
No one ever plans for a medical emergency. It just happens.
A sudden surgery, an ICU admission, or an unexpected diagnosis can turn your world upside down within hours. In those moments, arranging funds quickly becomes as urgent as getting the right treatment.
While health insurance helps, it rarely covers everything. There are tests, procedures, and post-care expenses that add up fast. And let’s be honest, not everyone has a lump sum fund lying around, ready for such surprises.
So what do you do? Break your savings? Swipe your credit card at sky-high interest rates? Neither is ideal when you’re already under emotional and financial stress.
That’s where a personal loan for medical emergencies steps in, a practical, quick, and reliable way to raise funds without disrupting your long-term plans.
This blog will tell you everything you need to know about the five key reasons to get a personal loan for medical emergencies.
Medical emergencies and hospitals don't give you the option to negotiate with payment timelines. That is why personal loans for such emergencies make sense.
Unfortunately, most hospitals today operate on a principle of upfront payments. This means that in the case of an emergency, you really don't have the time to rush around and organise funds.
Lenders like HeroFincorp give you the option to apply for a personal loan from anywhere. Once you complete the process digitally, you receive approval in no time, and the funds are deposited into your account within a matter of hours.
Note: The approval depends on how well you meet the eligibility criteria. The general requirements are a credit score above 750, a minimum salary of ₹15,000 per month, and a few more.
When it comes to personal loans, you don't have to put up collateral. At a time when stresses and tensions are already high, this is one less thing you need to worry about. The added benefit is that your investments and your assets are never in harm's way.
With Hero Fincorp, you can borrow anywhere between ₹50,000 and ₹5,00,000 for your medical emergency. You can also choose a repayment tenure anywhere from 12 months to 36 months based on how much financial bandwidth you have. Use the online EMI calculator to find out how much your EMIs will work out to, to help you plan this better.
The interest rates of personal loans for medical emergencies typically start at 19% annually: a better deal when you compare them against the interest rates on credit cards.
Plus, there are no hidden charges here. The processing fee is around 2.5% of the loan amount, and the prepayment fee at 5% of the remaining principal.
Perhaps the biggest advantage of taking a personal loan is that there are no restrictions on where and how you spend the money. You can use the funds to pay for everything from ICU expenses, surgery fees, medical tests that are generally not covered by insurance, to even the additional non-medical costs that come up at such times.
In short, this one loan can cover all your medical costs.
There are several steps you can take (some in advance and some in the present) to have sufficient funds for medical emergencies.
● Try to maintain 6 to 12 months of your average monthly expenses as an emergency fund. These should be easily accessible when you need them.
● Make sure you and your family are adequately insured. Supplement your polices with top-up or super top-up policies to improve coverage without raising your premiums by a lot.
● If eligible, check, apply and utilise government schemes provided for health emergencies.
● Some employers offer interest-free advances for emergencies. Check if your employer does too.
If additional funds are required, or if you do not want to break your investments or dip into your emergency funds, you can opt for a personal loan.
Deepak Sharma, Lucknow - "My wife needed an emergency C-section at midnight. Our baby required NICU care. The hospital wanted ₹3,20,000 upfront. Applied at 1 AM. Got approval at 1:15 AM. Money came by 10 AM. That speed meant everything."
Pooja Desai, Surat - "Dad's cancer treatment needed immediate chemotherapy. We were short ₹2,80,000. Applied Tuesday morning. Approved in 12 minutes. Funds arrived the same afternoon. Treatment started on Wednesday. The digital process worked perfectly."
Sneha Iyer, Pune - "My mother's kidney failure needed emergency dialysis. Applied for ₹4,00,000 through the Quick Loan App on Saturday. Approved despite the weekend. Funds came on Monday morning. The transparent calculator helped us plan repayments."
Medical emergencies are trying times as is, and easy access to funds can go a long way in dealing with them. A personal loan for such situations helps you convert these unplanned, overwhelming expenses into easily manageable monthly EMIs.
Hero Fincorp gives you these much-needed funds through a completely digital platform with zero collateral. Get instant approval and fast disbursal for your medical needs with Hero FinCorp.
Hero FinCorp approves personal loans for medical emergencies within 10 minutes and can disburse funds into your account the same day. However, for that, you need to meet all the eligibility criteria and submit the required documents properly.
You will need your PAN and Aadhaar card, 3 months of salary slips, and 6 months of bank statements to apply for a medical emergency personal loan with Hero Fincorp.
Loan applications temporarily reduce scores by 5-10 points. This will, however, recover the moment you start paying your EMIs on time.