MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar
IN Chennai, India · multi-specialty
Trust Index 62 · Fair
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MGM Healthcare Malar, Adyar is a multispecialty hospital in the Gandhi Nagar area of Adyar, Chennai. The facility traces back roughly 30-34 years as the standalone Malar Hospital, later operated for a period as Fortis Malar Hospital, and now operates as MGM Malar, Adyar under the MGM Healthcare group (whose flagship campus is on Nelson Manickam Road, Chennai). It runs 141-150 beds including roughly 30 ICU beds and 4 operating theatres, with published strengths in cardiac sciences, neurosciences/stroke care, organ transplant (including pediatric liver transplant), gastroenterology and hepatobiliary sciences, nephrology, urology, diabetology/endocrinology and orthopaedics, and offers 24/7 emergency services.
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- Patient rating
- 4.5/5
- 4,711 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 62/100
- Fair
- Data confidence
- 34%
- Low · 19% verified
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MHI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable score per hospital — each metric below is measured against the registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Trust Index 62 Our index 62/100 · vs 95 same-country hospitals · 44th percentile
- Profile completeness 34 Our index 34% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 70 ✓ Verified #68 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 4.5★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 99th percentile
- Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency — Not sourced — · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
- Scale 55 ✓ Verified 141 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 10th percentile
The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Location & getting here
SourcedAddress, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Old No. 52, New No. 111, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
4,711 Google reviews
Exceptional for a hospital
Top 1%
better than ~99% of hospitals
A hospital's stars run far lower than shops or restaurants — reviews are written amid illness, big bills and stress, and unhappy patients review the most. The average hospital scores just 2.85★ on Google, so This hospital's 4.5★ sits near the top of the range.
Rating is Google's, shown as reported (4,711 reviews). The "top %" is an estimate from peer-reviewed hospital-rating studies (Canadian nationwide 2018–19, n=167, mean 2.85★; US hospitals, median 3.0★) — we score against the hospital distribution, not the naive 0–5 scale.
Patients rate MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar 4.5★ across 4,711 Google reviews — exceptional for a hospital, better than roughly 99% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.
Doctors, nurses & expertise
SourcedThe hospital's published headcount and capacity.
- Beds
- 141
- sourced
From the hospital's published figures. Nurse counts and training ratios will appear once sourced.
Accreditations
Independently verifiableOnly independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.
Newsweek / Statista
#68 in India (listed as "MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar")
Independent signals
SourcedGovernment quality-inspection grades, independent accreditation/certification, and insurer networks — matched from public registries, not submitted by the hospital.
Government quality grade
- NABH NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) status: Certified. Address on file: NO:52, 1ST MAIN ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, ADYAR, CHENNAI-600020, CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India, 600020. as of 2026 Source →
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Our indexSide by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.
Compared with 3 other India hospitals here, MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar carries a B grade (#68 in India — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (59).
| Metric | This hospital MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar Chennai | Medanta - The Medicity Gurugram | AIIMS New Delhi New Delhi | PGIMER Chandigarh Chandigarh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | B · 59 | AAA · 92 ★ | AA · 77 | AA · 77 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #68 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 4.5★ ★ | 4.2★ | 4.3★ | 3.8★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | JCI | 2 independent ★ | JCI | — |
| Published pricesverified, comparable | — | — | — | — |
| From pricecheapest verified | — | — | — | — |
| Profile | You're here | Open profile | Open profile | Open profile |
Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →
Common questions about MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How is MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar rated?
MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar has a 4.5-star Google rating from 4,711 reviews, and scores 63/100 (grade BBB) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #68 in India — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar known for?
MGM Healthcare Malar, Adyar is a multispecialty hospital in the Gandhi Nagar area of Adyar, Chennai. The facility traces back roughly 30-34 years as the standalone Malar Hospital, later operated for a period as Fortis Malar Hospital, and now operates as MGM Malar, Adyar under the MGM Healthcare group (whose flagship campus is on Nelson Manickam Road, Chennai). It runs 141-150 beds including roughly 30 ICU beds and 4 operating theatres, with published strengths in cardiac sciences, neurosciences/stroke care, organ transplant (including pediatric liver transplant), gastroenterology and hepatobiliary sciences, nephrology, urology, diabetology/endocrinology and orthopaedics, and offers 24/7 emergency services.
Where is MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar?
MGM Healthcare - Malar Adyar is located at Old No. 52, New No. 111, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India, Chennai, India.
Traveling to Chennai, India
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- Visa
- India offers an e-Visa to nationals of 160+ countries in tourist, business and medical categories; medical travellers apply for the e-Medical Visa specifically for treatment.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- The e-Medical Visa gives a 60-day stay with triple entry, extendable up to 6 months for long treatments via the FRRO/FRO; it requires an invitation letter from the treating hospital, and up to two e-Medical Attendant visas can be granted per patient.
- Arrival
- Apply online at indianvisaonline.gov.in at least 4 days before arrival (application window 120 days); e-Medical Visas are usually processed in about 3–7 working days.
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (INR, ₹)
- Languages
- Hindi and English are both official; English is widely used in international hospitals (India has 22 constitutionally-scheduled languages)
- Safety & recourse
- Take normal precautions · Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: India e-Visa (official portal) · Ministry of Home Affairs — visa services.
Data & sources
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- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation Not yet collected
- Published prices Not yet collected
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Imported
- Safety & complications Modeled
- Accommodation & rooms Modeled
- Facilities & access Modeled
- Insurance & payment Modeled
- Inclusive & accessible care Modeled
- Ownership & governance Modeled
- Volume & outcomes Modeled
- International-patient mix Modeled
- Surgical team depth Modeled
- Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →
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