Mallya Hospital, Bangalore

In its continuous endeavor to provide quality healthcare since 1991, Chaparral Health Services Limited's, Mallya Hospital, Bangalore, started off with 150 beds. Today, this multi-specialty Hospital stands tall with its 215 bed-strength and 250 patients per day in OPD.

Achievements in the Last Year

Last year has been significant for the Hospital in terms of adopting new technologies and upgradation of the facility. The Hospital installed advanced equipment like 64 slice cardiac CT and flat panel cath lab. "We have done upgradation of intensive care units with latest gadgets and monitors like online cardiac monitoring, ventilators, and facility for minor procedure like tracheostomy. We have also set up insurance cell, which directly deals with insurance patients," says DK Audikesavulu, Chairman of Mallya Hospital.

New Initiatives

The institution is spreading its wings and is looking forward to increase its areas of operations in upgrading facility, acquiring hospital in peripheral areas of cities and increasing bed strength where services are reached to patients comfortably. "The Hospital has formed Medex Committee comprising senior consultants that decides about what medical procedures or parameters to be adopted. This committee meets on adopting latest treatment practices and ensures better treatment," says Audikesavulu. Hospital has initial plans of joint venture with one of the multi-speciality hospital in the city and is in the process of NABH accreditation in full swing.

Challenges

"We have invested Rs 25 crore in latest medical technologies" - DK Audikesavulu Chairman Mallya Hospital

Due to the strategic location of Hospital, most of the corporate sectors, central government health schemes, ex-servicemen contributory health schemes and state health schemes like Yashaswini for farmers and Arogya Bhagya Yojana for police are operational. This has created a huge influx of pateints and hence resource managment becomes a daunting task for the Hospital. To tackle this, the management has formed groups like insurance cell, patient discharge cell and admission monitoring committee with common objective of optimising the resource management.

Adopting New Technologies

64 slice cardiac CT and flat panel cath lab, and Asia's latest image guarded radiation technique for cancer radiation therapy are some of their latest adopted technology.

Pateint Care

Achieving continuous improvement in providing quality patient care using state-of-the-art technology and rendering service with human touch is hospitals approach towards quality care for its patients. Says Commodore Indru Wadhwani, President, "We have upgraded and acquired latest equipment in nephrology, oncology, gastroentrology, cardiology, Department of Radio diagnosis and all the intensive units like Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Coronary Care Unit, Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, Renal ICU, Neuro ICU and Intensive Coronary Care Unit." Even the software managing the Hospital Information System (HIS) is the latest in the healthcare industry, which ensures that the patients turnout time is reduced.

Quantum of Investment

Hospital is looking forward for infrastructural development like centralised air-conditioning, television in each room, lobby and common areas. "We are in the list to invest in latest medical technology like dialysis machines, two stainless steel OTs with vertical laminar flow and seamless floor, novel diagnostic methods like 'capsule endoscopy', and blood component facility," says DA Kalpaja, Director. Hospital has invested Rs 25 crore in medical technologies.

CSR

The Hospital conducts free medical camps in neighbouring villages at frequent intervals. "Health Schemes for farmers and State police department covers 25 percent of the beds in general wards, which symbolises our commitment to the weaker sections of the society," Wadhwani says.