The BLK Super Speciality Hospital in India is a private hospital, known worldwide for advanced methods of combating cancer, successful complex liver transplantation operations and a unique approach to the treatment of heart disease.
It is one of the first Indian hospitals to be accredited by the NABH (National Council for the Standardization of Hospitals and Medical Services of India, which has an international standard).
The hospital was founded in 1930 as a charitable hospital specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. BL. Kapura, who invested his own money in the expansion of the clinic. In 1959 the charitable gynecological hospital became the leading multidisciplinary BLK hospital in India.
It employs over 1,500 medical professionals. The clinic is among the top ten multi-specialty hospitals in Delhi. The outpatient services are spread over two floors with 80 consultation rooms.
Now functioning here are: the largest Department of bone marrow transplantation, the leading Cancer department, the innovative Center for Liver and Digestive Diseases and the progressive Department of Orthopedics and Joint Restoration.
Everyone who goes to the hospital is guaranteed a comprehensive individual approach and an effective treatment scheme, adopted collectively. The clinic has the latest medical equipment, 700 beds (125 of which are in intensive care unit), 17 advanced operating rooms and a specialized polyclinic.
BLK Hospital is a popular destination for medical tourists. Over the years, they have treated more than 750,000 patients across the globe, performed more than 91,000 operations, and more than 1,800,000 OPD consultations.
Cancer center of multidisciplinary hospital BLK has two main goals:
For these purposes, an Oncology Council was created within the BLK Cancer Center, which includes medical oncologists (conducts regular examination of the patient/oversees chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy/consults with other specialists), surgical oncologists (conducts biopsies/surgeries to remove tumors), and radiation oncologists (specializes in radiation therapy/interprets X-ray images/analyzes CT, MRI).
BLK Cancer Department specialises in the following treatments:
The specialists of the Cancer Council are approaching each case of cancer individually: they jointly discuss the results of the patient’s diagnosis and determine the stage of the cancer / condition of the patient as a whole, in order to quickly establish an accurate diagnosis and prescribe the most effective treatment.
The department has been recognised with an award as the best Cancer Awareness Campaign provider by the Indian Healthcare Exellence Center.
In addition to treatment, Center also provides services, focused on improving the quality of life of cancer patients, which include:
Specialists of the Cardiovascular Diseases Department conducted more than 20,000 interventional surgeries.
The Heart Center has developed a unique system for providing care to patients with cardiovascular diseases – the Heart Council, for diagnosis and treatment in a joint discussion of each individual patient. The “Heart Council” includes the best Indian cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensive cardiologists and anesthesiologists.
The heart center of BLK hospital in India is known all over the world thanks to innovations in the field of coronary bypass surgery, congenital heart disease surgery, interventional surgery and aneurysm treatment.
| Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| Comprehensive examination |
| CABG surgery |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
| MediGlobus 24/7 support for free! |
The Center employs about 5,000 cardiosurgeons, over 4,000 cardiologists and 3,500 specialists in minimally invasive cardiosurgery who successfully treat even the most complex cardiovascular diseases.
BLK Heart Center was awarded by Lumen Global for the Best Response in Acute Heart Attacks.
The Center for the treatment of liver diseases and the digestive system of the clinic is the top in India and one of the leading in the world. Specialists of this department provide patients with modern treatment for all existing liver and GI diseases of any severity. Isolation rooms for patients with hepatitis B and C meet international standards.
The Center routinely carries out the most complicated surgical interventions: liver transplant, gallbladder cancer surgery, pancreatic cancer and liver cancer. A team of experienced specialists from the Indian clinic BLK guarantees each patient treatment that meets the international standards of quality of medical services, protection from medical errors and comprehensive round-the-clock monitoring of his condition.
Specialists at the department cooperatie with institutions and research centers to modernise Indian medicine and develop innovative procedures and treatments. They have publications in indexed international medical journals.
Additionally, the department offers Digestive wellness and rehabilitation programms.
BLK Bone Marrow Transplant Centre is one of the largest in Asia, with a state-of-the-art laboratory and blood transfusion service, and a fully equipped radiation oncology department with total body irradiation facilities. It is an authorized stem cell collection centre for the DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donor Registry.
More than 125 specialists, nurses and technicians work together to plan and deliver customized treatment programs for patients. The centre is headed by India's leading oncohematologist - Dr. Dharma Choudhary. He is an honorary member of the Indian Society of Hematology and has authored more than 30 articles in international and national journals. He has over 20 years of experience.
| Bone marrow transplantation |
| Donor search |
| Comprehensive examination |
| Bone marrow transplant operation |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
| Kidney transplantation |
| Donor search in 1 month |
| Kidney biopsy |
| Kidney transplant surgery |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
BLK Kidney Treatment and Transplant Center has a dedicated unit with most of the latest dialysis machines, providing 24/7 service with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for hemodynamically unstable patients and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
The center is equipped with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic facilities such as uroflowmetry, ultrasound, doppler, lithotripsy and holmium laser, etc. The center has special kits for endoscopic procedures, ensuring quality treatment as well as complete privacy and comfortable environment.
The kidney transplant program at BLK has become a recognized center of excellence in the region in a very short span of time. The clinic has successfully performed transplants in clinically complex cases, including: kidney transplantation in HIV-positive patients and patients with high chances of rejection of the donor organ.
The Bariatric and Advanced Laparoscopy Unit is a part of BLK Institute of Digestive and Liver Diseases. It performs advanced laparoscopic surgeries for the treatment of obesity (bariatric surgery). The unit currently ranks among all the centers providing minimally invasive gastric banding surgeries in northern India.
The hospital performs more than 100 gastric bypasses and 500 gastric sleeve surgeries every year. It is now the busiest and most sought after bariatric surgery center in the country.
The hospital offers various weight loss procedures with great precision and adheres to international standards. The unit is equipped with cutting-edge innovative equipment to perform the best gastric bypass surgeries in India.
| Gastric sleeve resection |
| Comprehensive examination |
| Stomach reduction surgery |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
| MediGlobus 24/7 support - free! |
Even though BLK is among the highest-rated medical centers in India, the price of services is much lower than in many other countries, including Korea, Israel, Turkey and Western Europe.
| Procedure | Cost |
| Specialist consultation | from $50 |
| Coronary angiography | from $700 |
| MRI | from $500 |
| CT | from $300 |
| PET-CT | from $900 |
| Lab tests | from $100 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Mastectomy | from $5,000 |
| Prostatectomy | from $8,000 |
| Hip Replacement | from $7,000 |
| Knee Replacement | from $7,000 |
| Coronary Artery Stenting | from $3,000 |
| Herniated Disc Removal | from $4,000 |
