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Healthcare in Chennai

 * ... that much of the health care system in Chennai caters to medical tourists, with only half of the hospital beds in the Indian city used by the city's own residents?
 * Comment: Not a self-nom. --PFHLai (talk) 04:52, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Rasnaboy (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:52, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * *Article is new, certainly long enough, and appears fine generally. Hook is fine, and cited to an online Times of India article which supports the claim. Symbol confirmed.svg bridies (talk) 07:00, 22 September 2012 (UTC) See below. bridies (talk) 01:08, 24 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol delete vote.svg Significant paraphrasing issues here. Compare for example "Although the Western system of medicine was brought to India by the Portuguese, the base for a systematised and widespread network of government-run hospitals began with the hospital in Madras, as the city was known then. Throughout the colonial era, doctors from Europe and Eurasia trained and practiced at the first hospital. In 1835, Madras Medical College was set up, making it one the oldest colleges of European medicine in Asia. In 1900, the Christian Medical College, Vellore was established, attracting some of the best talents in the United States....The Cancer Institute in Adyar was set up in 1954, and Sankara Nethralaya was founded in 1976, adding to the city's reputation, and along with the Government General Hospital, served as renowned centres for diagnosis, treatment and research for decades. The establishment of the Apollo Hospital in the city in 1983 marked the advent of corporate hospitals in the country.[3] ...Today, Chennai is the hub of medical tourism in the country, an industry that is expected to grow at an estimated 30 percent per year" with "“The Portuguese may have brought Western medicine to India,” said historian S. Muthiah, “but the base for a systematised and widespread network of government-run hospitals began with the hospital in Madras.” Over the course of the next 340 or so years, the city’s connection with medicine only grew. Doctors from Europe and Eurasia trained and practiced at the first hospital. Madras Medical College was set up in 1835, making it one the oldest colleges of European medicine in Asia. In 1900, the Christian Medical College, Vellore was established, attracting some of the best talent in the United States. ...The Cancer Institute, Adyar, set up in 1954, and Sankara Nethralaya, in 1976, only added to the city’s reputation, and along with the GH, served as renowned centres for diagnosis, treatment and research for decades. Chennai is now the hub of medical tourism in the country, an industry that is expected to grow at an estimated 30 per cent per year" Nikkimaria (talk) 00:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)