Wockhardt Hospitals commissions super speciality hospital in Nashi

Nashik, Sep 21 (UNI) In provide quality healthcare in India, Wockhardt Hospitals India's super-specialty hospital chain will formally commence operations of its new super specialty hospital at Nashik on October 2, catering to 40 lakh population of North Maharashtra.

With a presence in India in the hospitals sector for over 18 years, Wockhardt Hospitals is now on the threshold of assuming a pan India leadership in tertiary care across the country for advanced clinical work in areas of Cardiac by-pass surgeries, complex spine surgeries, the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, and other knee and hip replacement work.

''Our endeavor at Wockhardt Hospitals is to bring our experience in speciality healthcare to various regions across the country, Nashik hospital will benefit from our experience of 18 years,'' Wockhardt Hospitals' Chairman Habil Khorakiwala said.

Addressing a press conference on the launch of the super speciality hospital at Nashik yesterday, Anil Kamath, Managing Director of Wockhardt Hospitals Group said, Wockhardt Hosptials is part of the Wockhardt Group of Companies. Wockhardt Ltd, the flagship company, is a global pharmaceuticals major with an annual turnover of over 700 million dollar and currently has a market capitalization of over One Billion dollars. It is a matter of pride and happiness that we launch this seventeenth addition to our group of existing hospitals which would provide comprehensive quality tertiary care facility to the community in North Maharashtra. It would provide a contemporary ecosystem for nurturing clinical talent, establishing leadership in our chosen specialities and fostering innovative methods and procedures across our network of hospitals across the country.'' he said.

With the commencement of Wockhardt Hospitals, Nashik, specialities in the disciplines of cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology and neuro-surgery, orthopedics including joint replacement, trauma and spine, medical and surgical oncology, paediatrics and paediatric surgery, gastroenterology and GI surgery, endocrinology, urology and nephrology, minimal access surgery, besides emergency care, advanced critical care and preventive healthcare will be available here fully supported by a team of eminent physicians, consultants and surgeons with an appropriate back up of professional nursing, paramedic talent and facilities.

The 200-bed first corporate super-speciality hospital includes a 44-bed fully equipped patient centric ICCU/SICU, 5 fully equipped operation theatres of international standard and all the other required facilities.

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