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.

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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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