Manipal Hospitals announces setting up of a hospital facility in Chhattisgarh – ET HealthWorld

Private equity backed-Manipal Hospitals on Wednesday announced it has entered a long-term collaboration with Raipur based Goel Group of Industries for setting up a 300-bed high end tertiary care healthcare facility in the city.

The greenfield facility would add to Manipal Hospital’s network of 28 hospitals spread across 15 cities with over 7,800 beds and a talent pool of 4,000 doctors and over 11,000 employees, the hospital said in a press release.

Goel Group will be engaged in the construction and setting up of the facility which would be built in phases, with an initial bed capacity of 300 beds with a potential to go up to over 500 beds, the statement said.

The project should be ready for commercial operationalization three years from now. This facility, when completed, will provide Manipal Hospitals its maiden entry into Raipur, the release said.

Manipal Education and Medical Group chairman Dr. Ranjan Pai said, “We believe that with our track record of superior clinical outcomes and patient services, this hospital is a reiteration of our commitment to meet the healthcare needs of some of the underserved segments in the state of Chhattisgarh and neighbouring states.”

Goel Group MD Narendra Goel said the pandemic has acted as a transformation catalyst enabling our people for universal access to best treatment services. “Together with Manipal Hospitals, we aim to provide the much-needed fillip to bring in the strong clinical expertise and experience of top specialists from across the country, coupled with the finest infrastructure which we are known to offer.”