Yes. For patients approved under the GivingBack programme, the surgery itself costs nothing. Your surgeon's fees, operation theatre, anaesthesia, implants and hospital stay are all covered by the Sita Bhateja Charitable Trust.
Once you are admitted: the surgery, your bed in a three-sharing general ward, nursing care, medicines during your stay, and meals for the patient. Accommodation for one attendant is also included.
Three things: pre-operative investigations, post-operative investigations, physiotherapy and medicines prescribed at discharge or for home use. These are the only costs a patient's family should expect to bear.
No. What is covered is covered, and what isn't is listed above. Nothing gets added after your surgery. If anyone tells you otherwise, contact us directly on 9380371430/9945563148.
Care is provided in a general three-sharing ward. It is the same ward, the same nurses and the same surgical team that any patient at the hospital receives — the room category is the only difference.
Tell us during your enquiry. We would rather know early than have you drop out of treatment. Our team will discuss what's possible.
GivingBack is for patients who need spine surgery and cannot afford it privately. Eligibility is assessed on financial need and on whether surgery is medically the right answer for your condition.
A BPL card or equivalent proof of income, any existing scans and reports (MRI, X-ray, CT), and prescriptions or notes from doctors you have already seen. Bring whatever you have — missing documents will not stop us from starting the conversation.
Message us on WhatsApp at 9380371430, email info@givingback.co.in, or call +91 80 4030 2700. Send your reports if you have them. Someone from the team will get back to you.
It depends on your case and on how urgent it is. Emergencies are treated as emergencies. For non-urgent cases appointment will be given for surgery, expect an initial response quickly and a decision after the surgical team has reviewed your scans.
We will tell you why, and we will point you towards other options where we can — government schemes, other trusts, or a different course of treatment. A no from us is not the end of the road.
No. You can approach us directly as well.
At Sparsh hospital No:146, Prestige Opal, Infantry Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560001(Opposite The Police Commissioner’s Office). All GivingBack surgeries are performed there.
Yes. Accommodation for one attendant is included for the duration of your stay.
Meals are provided for the patient. Please check with the team about attendant meals when you are admitted.
It varies by procedure. Many spine surgeries involve a stay of two to four days. Your surgeon will give you a clear answer before the date is fixed.
Yes. We have treated patients from across Karnataka and from other states. Travel to and from Bengaluru needs to be arranged by the patient.
Dr. Arvind Bhateja and the hospital's neuro and spine team, supported by specialists in neuroanaesthesia, physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
No. GivingBack patients are operated on using the same technology as every other patient — surgical navigation, neuromonitoring, microsurgery and minimally invasive techniques where the case calls for it. The bill is different. The surgery is not.
Spinal conditions — disc problems, spondylolisthesis, cervical and lumbar fusions, spinal tumours, and complex cases requiring instrumentation. If you are unsure whether your condition qualifies, send us your reports and we will tell you.
Most patients do. Your surgeon will explain what your recovery needs, and rehabilitation guidance is part of your care.
You are a patient of this hospital, not a case that closes at discharge. Contact the team on the number given to you at discharge.
Yes. Follow-up consultations matter, especially in the first few months. Please do not skip them.
GivingBack is a charitable initiative of the Sita Bhateja Charitable Trust, founded by Dr. Arvind Bhateja and grounded in the work of Dr. Sita Bhateja, who has spent close to sixty years bringing healthcare to people who could not otherwise reach it.
From donors, and from athletes and cyclists who raise funds through events. Since 2014, that community has funded 500+ subsidised spine surgeries.
GivingBack is privately funded. There is no scheme paperwork, no reimbursement wait, and no cap set by a policy. Approval is based on your need and your scans.
Through givingback.co.in, by bank transfer, cheque,Digital transfers.
Every rupee goes into the surgical fund.
Yes, under Section 80G. Note that 80G benefits apply under the old tax regime only. Your receipt is issued after the donation is processed.
Surgeries. Implants, theatre time, hospital stay and care for patients who could not have afforded any of it.
Yes. Participants ride, run and race for GivingBack throughout the year. Write to info@givingback.co.in and we'll set you up.
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