India, May 29 -- For decades, advanced healthcare in India has largely been associated with metropolitan cities. Patients from smaller towns often travelled hundreds of kilometres to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, or Bengaluru in search of quality treatment, better infrastructure, and specialised doctors. For NRIs returning to India for medical care, the belief was even stronger - only big-city hospitals could deliver international standards of treatment.

Across India, Tier-2 cities are witnessing a healthcare transformation driven by modern infrastructure, specialised expertise, technology adoption, and patient-centric care. Today, hospitals in cities like Karnal, chandigarh, Indore, Ludhiana, Coimbatore, and Nagpur are redefining healthcare d...