Before you start

Employer group medical cover, or a private policy
Vaccinations appropriate to India
A doctor and hospital identified before you need them

Step-by-step

1
Confirm what your employer's group cover includes
Check room-rent limits, per-condition sub-limits, maternity cover and dependant inclusion. Consider a top-up policy if the sum insured is low relative to a private hospital admission.
Via employerWho: YouFirst month
2
Get vaccinated before you arrive
Typhoid and hepatitis A are the baseline for India; others depend on circumstances. Some courses need weeks, so start at home.
In personWho: You
3
Identify your hospital and check the cashless network
Apollo, AIG, KIMS, Yashoda and Continental are the major private hospitals, most concentrated in the western corridor. Know which is nearest, which has a cashless arrangement with your insurer, and the drive time.
In personWho: YouWeek 1
4
Take the April-to-June heat seriously
Hyderabad regularly exceeds 40°C in the pre-monsoon months, and dehydration and heat exhaustion are real risks for newcomers who have not adjusted. Drink far more than feels necessary, avoid the middle of the day outdoors, and be aware that power cuts during peak demand can take air conditioning with them.
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5
Take mosquito precautions after the monsoon
Dengue and chikungunya rise from August to October. Standing water breeds mosquitoes and the aedes mosquito bites during the day. Repellent, screens and clearing standing water on balconies are effective.
In personWho: You
6
Filter your water
Hyderabad's water supply comes from reservoirs and borewells of varying quality, and hardness levels are high in parts of the city. A good RO filter is standard in every household here, and most gated communities have building-level treatment as well.
In personWho: You

Documents you’ll need

Insurance policy documents and cashless card
Vaccination records
Prescriptions, with generic names rather than brand names
Passport, required at hospital admission

Things most newcomers don’t know

The air here is materially better than Delhi's, and it is a real reason to choose this posting.

Hyderabad's air quality, while not clean by European standards, does not reach the 'severe' winter levels that define Delhi and the NCR. For anyone weighing Indian tech postings with children or a respiratory condition, this is among the strongest arguments for Hyderabad over Delhi or Gurgaon.

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Apollo Hospitals started here, and the sector it created is the local advantage.

India's first corporate hospital chain was founded in Hyderabad in 1983, and the city has an unusually deep private healthcare sector as a result — including specialist institutes for gastroenterology, oncology and cardiac care that draw patients nationally. For a foreign resident this means genuine choice rather than one option.

Source: community-reported

Water hardness is a real domestic issue here.

Much of Hyderabad's supply is hard, which affects skin, hair and appliances. Every household runs an RO filter for drinking water, and many add softening for the rest. It sounds trivial and it is the sort of thing nobody mentions until you have been here two months wondering why.

Source: community-reported

Room-rent sub-limits break Indian health policies more than anything else.

Many group policies cap the daily room rent payable, and taking a room above the cap causes the insurer to proportionately reduce every other charge on the bill. A low limit can leave you paying a large share of a claim you thought was covered.

Source: community-reported