Why work with SMC to coordinate your overseas treatment?
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| SMC has a combination of factors that sets it apart from others providing overseas medical treatment (also commonly known as medical tourism). One of our key distinguishing factors is that we have unparallel experience & knowledge of working closely with many doctors and institutions in India.
Our mission statement is to serve our customers by facilitating high quality and cost effective clinical care in cosmetic, dental, surgical and other non-surgical medical treatments”. At SMC, our goal is to maximise your reach to an affordable trustworthy health care that is of quality comparable with any of the western countries, at a cost that is 50-60% less than the developed countries. |
| Professional Expertise |
| We are neither a tour operator nor a marketing company offering cheap surgery. SMC has been founded by a qualified medical professional from India. She has worked as a doctor in India and has unparallel experience and knowledge of working closely with Indian healthcare providers. Having worked as a doctor in India has provided her with insights into health care profession. Through her years of experience of working in India as a doctor, she has a well established network of highly experienced and qualified doctors. Therefore, when you are with SMC you can be confident that we understand YOUR needs and YOUR interests are our focus. |
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| Independent Advice |
| We have alliances with leading hospitals and specialists in India. However, selection of the health care provider will be completely your decision. Our objective is to facilitate this decision making process by gathering your medical requirement and providing choices of leading specialist doctor/surgeon and hospitals in India to you. We have the capability to understand your required treatments and coordiante your overseas treatment. We provide your requirements to multiple hospitals/ specialists based on their capabilities and area of medical expertise, getting treatment plans from multiple hospitals/ specialists, discussing with you the options available, developing tour options around the treatment plan working with the specialist doctor and our trusted travel partners, getting answers to your queries. In summary, provide you with all the information to make an effective decision for your treatment and coordinate all the associated logistics. We keep YOUR interest in mind and work for YOU. |
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| Quality Clinical Care – World Class Medical Treatment |
| India has world-class medical facilities, with excellent health care professionals in all areas of medical care. We include only those hospitals / speciality centres in India that are known to deliver excellent patient care, have a very high level of expertise in their areas of specialisation, are safe and equipped with modern state of art technology. All surgeries are performed in Indias leading hospitals. Joint Commission International (JCI), a division of the leading U.S. organisation that reviews hospitals for quality in America, now provides similar services to hospitals abroad. It provides benchmark, international standards and evaluates health care facilities for delivering patient quality care. It is similar to Australian Council for Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) or similar kind of standards in Europe Canada in health care. Many of the corporate multi-specialty centres in our network have been accredited by JCI to ensure that they adhere to the quality standards maintained in the western countries. Thus bringing these hospitals at par with the hospitals in Australia for standards and safety for delivering quality health care. |
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| Significant Cost Savings |
| Cost savings is the main reason most people initially get attracted to go overseas for medical treatment. Australian health insurer, Medibank Private, says open-heart surgery can cost up to $180,000 in Australia; in India’s best hospitals it could cost between $3000 and $10,000. Dental, eye and cosmetic surgeries in Western countries cost three to four times as much as in India (Source: Theage.com.au). The table below provides you a representative list of the procedures that are worthwhile considering getting treatment overseas and the indicative treatment savings at home and in India. Dental surgery is typically the biggest saver with medical tourism; 60%-80% savings across the board are standard in India with excellent facilities. These savings that you get in the treatment costs can easily offset the air tickets, tours or in case of major surgeries, can pay for the entire familys trip overseas. |
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| Treatment |
Cost in AUS |
Cost in India |
Saving (%) |
| Full Face Lift |
$11,000 |
$3,500 |
66% |
| Breast Augmentation |
$9,250 |
$4,100 |
55% |
| Tummy Tuck |
$7,500 |
$3,400 |
55% |
| Lower Denture Supported by Implants |
$22,200 |
$6,500 |
71% |
| 16 Porcelain Veneers |
$35,200 |
$6,900 |
80% |
| Total Knee Replacement |
$16,500 |
$7,500 |
55% |
| Total Hip Replacement |
$19,000 |
$8,000 |
58% |
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| Please note these are treatment costs only. Associated travel and accommodation costs will be additional. |
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| No Waiting Lists |
| According to Australian Hospital Statistics 2004-05, the waiting time for elective surgery for 90th percentile is 217 days and 4.8% waited for more than 365 days. As per the figures released in Mar 2008, in VIC the waiting list for knee and hip replacement is for 2 years. We can work with you to get immediate access to the hospitals and specialists. With a well-planned tour, most surgeries can be conducted within days of landing in India. We are offering Australians a fresh hope, rather than living with the pain and inconvenience especially for orthopedics problems. For all non-life threatening surgeries, medical treatment is a viable option. |
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| Peace of Mind |
| For many people, travelling to an unfamiliar country for Cosmetic / plastic surgery, dental treatment or elective surgery may sound daunting. However, our local knowledge, understanding of capabilities of the healthcare facilities and the personal touch throughout the process is bound to make the health care an enjoyable experience. We have developed alliances with key service providers in the areas of healthcare and tour management to ensure that you are offered high quality services at a reasonable cost. We can take care of all the aspects for your trip such as air tickets, visa, airport pick-ups, local ground transport, hotel bookings and tour packages. Our personal approach to case handling ensures that any concerns are immediately addressed. Above all, throughout this process, you will be working with the person who has first-hand experience in care delivery at Indian medical facilities, and has known many of the medical professionals for years. |
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| Transparent and Trust |
| We believe in open communication, and provide information about all specialist clinics and corporate hospitals in our network on our website. Most of these healthcare facilities have their own website where you can learn more about them, information such as Before/After results and patient testimonials. At SMC, we work with each client individually to understand their requirements and matching them with the capabilities of the appropriate speciality centres and/or corporate hospitals in India. |
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