Pune scores over Mumbai as a medical tourism destination due to availability of quality treatment at an affordable price. Doctors in Pune put the cost difference in the two cities to almost 60-75%.Dr Aarti Khandelwal, a Pune-based gynaecologist, who also consults at a city nursing home, said, “Cost of all services in Pune’s major hospitals, from the general ward to the deluxe room, is cheaper compared to hospitals like Hinduja or Lilavati.”Spine surgeon Dr Rajesh Parasnis said, “Pune’s doctors have a lesser patient load. Also, treatment is more conservative. We are not very aggressive about surgery.”The cost of even setting up a small hospital with basic diagnostic facilities is far more than in Pune,” said a medical director of a leading hospital.

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