In-Patient Stays In India

Secured patient referral to Indian expert partner institutions has been a long-standing commitment of SAMA. Deep elimination procedures (pañca karma) are indicated for maintaining health, for speeding up certain healing processes (mental and physical) or when out-patient care is insufficient. They require in-patient stays of trusted quality.

SAMA has made a rigorous selection of Indian hospital partners recognized for their quality and reliability, enabling the creation of the specialized Ayurved Travel accompaniment service, operated by the Lausanne-based association Naïsté since 2023. Its vocation is to accompany patients in their understanding of the implications, possibilities and realities, as well as in their choices and to help them achieve the intercultural bridge.

For patients who wish to undergo quality Ayurveda in-patient treatments, a medical network made of Indian Ayurveda institutions is in most cases required, due to scarcity of qualified personal, of appropriate medical settings and access to medicines abroad. The cost in the West is often too high for a full course of in-patient treatment when it comes to deep elimination procedures.

Principles of clinical in-patient practice and referral to in-patient settings, as well as In-patient stays in India are explained here.

Principles of clinical in-patient practice and referral to in-patient settings

Whether it is for the treatment of an advanced pathology that is difficult to handle on an outpatient basis, for burn-out treatment that requires a calm and safe environment or for a targeted preventive action, for the preparation of a pregnancy or a cure of rehabilitation, hospital or in-patient treatment are effective. Not only because close and continuous monitoring provide a secure environment for deep treatments but also because they provide rest, a space for retreat and returning to oneself. 

The duration of treatments (i.e. minimum 2 weeks for the maintenance of health, 3 weeks for a deep treatment and more for certain pathologies) generates important costs in Switzerland. In India they are comparatively modest and in our partner hospitals they are below the rates of today’s India’s wellness sector. Some complementary insurances cover part of the costs of in-patient care in India. 

A medical network with partner hospitals in India is established for referral of clients for hospital treatment after initial medical consultations in Switzerland. The doctor in Switzerland indicates the hospital of choice and draws up a detailed medical report to the physician in charge in India. SAMA coordinates the bookings, accompanies customers in the preparations and keeps in touch with them as well as with the Indian physician in charge during their stay. On their return, the clients have follow-up consultations on the basis of the medical report of the physician in charge in India. 

The pathologies treated in Ayurveda with good results – both mentally and physically – are numerous. In some cases, hospital treatment may be necessary even for advanced functional disorders. 

Ayurvedic treatments in India

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In-patient stay in India

The duration of an in-patient treatment in India is indicated by the physician in consultation with the doctor in charge of the hospital to which the client is referred. 

The aim of any medical treatment in Ayurveda is to restore the metabolic balance at the organic, tissue and cellular level, otherwise health cannot be restored sustainably and in depth. This usually involves prolonged treatment. Deep elimination procedures require a minimum stay of 3 to 4 weeks. 

On the day of arrival, the patient will have an initial consultation with an Ayurvedic doctor on the basis of the medical report from the referring physician. Depending on the therapeutic line the patient will receive regular manual treatments (up to several sessions a day) along with continued Ayurvedic medication and a suitable diet throughout the stay. The medical visit takes place once to twice a day. 

Yoga exercises, pranayama and psychological accompaniment are indicated according to needs, either individually or in groups. 

Hospital treatment in partner hospitals in India is aimed at medical treatment and not at tourism, for which they are not adapted. According to the classical texts, Ayurvedic treatments should not be practised by the sea but inside the country. These hospitals are therefore located far from the coast. 

These treatments are an opportunity to retire from the outside world, and will unfold their full potential if rest and peace are respected. The stay lends itself to reading, meditation, games and creative activities. During treatment there is no need to leave the hospital. A visit to India should be made before the cure and a possible stay by the sea should only be done at the end of the course. 

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