Offering World-Class Patient Care & Embracing Innovative Technology

One of India’s foremost multi-specialty healthcare providers, KMC Hospital, is an organization that caters to Indian and international patients. It is a part of the Manipal Healthcare Enterprises Group (MHEPL) – a leader in the areas of healthcare. With more than 5000 operational beds, the hospital’s commitment to the overall well-being of an individual is at the core of its functioning.

Through its network of hospitals and experienced team of medical professionals, the hospital provides quality and affordable healthcare to all. The Manipal Group, with a legacy of over 60 years in healthcare, is equipped with the best technological advancements, the finest doctors in the country, and a genuine desire to provide the best. It is consistently endeavoring to deliver unparalleled care to its patients with every passing day.

Located in the city of Mangaluru, KMC Hospital, with over 25 years of rich expertise in healthcare delivery, is one of the best super- specialty hospitals in coastal Karnataka, India. The constant collaboration of the very best of intellect, wide range of specialties, dedicated team of nurses and support staff, and highly advanced technology makes it one of the most preferred healthcare destinations in the country.

Embracing Technology and Innovation

It is a corporate hospital set up with the objective of making a plethora of multi-specialty services available under one roof. Backed by a team of some of the best doctors in India, qualified nursing, paramedical staff and state-of-the-art equipment. KMC Hospital provides specialized medical services and tertiary care with excellent standards. KMC Hospital is continuously upgrading its clinical expertise, state-of-the-art equipment, and latest diagnostic and imaging services.

KMC is an ISO certified hospital having achieved the highest standards in preventive and curative health services since 2005. In 2010, it was re-certified as per ISO 9001:2008.

KMC Laboratories Services have been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) since 2009.

The KMC Hospital Blood Bank has been accredited by NABH for Blood Bank since 2009. It was the first to be recognized as a zonal blood testing center for HIV by the Director General of Health Services, New Delhi, and the Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society. The Blood Bank conducts many voluntary blood donation camps every year.

The hospital was the first to setup Dialysis Center in Mangalore. This fully air–conditioned dialysis center with 23 units also has an exclusive facility for HCV/HBsAg positive patients.

The newly added tower, further, strengthens the Hospital with additional 200-bed facility along with state of the art Intensive Care Unit & Operation Theaters, comfortable and luxurious patient room, and a Health Check Lounge.

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Serving Humanity by Providing World-class & Compassionate Care in Urology and Nephrology

Located in the cultural and historical city of Nadiad, Gujarat, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH) is one of the leading transplant centers in India and world-wide. The institution was created keeping in mind the absence of facilities to treat patients in a private practice in the area and a dream to establish a center that could do justice to the needy population with highest degree of care. The founding team comprised of Dr. Virendra Desai, Urologist, and philanthropist Shri Jayaramdas Patel.  They were ably supported by Shri Occhavlal Parikh and Shri Prahlad Patel.

Dr. Desai sacrificed his overseas luring future to come back to his home town and utilize the acquired talent to benefit his own people, which lead him to this establishment. Shri Jayaramdas saw it as a tribute to his father Shri Muljibhai Patel. The dream took form and the hospital was inaugurated by the then President of India ‘Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy’ on 19th March 1978.

It’s Team Its Strength

MPUH is built on the shoulders of stalwarts; a remarkable group of professionals for whom MPUH is not just a way of life, it is their life. Passionate about their work and unified by a common purpose, they have made the town of Nadiad their home. Acknowledged and appreciated by industry professionals, their impact on their fields of expertise is world-wide.

Upon the untimely death of Dr. Virendra Desai within two years of the Hospital’s establishment, it was the determination and passion of the Founding Chairman, Shri Jayaramdas Patel which made their shared dream a reality. Today, the Board of Trustees is headed by Shri Rohit Patel, Chairman, who remains active and committed to the vision of the founders.

Dr. Mahesh Desai, Managing Trustee (MPUH) & Director (JPAC), has completed his MS, FRCS and FACS; and is an internationally acclaimed surgeon. Dr. Mohan Rajapurkar is the Director, Postgraduate Studies & Research, MPUH Member, Board of Governors, MP Society for Research President, Indian Society of Nephrology. Dr. Sishir Gang, Chairman, Department of Nephrology, has completed his MD, DM, and DNB.  Dr. (Col) AK Rastogi, the Medical Director, has done his MD in Hospital Administration. Dr. Ravindra Sabnis, is the Chairman, of Department of Urology, and has done his MS, MCh. Dr. Deepak Mistry, is the Senior Consultant Anesthesiologist, has completed his MBBS and DA.

