Apollo Hospital Chennai for Bangladeshi Patients: Cost and Visa

Apollo Hospital Chennai has treated patients since 1983, when Greams Road opened as India’s first corporate hospital. From Dhaka, Chennai is a direct flight of under three hours.

Chennai Apollo Hospital suits Bangladeshi patients who need heart care, children’s care or proton therapy at the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre. Three facts explain why.

• 43 years of patient care at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai.
• 3 to 3.5 lakh Bangladeshi patients travelled to India for treatment in 2023.
• 14% cardiology and 13% oncology led the reasons in a 2023 survey of 388 Bangladeshi patients.

At My 1Health, a global medical tourism company, we coordinate directly with the international patient department at Apollo Hospitals Chennai.

We arrange your appointment, visa documents and airport pickup, completely free for you.

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Is Apollo Chennai Costly? Treatment Cost for Bangladeshi Patients

Your Apollo Hospital Chennai treatment cost reaches you in writing before you travel, and it matches what you would pay going directly to the hospital.

Apollo’s specialist team sets the figure after reviewing your reports. Our estimate adds accommodation, meals, transfers, visa fees and interpretation, so you see the full budget in one place.

One headline number would mislead you, because a heart bypass, a course of proton therapy and a transplant sit in very different cost bands.

Your length of stay moves the total again.

What your written estimate covers

We plan your flight dates around your treatment before you book.

What moves your total

1. Your procedure and how complex your case is.
2. Days in hospital and days in Chennai.
3. Tests Apollo needs before treatment, and your companion’s stay.

Compare your Dhaka quote line by line on the same items. A quote without accommodation or medicines looks cheaper until those lines are added.

Which international insurance does Apollo Chennai accept?

Our Apollo Hospitals profile lists these insurers:

1. Aetna
2. Allianz
3. AXA USA Insurance
4. BUPA
5. Cigna
6. Globemed
7. United Healthcare Global

Hold one of these? Send your policy details with your reports, and we confirm cover at the Chennai unit before you travel.

If your insurer is not listed, we check it with the hospital and support your claim where it applies.

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How Many Apollo Hospitals Are in Chennai? Locations and Units

Apollo lists 8+ hospitals and centres in Chennai. Of these, 5 matter most to Bangladeshi patients:

• The Greams Road hospital
• Heart Centre, Cancer Centre
• Proton Cancer Centre
• Children’s Hospitals

We match your diagnosis to the right unit before you book.

Apollo Specialty Hospitals at Vanagaram and OMR serve other parts of the city. Our Apollo Hospitals profile and Apollo Hospitals India guide cover the wider network.

Which unit fits your situation

1. Chest pain, blocked artery or valve problem: Apollo Heart Centre.
2. New cancer diagnosis: Apollo Cancer Centre or Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, as Apollo’s team plans.
3. A child who needs a specialist: Apollo Children’s Hospitals.
4. Not sure yet: send your reports and Apollo’s team decides.

Apollo Chennai addresses by unit

1. Greams Road hospital: 21 Greams Lane, Off Greams Road, Chennai 600006.
2. Children’s Hospitals: 15 Shafee Mohammed Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai 600006.
3. Proton Cancer Centre: Dr Vikram Sarabai Instronic Estate, Tharamani, Chennai 600096.

The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre sits in Tharamani on the southern side of the city, while the Greams Road units are central. We plan your accommodation and transfers around your treating unit.

Share your reports first and choose the unit second. Apollo’s team confirms where your case is treated, and your written quote names the unit and your doctor.

What Is Apollo Hospital Chennai Famous For? Key Strengths 2026

Apollo Hospital Chennai is famous for Greams Road, which opened in 1983 as India’s first corporate hospital.

It is also famous for the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, South Asia’s first proton therapy centre.

Heart surgery, cancer care and children’s medicine anchor the Chennai campus today.

1. 1983: Greams Road opens, giving Apollo Chennai 43 years of patient care.
2. 2 January 2019: the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre treats its first patient on an IBA Proteus PLUS system, a first for Southern Asia.
3. 150 beds: the proton centre runs 2 gantry treatment rooms and 1 fixed beam room.
4. JCI: India’s first cancer hospital accredited by Joint Commission International.
5. 14 medical doctors work across photon and proton therapy, led by Dr Rakesh Jalali.
6. 70 beds and 300+ daily outpatient visits: Apollo Children’s Hospitals cares for children only.

