GOOGLE MAP/SATELLITE IMAGE

• The city covers an area of 11.605 km 2 (4.481 sq mi) and had a population of 164,265 in 2001.
• It is the administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram District.
• Kanchipuram is well-connected by road and rail.
• Chennai International Airport is the nearest domestic and international airport to the city,
which is located at Tirusulam in Kanchipuram
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