Dr. Desai’s inspired leadership has established MPUH’s reputation as a quality center for healthcare, education, and research. He has published 197 scientific papers in national and international journals, delivered 250 workshops, and contributed to more than 39 books. Under his guidance 111 courses in different sub-specialties of Urology have been conducted, benefitting over 7518 delegates at MPUH’s academic center. JPAC has over 620 presentations to his credit. Dr. Desai has been conferred the ‘Dr. BC Roy award,’ India’s highest recognition for the medical fraternity, and served as President of the World Endourology Society, the Society International d’Urologie, the Asian Society of Endourology, and the Urological Society of India. He has been bestowed with several honors.

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Healthcare Systems are Complex and Need Strong Management

In August 2017, parents watched helplessly as more than 60 babies, diagnosed with encephalitis from mosquito bites, died due to lack of oxygen at a hospital in Gorakhpur, UP, because suppliers’ bills of INR 68 lakhs had not been paid. Such news is made even more tragic when India, in stark contrast, claims to be the lowest cost provider of the highest quality care in the world.

Post such an event, questions get raised and the usual causes get flogged in public: corrupt administrators, low government spend, poor sanitation, incompetent or absent doctors, inadequate supplies, etc. After an appropriate period of ennui, the nation moves on until the next tragedy that is inevitable and imminent.

Gross negligence and such obvious causes, though difficult to digest, are easy to understand. Our real quest, the Holy Grail, should be to eliminate any and all errors that prevent us from delivering the best modern science has to offer and delivering the same to all. Anticipating and correcting or preventing the errors created in healthcare delivery systems is a larger systemic challenge. The healthcare system is characterized by several major factors that are enlisted below.

Knowledge

First, there is the science of medicine. There are estimated 10,000-30,000 diseases known to us that affect humans, of which only a few (500-1,000) have a known cure. There are over 4,000 diagnostic lab tests, over 400 imaging tests and interventions, about 12,000 drugs, approximately 600-1000 procedures. Medical practitioners build up their skills over 60 main specialties and several hundred subspecialties. This knowledge base is constantly updated and modified so fast that even the best practitioners find it very hard to keep up.

Complexity

Then we have the complexity of the vulnerable and disease-prone human system that is designed to die from the moment it is born. Over 100 billion cells, 78 organs (11 complex large organs) and 12 interdependent systems make the human body – ever-changing, continuously monitoring, detecting, and self-healing. The National Institute of Health, USA now estimates that over 400,000 people die unnecessarily each year in the US alone due to medical errors making it the third leading cause of death.

Environment

Last, but not least, we have the environment; viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Add to this diet, sunlight, exercise, nutrition, stress, sleep, road accidents, murders, and natural calamities.

This vastly-complex intersystem of medicine, the human body and environment is also both dynamic and fast changing. The human body is subject to more stresses, less rest. The environment is more toxic, the air more polluted, the food more artificial (with high sugars and high hormones), medicine is more segmented and intrusive. All of this creates the market conditions for supply and demand of healthcare. We are willing to pay for the right to live a little longer. Sanitation, vaccinations, antibiotics, heart surgery, wound management, and healthier diets and environment have helped us raise our life expectancy from 30 to current 78 years.  But this is neither uniform nor guaranteed at an individual level.

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The Healthcare Sector Today in India: Why is its Role Critical?

Mr Bhavdeep Singh is the CEO of Fortis Healthcare, this being his second stint as the Chief Executive Officer of the organization.  At Fortis, Mr. Singh is driving a strong push towards bringing great patient care to every patient in every hospital, every single day.  In addition to driving patient care, the clinical team at Fortis is driving clinical excellence on multiple fronts.  At a time when the disease burden continues to grow in India, Mr Singh and the Fortis Healthcare team are taking the lead in helping India becoming a healthier nation.

Mr Singh is an acknowledged business leader and a seasoned professional, with over 20 years of experience. He has held senior executive roles in Healthcare, Human Resources and Retail.  He has worked across multiple geographies and has a strong track record of building great teams whilst delivering exceptional results.

Prior to joining Fortis, Mr Bhavdeep Singh was with Ahold, a 26 USD billion retailer with almost 800 stores. He was with the company for almost five years and served on the company’s executive board. While there, he was EVP of HR and then went on to head Ahold’s US operations and the new formats business.  In addition, prior to his initial stint at Fortis, Mr. Singh ran Reliance Retail in India and was at the helm when Reliance opened up more than 700 new stores in less than two years.

Mr Singh attended Pace University and completed several certified courses in Leadership and Executive Management from premier institutions such as the Harvard Business School, Cornell University, University of Hartford, Dial Institute of Management and St. Joe’s University in the United States.

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