How Hospitals Cheat Patients: Scams, Organ Mafia & Hidden Cost | Dr Guru N Reddy | FO415 Raj Shamani
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Hospital Return Timelines, Break-even and Working Capital
He outlines break-even timelines (4–10+ years), working capital needs, and why hospitals require patience and sustained investment.
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(00:00) - Intro
(02:54) - How hospitals inflate bills
(08:01) - Why unnecessary tests are pushed
(11:11) - Examples of pointless medical tests
(14:09) - Rich vs poor: different treatment?
(20:11) - Insurance trap: why charges shoot up
(31:38) - Why medicines cost more inside hospitals
(40:11) - US vs India: healthcare comparison
(52:59) - Why most nurses are women
(57:32) - Do hospitals keep “dead” patients alive for money?
(1:03:35) - Hospital mortality rates explained
(1:14:24) - Darkest secrets of Indian hospitals
(1:19:30) - Fake doctors & RMPs in rural India
(1:22:24) - The Organ Mafia in India
(1:34:39) - Black market organ prices
(1:36:31) - Hospital business model
(1:43:09) - Where hospital profits really come from
(1:48:54) - Closing thoughts
(1:49:26) - BTS
(1:50:06) - Outro
In today’s episode, we have Dr. Guru N Reddy, Founder & Chairman of Continental Hospitals. With decades of experience in healthcare across India and the US, he gives an inside look into the business of hospitals, the reality of billing practices, and how patients are often charged far beyond what’s necessary. He also shares his perspective on how India’s healthcare system compares with the corporatised model of America.
He also opens up about the challenges hospitals face, the lack of infrastructure, and the black market of organs.In the last segment, he discusses what it really takes to start and run a hospital, from capital per bed and land costs to annual working expenses, and reveals where hospitals actually make money versus where they incur the most losses.
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