🙏🏻‼️MELUKO SODHARAAA!!! | Telugu Podcast | Raw Talks With VK | EP -140

Dr. Anil Krishna Gundala on Healthcare, Heart Health & Building Medicover

In this episode of Raw Talks with VK, VK sits down with Dr. Anil Krishna Gundala, Chairman & Managing Director of Medicover Hospitals and Senior Interventional Cardiologist, for an insightful conversation about healthcare, entrepreneurship, and the realities of running hospitals in India.

From building and scaling Medicover to navigating healthcare economics, insurance, medical ethics, and patient care, Dr. Anil Krishna shares his experiences from both sides of the system,  as a cardiologist and as a healthcare leader. The conversation also explores heart health, medical awareness, and what patients and families should know when dealing with hospitals.

The journey from MaxCure to Medicover and the challenges of building a large healthcare network

Healthcare spending in India, Aarogyasree, insurance, FDI, and the role of corporate hospitals

Medical negligence, hospital billing, unnecessary procedures, and transparency in patient care

Doctors’ salaries, hospital incentives, and the ethics of upselling in healthcare

Heart attack vs cardiac arrest, warning signs, and why the first few hours are critical

Heart problems among young people, women’s cardiac risks, menopause, genetics, and lifestyle

Diagnostic centre loopholes and concerns around the accuracy of medical testing

CPR, chest compressions, and what to do during a cardiac emergency

His perspective on money, success, happiness, family, and life beyond Medicover

This conversation goes beyond hospitals and medicine to examine the larger healthcare system and the decisions that can directly affect patients and their families.

Watch till the end and share your biggest takeaway in the comments. 

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