Proton therapy: radiation that delivers its dose at the tumour and spares the healthy tissue around it.

That is why the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre uses it for complex cases such as head and neck cancers and for very young children.

For a family from Bangladesh, Apollo Hospital Chennai offers heart, cancer and children’s teams in one city. We use that map to send your reports to the right team first time.

Which Treatments Is Apollo Chennai Best For? Heart, Cancer, Children, Organ/ Bone Marrow Transplant

Apollo Hospital Chennai is best known for heart surgery, cancer care including proton therapy, children’s care and transplants.

Cardiology and cancer are also the two most common reasons Bangladeshi patients travel to India, at 14% and 13% in a 2023 survey.

1. Heart care at Apollo Heart Centre 

2. Cancer care and proton therapy 

3. Children’s care 

4. Transplants

1. Heart care at Apollo Heart Centre

Apollo Heart Centre on Greams Road covers heart surgery and cardiology, and our Apollo heart surgery page lists the procedures.

The wider team includes surgeons who work in ECMO (a machine that supports the heart and lungs).

Their work also covers ventricular assist devices (pumps that support a weak heart) and transplant surgery.

Share your angiogram, echocardiogram and ECG reports. Our guide to heart surgery in India for Bangladeshi patients answers the next questions.

2. Cancer care and proton therapy

The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre brings surgical, medical and radiation oncology together, and Cancer Management Teams review each case.

It treats complex cases such as craniospinal irradiation (radiation to the brain and spine) and head and neck cancers.

Its team also has practice in treating very young children under sedation.

Apollo Cancer Centre in Teynampet adds oncology consultations in central Chennai. Our Apollo cancer treatment page lists the services.

Ask whether proton therapy suits your diagnosis

3. Children’s care

Apollo Children’s Hospitals in Thousand Lights has 70 beds for children only and sees 300+ outpatients a day.

For a child with a heart or cancer case, Apollo’s teams decide which unit leads after reviewing the reports.

4. Transplants

Organ transplant care sits within the Apollo Hospitals Chennai programme, and our Apollo organ transplant page lists what is offered.

Send your latest reports so the transplant team can review your case.

Who benefits most

1. Adults who need heart surgery or complex cardiology, including ECMO and transplant cases.
2. Patients whose cancer sits close to a critical organ, where proton precision matters.
3. Parents of children who need paediatric specialists in a children only hospital.
4. Anyone who wants an Apollo second opinion before deciding to travel.

Questions to ask your Apollo specialist

1. What is my diagnosis, and what stage or severity is it?
2. Which treatment do you recommend, and why?
3. How many days will I spend in hospital and in Chennai?
4. What follow up will I need after I return to Bangladesh?

Apollo Hospital Chennai Doctors List: Cardiology and Oncology

The Apollo Hospital Chennai doctors list spans every specialty, and we shortlist the right consultant after Apollo’s team reviews your reports.

Four doctors from Apollo’s public profiles show the depth of the heart and cancer teams, and each profile gives their role and unit.

Our search data shows Bangladeshi families look for the Apollo Hospital Chennai doctors list nearly 3 times as often as they search for an appointment.

Tell us your diagnosis and we shortlist consultants by diagnosis, subspecialty and unit.

A video consultation before you travel lets you ask your questions first, and your written quote confirms your doctor and dates.

How to Book an Appointment at Chennai Apollo Hospital (2026)

To book an appointment at Chennai Apollo Hospital, share your reports with us on WhatsApp.

Apollo’s specialist team reviews them and sends a treatment plan with appointment options.

We then arrange your invitation letter, visa documents, flights, accommodation and airport pickup.

1. Message us on WhatsApp with your diagnosis and the city you live in.
2. Share your reports through our secure link.
3. Apollo’s team reviews them and prepares your treatment plan and estimate.
4. Choose your dates. Your written quote names the unit and your doctor.
5. We coordinate the hospital’s invitation letter and guide your visa documents.
6. We plan your flights around your dates, with airport pickup and accommodation near the hospital.

Which reports should you send?

1. Diagnosis reports and discharge summaries.
2. Scans on disc or as files: CT, MRI, PET or echocardiogram.
3. Biopsy and pathology reports, recent blood tests and your current medicines.
4. A copy of your passport photo page.

