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Kailash Group of Hospitals


Dr Mahesh Sharma

Chairman and Managing Director

Kailash Hospital & Research Centre (KHRC), Noida was established in 1984 with just 80 beds. Today, this 300-bed super-speciality multi-services Hospital is the largest private hospital in Uttar Pradesh, catering to patients from all over UP, Delhi and other NCR towns. The other hospitals owned by the Group are greenfield projects in the Delhi-NCR area—Kailash Heart Institute, Noida and Kailash Hospitals, Greater Noida. The Group also manages and operates Deepak Memorial Hospital & Medical Research Centre in East Delhi. Together, the Group commands around 1,000 beds. The Group also runs a nursing and paramedical institute that trains nursing students, lab technicians, X-ray technicians and other paramedical staff.

Affordable Healthcare

Says Chairman and Managing Director Dr Mahesh Sharma, "The USP of our Hospital is healthcare of international standards at affordable cost." The Kailash Group has the interests of Delhi, UP and NCR at heart.

Specialist Care

KHRC has achieved an average annual growth of 18 per cent. The Hospital has 60 specialist OPDs serving an average 900 patients daily. The Hospital has around 1,200 employees on its rolls, and 160 senior consultants on its panel.

This Hospital provides a host of 24-hour facilities such as ambulance services, mobile CCU, casualty and emergency services, lab and diagnostic services, chemist shop and blood bank to ensure smooth and efficient patient care.

It provides services in the fields of internal medicine, general surgery, ENT, gynaecology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dental care, physiotherapy and gastroenterology. The Hospital's focus areas are cardiology (including all kinds of cardio thoracic and vascular surgeries), trauma and critical care, neurology and neuro surgery, paediatric and paediatric surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and drug and alcohol de-addiction.

The Hospital pioneered laparoscopic cholecystectomy way back in 1994. KHRC has a well-equipped 60-bed critical care unit with ventilators, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, monitor and eight major operation theatres.

Caring for UP

"Over the past several decades, while the incidence of heart disease and heart attack has been rapidly increasing all over the country, the people of UP have long been deprived of a comprehensive heart care centre in the private sector. We decided to shoulder this responsibility and established the Kailash Heart Institute (KHI) in 2001, with a mission to provide comprehensive, affordable heart care on par with international standards," says Dr Sharma.

The 100-bed state-of-the-art KHI is equipped with ultramodern facilities for complete cardiac investigations: ECG, TMT, echo, holter, PFT, stress echo, doubtamine stress echo, trans esophageal echocardiography (TEE), EP studies, RF ablation and BMV. It has 20 beds in cardiac ICU and 20 beds in surgical ICU with the latest ventilators, defibrillators and a central monitoring system.

"KHI has a highly professional and experienced team of doctors who can manage all types of patients with acute heart attack including primary angioplasty and stenting. The door-to-balloon time, on an average, is 30 minutes and the success rate is 95 to 98 per cent. Over the past five years, KHI has become a well-recognised referral centre for management of heart attack patients," reveals Dr Sharma.

Greater Good

Kailash Hospital, Greater Noida is a 250-bed multi-speciality hospital planned to provide healthcare services to the people of Greater Noida, which is fast emerging as a modern township.

Presently, there are 60 specialist consultants and the Hospital has been providing services in the fields of internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, general surgery, ENT, gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dental care, physiotherapy and gastroenterology.

Strategy for Coverage

Kailash Group of Hospitals recently signed a strategic tie-up with Deepak Gupta Memorial Foundation to manage and operate Deepak Memorial Hospital & Medical Research Centre, which opened in September 1988 as a multi-speciality hospital. The Hospital provides services in almost all disciplines including intensive cardiac care, intensive baby care, mother and child care, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedic surgery, burns and plastic surgery, a complete nephrology unit with dialysis facility and a rehabilitation department for the physically handicapped.

"For further growth and enhancement of all areas, the Hospital is now being managed by us and has been upgraded to 110 beds. By the end of 2007, it will have 350 beds," Dr Sharma promises.

The Hospital is equipped with the most advanced medical facilities such as whole body multislice spiral CT scan, computed radiography (CR system), colour doppler, ultrasound, fully auto lab analyser, dialysis, EEG, PFT, TMT and uroflometery. It has a well-equipped ICU/ICCU with ventilators, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, monitor and modern operation theatres.

The Hospital offers OPDs with specialists and super-specialists in various fields, chemist shop, ambulance services with wireless network, mobile CCU, casualty and emergency services, lab and diagnostic services, all available round-the-clock, all days of the year. The Hospital has a variety of accommodation starting from general ward to super deluxe suites, something for every section of the society. This Hospital, situated only 15-20 minutes away from KHRC, will also have back-up support from the team there.

Laurels Won

The Hospital has received the Noida Management Association (NMA) Leadership Award 2007, the Indira Gandhi Appreciation Award 2006 from National Medical Forum-GPCON-2006, the UP State IMA Award 2002, Giant's International Award 2001 for Community Medicine Services, the Delhi Medical Association Award 2001 for Community Medicine Services, the Lion's Club Award 2000 for Social Service and the Rotary International Award 1998 for Social Service.

The Hospital has been using IT extensively for the purpose of diagnostics. "We have a lab and radio diagnosis set-up equipped with the latest technology. Patients can download their lab reports from our website. Besides, all our systems and processes are IT driven," says Dr Sharma.

Social Awareness Camps

The Group has been conducting camps at various locations on different topics. These camps attempt to impart awareness about various health-related issues.

"Also, our Hospitals have been providing free outpatient treatment to patients from weaker sections of the society. Similarly, many poor patients are given subsidised treatment on admission to our Hospitals. Emergency services are free for the poor," assures Dr Sharma.

Looking to Diversify

The Group is set to open the Kailash Institute of Naturopathy, Ayurveda and Yoga in Greater Noida by the beginning of 2008. It is also in the process of getting accreditation from the NABL for its lab and NABH for the Hospital.

 


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