The Minister of Health Tuitama Dr Talalelei Tuitama told TV1Samoa there are now agreements with two Indian chains.
The Fortis chain of hospitals also operates in Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Australia and Hong Kong.
It has an annual turnover of $US6.4billion.
The Samoan government scheme which sends patients to New Zealand for specialist treatment has been operating for more than 20 years and costs 2-point-4 million US dollars a year. ($US2.4 million).
