ASYMMETRIC Inside India’s Healthcare Stack: Capex-Heavy Hospitals, Supply Gaps & Venture-Scale Hospital Alts
Dec 5, 2025
In this conversation, Varun Dubey, Founder and CEO of Superhealth, dives into the challenges and innovations of India's healthcare system. He discusses the high costs of legacy hospitals and critiques profit-driven models. Varun outlines his tech-enabled, rapid-build hospital approach aimed at reducing the country’s 3 million bed shortage. He shares insights on operational efficiency, lean staffing, and user-experience design. Varun envisions a future of integrated healthcare solutions and encourages open-sourcing technology to revolutionize the sector.
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Seasonal Demand And Habit Friction In Healthcare
- Preventive and elective healthcare demand in India is highly seasonal and driven by life events and habit breaks, not just awareness or income.
- Friction and fear, not money, are the main barriers to adherence and preventive care.
Use Subscriptions To Raise Adherence
- Remove repurchase friction with subscriptions to dramatically raise medication and consultation adherence.
- Make care arrive or auto-refill so patients don't need to re-decide every period.
Hospitals Are Built For Beds, Not People
- Legacy hospital economics and design optimize for capex and bed-fitting, not patient flow or UX.
- That misalignment creates admin bloat and poor clinician experience which raises costs and reduces quality.