Small Card - Big Healthcare Benefits! Get the Manipal Arogya Card by 31 October

Bhatkal: October 10, 2020 (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Kasturba Hospital Manipal has began accepting registrations for 'Manipal Health Card 2020', last date for which is 31st October. Dr. Avinash Shetty, Medical Superintendent, Kasturba Hosptial Manipal, said in a press conference that the facility has been provided at affordable rates for the last 20 years and now its services have been made easier. Regarding the facilities available under the card, he said that the card is issued for a period of one year and two years. The card to be issued this year also includes 'Durga Sanjivani Manipal' Kateel. Manipal Health Card holders will now be provided discounted medical and dental services at Manipal, Udupi, Karkala, Mangalore, Goa and Kateel hospitals. The scheme has the facility of making individual card and family card. Giving information about its rate, Avinash said that the cost of making an individual card is ₹ 250, while for a family it is ₹ 500. The family card will include husband-wife and their children under the age of 25. The third type is the Family Plus card which costs ₹ 650, and includes husband-wife and any unmarried child under 25 years of age, including 4 parents-in-law who will be given a discount on medical expenses. For a period of two years, individual card will be issued at the rate of ₹ 400, family card at the rate of ₹ 700 and family plus card at the rate of ₹ 850. The health card can be used as many times as you want in a year or two depending on the plan. The following concessions will be given to the patient with Arogya Card Scheme at Kasturba Hospital Manipal: 1. 50% discount on examination fee for specialist and super specialist doctors 2. 30% discount on diagnostic and laboratory charges 3. 25% discount on bill except for consumable items in general ward for hospitalized patient 4. 20% discount on radiology test bill 5. 20% discount for OPD procedures and 'diabetic foot care' 6. 12% discount on medicines purchased from hospital pharmacy Dr. Avinash Shetty said that the following persons can be approached in Bhatkal for making the card: ‘St. Milagrais Suharda’ Bhatkal 9538894590 Murudeshwar Branch 953820303, Shirali Branch 8277099156, Gauri Shankar Moger 8722540496 Radha Krishna Bhatt 9448221117 Yuvraj 9964888755 Senior Manager Sachin K Karanth, Deputy Manager Mohan Shetty, Assistant Manager Krishna Prasad and Marketing Executive Rajendra Naik were present on the occasion.