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CHENNAI: : When Chennai-based multi-speciality MIOT Hospitals received the 2002-2003 Niryat Shree Award from the Federation of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) for `Excellent Performance in Health Care Export', it marked the coming of age of medical tourism as an industry. While those eligible for the FIEO awards include export and trading houses, multi-product groups and healthcare service providers, it is the first time that a hospital has been chosen under the category. From 2002 to 2005, MIOT earned Rs. 22 crores in foreign exchange, treating patients from foreign countries, thus becoming the top contender for the award. Mallika Mohandas, Chairperson, MIOT Hospitals, received the Niryat Shree Golden Trophy from Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath in New Delhi on Friday. The hospital has treated patients from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Muscat, Oman and Qatar, Seychelles, Tanzania, Kenya, Yemen, Sudan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Rwanda, Mauritius, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sikkim, Nepal, Korea and Myanmar. It has tie-ups with the Health Ministries of Seychelles, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bhutan, said Mrs. Mohandas. An agreement with private agencies in Canada was signed recently to facilitate patient referrals from that country. Foreigners form five-seven per cent of the total patients, and this is matched by a similar percentage in the income as well. "It might go up to 10 per cent during the holiday season in June-July," Mrs. Mohandas added. The number of foreign patients, however, was steadily increasing since the hospital started welcoming foreigners from July 2001, totalling up to 5,500 patients so far. They moved from 700 patients in 2001 to 1,500 patients (projections for the current year) in 2005. Some of the key specialities foreign patients sign up for include computer-navigated surgery for total knee replacement, beating heart surgery, correctional spine surgery and microsurgeries in brain tumours, said P.V.A. Mohandas, director, MIOT.
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