Newer models of healthcare
2. Low cost healthcare
3. Single Speciality Chains (SSH)
4. Day Care Hospitals
5. Telemedicine
6. Wellness Centres
A few models of healthcare that are likely to
emerge in our country in the near future, are:
1. Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Various models of PPP between public and
private sectors have come up. These include- joint ventures, management
contract, co-ownership etc . One of the first PPP ventures was the Indraprastha
Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi.
2. Low cost healthcare
With the advent of lowcost healthcare chains such
as Vaatsalya Hospitals, Lifespring Hospitals, Glocal Healthcare etc, the era of
lowcost healthcare has arrived. These are asset-light models with minimal
operating expenditure.
3. Single Speciality Chains (SSH)
Single speciality hospitals such as Cardiac, Eye
(Ophthalmology) , Mother and Child ( Obs- Gynae and Paediatrics)
4. Day Care Hospitals
Day care hospitals, which provide services such
as Eye surgery, routine ambulatory surgery etc, are being set up.
5. Telemedicine
Telemedicine is being used to reach out to
distant areas, using the hub and spoke model, where the tertiary care hospital
is the hub and the smaller centres are the spokes. This has been employed
successfully by several hospitals such as Narayana Hrudayalaya, Apollo
Hospitals, Care Hospitals etc.
6. Wellness Centres
Health is defined by WHO as a state of “complete
physical , mental and psychological wellness and not merely the absence of
disease.” Wellness Centres focus on preventive health, health checkups etc.
These centres are also being set up across several cities, and provide health
checkups as well as diagnostic services.
