Wockhardt Hospital, Bangalore

Founded in 2006, the multi-disciplinary super-specialty Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore today treats 250 patients per day in its OPD. This 200 bedded Hospital is all geared up to further expand its capacity to 300 beds.

Achievements in the Last Year

"We would be launching organ transplant programme and oncology center by the year 2009" - Dr Llyod Nazareth Chief Operating Officer Wockhardt Hospital

Wockhardt had undergone many landmark surgeries this year. "An open-heart surgery successfully performed on the smallest baby in the country (literature published in paediatric cardiac surgery), brain tumour surgery through nose, bypass surgery with valve replacement, and removal of tumour from the heart measuring 8x10x12 cm performed at the Hospital are our biggest achievements of this year, " says Dr Lloyd Nazareth, Chief Operating Officer.

USP

This Hospital is positioned as a super-specialty Hospital, with focus on cardiac, orthopaedics, neurosciences, minimal access surgery and women and child services. Says Dr Nazareth, "Wockhardt Hospitals have an exclusive association in India with Harvard Medical International (HMI) to improve the quality of healthcare."

Adopting New and Innovative Technologies

Every Hospital that wishes to move forward in quality care will have to adopt innovative technologies. Recently, Wockhardt has adopted some of the latest in technology like brilliance 64-Slice scanner, 3D viewing neuronavigation and imaging, 1.5 Tesla MRI supported by functional 3D imaging, Video Assisted Endoscopic Techniques (VATS), dedicated neurointensive care units and six ICU equipped ambulances with GPRS installed in them. Dr Nazareth says, "We would be further launching organ transplant programme and oncology center by the year 2009."

New initiatives

Wockhardt has taken interesting initiatives and has exciting plans for the future. Dr Nazareth shares, "From three hospitals with 139 beds in 2000, the Group has grown to a network of 12 super-specialty hospitals and five regional specialty ICU hospitals with a total of over 1,500 beds."

Out of the 16 new hospitals, 11 will be brownfield hospitals, wherein Wockhardt will tie-up with small or mid-sized hospitals in tier II towns and use and expand their facilities. The new brownfield hospitals are coming up at Ludhiana, Varanasi, Bhopal, Surat and Goa, while the five green-field hospitals, will come up at South Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

CSR

The Hospital has joined hands with Needy Heart Foundation and making available the paediatric cardiac surgeries for needy children at a highly subsidised rate. It has also given free cardiac pacemakers to needy patients by collaborating with the Rotary Pacemaker Foundation.