Prefer to explain your case in Bengali? Our Bengali speaking coordinator, based in Bangladesh, assists patients going to Apollo Chennai in person.

Need an Apollo Hospital Chennai contact number? Message us on WhatsApp at +1 718 550 0880 and we handle the booking for you.

Indian Medical Visa for Bangladeshi Patients: Is It Open in 2026?

India resumed tourist visas for Bangladeshis on 28 June 2026 and kept issuing urgent medical visas throughout, so the route is open.

For an Indian medical visa for Bangladeshi patients, we coordinate Apollo’s invitation letter and guide your documents from the first message.

1. Which visa centres can you use?

Applications go through the Indian visa application centres in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Khulna. Tell us your nearest centre and we plan your documents around it.

2. How long does an Indian medical visa take?

The visa centre and the High Commission set the processing time, not the hospital.

We prepare your invitation letter and documents first, so your application is complete on day 1, and we share the current timeline when you enquire.

3. Which documents should you start preparing?

1. A valid passport for you and your companion.
2. Recent photographs.
3. Your medical reports.
4. The hospital’s invitation letter, which ties your visa to your Apollo Hospital Chennai treatment.

Our Bengali speaking coordinator in Bangladesh walks you through the documents in person, and we guide the order you submit them.

A medical attendant visa covers the family member who travels with you, and we confirm the current rules when we plan your application.

Our Bangladesh treatment guide covers the visa steps for Indian, Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean treatment in one place.

Dhaka to Chennai Flight Time, Airlines and Arrival Guide

Nonstop flights connect Dhaka and Chennai in 2 hours 35 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes. IndiGo, US Bangla Airlines and Biman Bangladesh Airlines fly the route.

We plan your flight around your appointment dates, with airport pickup waiting in Chennai.

1. Carry printed reports, scans on disc and current medicines in your hand luggage.
2. Travel with your companion and book both seats together.
3. Send us your itinerary so we match the pickup to your arrival.

We confirm current schedules and fares when we plan your travel, because airlines adjust them.

Your first days in Chennai

Our team meets you at Chennai International Airport and takes you to your accommodation or straight to the hospital.

Rest first if you land late, then registration and your first consultation follow on the dates in your plan.

Tell us about any mobility needs before you fly, and we plan the transfers around them.

Hotels Near Chennai Apollo Hospital: Where Families Stay

The best place to stay is close to your treating unit.

Choose Greams Road or Thousand Lights for the main hospital, Heart Centre and Children’s Hospitals, and southern Chennai for the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre.

We book accommodation near your hospital to match your dates.

Apollo Hospital Chennai treatment can mean weeks away from home. Your plan states the expected days: tests before the procedure, recovery after it and a review before you fly home. We book for that whole period.

1. Accommodation near your treating unit, with your companion in mind.
2. Meals and daily costs inside your estimate, so tell us your dietary needs.
3. Airport pickup, hospital transfers and local transport.
4. Language support, which we coordinate with the hospital’s own interpreters.

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International Patient Support at Apollo Chennai from Bangladesh

We coordinate your treatment at Apollo Hospital Chennai from your first message to your follow up in Bangladesh. The service is completely free for you, and you pay what you would pay going directly to the hospital.

We take care of everything, so you can focus on getting better

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1. You share your diagnosis, scan reports and budget through a secure WhatsApp link.
2. We send your reports to Apollo’s specialist team.
3. The hospital’s team prepares your treatment plan and cost estimate.
4. We coordinate your appointment, invitation letter, visa documents, travel and accommodation.
5. A named patient support specialist guides you before travel, during treatment and after you return.

Who supports you

1. A Bengali speaking coordinator in Bangladesh assists patients going to Apollo Chennai in person.
2. Your patient support specialist answers your WhatsApp questions at any hour.
3. Our team arranges your accommodation, transfers and airport pickup.

II. Follow up care back in Dhaka

We send your medical records to your doctor in Dhaka, Chattogram or wherever you live. We also coordinate follow up and remote monitoring with the Apollo team, and a remote second opinion is available after you return home.

Why families choose our coordination

1. My 1Health has assisted 54,000+ patients from 190 countries since 2018.
2. We work with 350+ partner hospitals across 21 countries.
3. The same price guarantee means you pay what you would pay going directly to the hospital.
4. Apollo’s own specialist team reviews your reports and sets your treatment plan.
5. The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre is India’s first cancer hospital accredited by JCI.