Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata

History and background

Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, formerly Apollo Gleneagles, on Canal Circular Road in Kolkata, was established in 2003 and is a 700 to 750-bed tertiary-care hospital. It is the only hospital in Eastern India accredited by JCI. It has been named the No. 1 private hospital in Eastern and North Eastern India by The Week–Hansa Research survey for 12 consecutive years, and won the Global Health and Travel Awards' Best Multispecialty Hospital in Eastern India in 2019.

Specialities and centres of excellence

The hospital has more than 50 specialities and 33 centres of excellence, including heart care, cancer care, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, neurosciences, transplants, robotics and emergency care. It carried out Eastern India's first simultaneous heart, liver and kidney transplant and has brought complete robotic renal transplant to the region, and the Apollo group has performed more than 10,000 kidney transplants. It is also a trusted name for bone marrow transplants for international patients.

Technology and facilities

The hospital handles more than 1,600 outpatient visits daily and has transplant centres equipped for living-donor and cadaver surgery.

International patients

Over 10,000 international patients a year, many from Bangladesh, receive treatment at Apollo Kolkata, which has a dedicated international patient services team. It is in the Kankurgachi area of Kolkata.

How AlisPro MediTours supports your treatment

AlisPro MediTours is a medical travel coordination service, not a hospital. We do not provide medical treatment, and clinical decisions always rest with your treating doctors. What we do is make the journey to this hospital easier to plan and less stressful to manage.

After you send your medical reports through our enquiry form, our coordinators share them with the hospital's international patient team and help you obtain a written opinion and an estimated cost. If you decide to go ahead, we can help with the medical visa invitation letter, flight planning, airport pickup, accommodation near the hospital, local transport, interpreter support and appointment scheduling. During your stay we stay in touch with you and your family, and after you return home we help arrange follow-up consultations and access to your records.

Costs, package inclusions and waiting times vary by hospital, doctor and treatment, so we recommend asking for a written estimate that clearly states what is and is not included.

Before you travel

Preparation makes a big difference to how smoothly a medical trip goes. Gather your recent medical reports, imaging (with the discs or digital files), a list of current medicines and any previous operation summaries, and share them early so the hospital can give a realistic opinion before you travel.

Ask the hospital or your coordinator for the expected length of stay, the likely total cost and what it includes, whether a family member may accompany you, and what follow-up will be needed after you return home. Confirm the treating doctor's name, the accreditation of the department you will use and how emergencies are handled.

Most international patients enter India on a medical visa, which normally requires an invitation letter from the hospital. Check the validity of your passport, arrange travel insurance that covers medical travel where possible, and plan for extra days in case treatment or recovery takes longer than expected. Keep copies of all documents on your phone and in your luggage.

Travel guide: Kolkata

Kolkata is served by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, which is usually 30 to 60 minutes from the main hospital areas depending on traffic. The city has a Metro, taxis and ride-hailing apps, and a wide range of hotels and serviced apartments; many international patients, especially from neighbouring Bangladesh, travel here for treatment. The weather is hot and humid in summer, rainy from June to September and most pleasant from October to March. Bengali, Hindi and English are widely spoken, and interpreters are available at major hospitals.