Fortis announces another 4 hospitals
Posted on: 29/Aug/2011 7:30:57 AM
Fortis Healthcare (India) Ltd. today announced the launch of four hospitals as part of its plan to strengthen its presence across the country. This announcement fulfills the ‘10 in 10’ commitment made by the Company on its 10th Anniversary in end-June, to announce 10 new hospitals in 10 weeks. Fortis has now announced 10 launches in less than 10 weeks, taking its bed capacity to 10,270 beds. Besides setting up new hospitals in Cochin, Bilaspur and Bangalore, Fortis Healthcare will manage the Cardiac Care unit at HLG hospital in Asansol, West Bengal.
Fortis marks its entry into Kerala with a 45 bed boutique hospital in Cochin, which will offer quality healthcare for women under the ‘Fortis La Femme’ brand.
As part of the hub and spoke model, a multi-specialty hospital in Bilaspur, acting as a spoke to the Mohali hub, will cater to the Kullu-Manali-Mandi belt by FY 2012.
Expanding its reach in West Bengal, Fortis will operate and manage a 50-bed Cardiac Care unit at multi-specialty HLG hospital in Asansol.
The Group also strengthens its presence in the South with a world-class tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru, strategically located near the Marathalli Junction, which will commence operations by 2013. This follows the recent announcement to operate a 100-bed boutique hospital for women in the state
