PRESS RELEASE
Fortis announces new hospitals in Hyderabad and Agra India network increases to 68 hospitalsNew Delhi, November 17, 2011: Fortis Healthcare (India) Ltd. today announced the launch of two hospitals, in Hyderabad and Agra. Continuing its aggressive growth in India, Fortis Healthcare has increased its India network to 68 hospitals.
The super-speciality hospital in Hyderabad with a 150-bed
capacity will be functional in FY 2013 and is the second
project from the company in the city, the first being a
tertiary care hospital with a 450- bed capacity, which is
expected to be operational end 2013.
The hospital in Agra will initially function as a Cardiac
Care Centre, in a hub and spoke model, and expand eventually
to become a multi- speciality hospital. The 75-bed hospital
will be operational by the end FY2012.
network and making quality healthcare accessible across the
country. We are currently present in 17
Indian states and will continue to expand to newer
geographies, while strengthening our presence and increasing
bed-capacity in existing cities and states."
Fortis Healthcare (India) Limited is committed to clinical
excellence and patient-centric healthcare, which is manifest
in hospital design, patient services, medical programmes and
the compassionate approach of medical and non-medical
hospital staff. Fortis commissioned its first hospital in
2001 at Mohali, near Chandigarh, and has expanded its
operations to become a network with an over 10,000 bed
capacity across 68 hospitals. The Fortis network has a large
number of international accreditations, including four JCI
(Joint Commission International) and 10 NABH (National
Accreditation Board for Hospitals) certifications. The
network's capability covers multi-speciality hospitals and
super-speciality centres that provide tertiary and quaternary
healthcare to patients in the
major medical specialities.