City's KG Hospital gains recognition as approved center for UK Visa Medical Screening

This tie-up is expected to help hundreds of students and employment-seekers for UK who will otherwise have to travel to Chennai, Kochi or Bangalore for their medical screening.


Coimbatore: Coimbatore's KG Hospital has been recognised by the UK Embassy as an approved Center for Visa Medical Screening. KG Hospital is the only hospital in Coimbatore and the second hospital in the State that has been approved for UK Medical Visa Screening.

This tie-up is expected to help hundreds of students and employment-seekers for UK who will otherwise have to travel to Chennai, Kochi or Bangalore for their medical screening. The convenience of this service is being greatly appreciated by locals in COimbatore.

Applicants are requested to make mandatory prior appointments for the medical examination to KG Hospital's call centre through email: [email protected] or through the following telephone numbers: +91422-4042121/ +91422-2219191. Screening will be done Monday to Saturday – from 8 am to 5 pm. The medical screening involves a chest X-ray/Sputum sampling to identify Tuberculosis along with a pulmonologist consultation.

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