Hospitals in India to collaborate for pan India services

 26-Sep-16, Medical Dialogues

Small specialised hospitals in India are planning to collaborate among themselves to expand services across the country by pooling medical expertise for maximum efficiency, Indian doctors said here at a conference.

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"The Indian healthcare is in the transformation phase, which is happening at every level," said Dr P R Ashwin Vijay, a Consultant Orthopaedician and Arthroscopic surgeon. 

A number of private equities have studied the potential of these small hospitals offering specialised treatments in a market of 1.3 billion people. Financing expansion is not an issue but pooling expertise is a challenge.

"We have strong investment backing as investors have seen us working and recognised our performances with patients. We have planned expansion to increase to 1,000-bed facilities, from the current 108-bed hospital in Bangalore," said Dr Anil S Mehta, MD of Bangalore-based Nandana Healthcare.

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 Elsevier APAC Healthcare Update