Fortis Hospital, Delhi

This is the third greenfield project from Fortis group after Noida and Mohali

Location: At Shalimar Bagh. Located near GT Karnal Road, Shalimar Bagh has an Indian Railways Station (Azadpur Railway Station). The hospital is well connected through all means of transport i.e. rail, metro, and bus.

When did construction start: June 2007.

Time of commissioning: January 2010.

Promoters: Fortis Healthcare Limited.

Total number of beds: 550.

Number of beds to be commissioned in first phase: In Phase I, the hospital will open with 258 beds. The rest of the beds will be operational in Phase II.

Budget (inclusive of cost of land, construction and equipment): Rs 200 crore.

Any subsidy taken from the Government: None.

Total area of the land: 7.34 acres.

Total square feet area of the hospital: 3.83 lakh square feet.

"Energy efficiency and resource conservation measures have contributed to significant monetary, environmental and societal benefits" - Dr Praneet Kumar Facility Director Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh

About architecture: Says Dr Praneet Kumar, Facility Director, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, "It is the only hospital in Delhi and NCR applying complete fire norms. The hospital has six gateways. In case of fire in one, the other parts do not get affected. We are also using TERI guidelines for energy conservation and the in-house water treatment plant ensures the usage of treated sewer water in the cisterns (used for toilet cleaning), AHU and horticulture purpose."

USP of the project: That is a multi super-speciality hospital from Fortis Healthcare.

Centrally air-conditioned: Yes.

Corporate or trust hospital: Corporate.

Single speciality or multi-speciality: Comprehensive tertiary level services in all the specialties, with focus on cardiac, orthopaedics, neurosciences, gastro-intestinal diseases and renal and genito-urinary diseases. "The hospital will have a comprehensive rehabilitation programmes. Other than physiotherapy, the Shalimar Bagh facility will also house a hydro-therapy unit, probably the third one in the country," says Dr Kumar. It would also offer Fortis La Femme.

Reason for choosing that area? Shalimar Bagh is one of the most densely populated areas of Delhi.

Environment-friendly measures: The facility has adhered to follow energy efficiency norms and comply with TERI GRIHA for the hospital building. "Energy efficiency and resource conservation measures that have been incorporated in various aspects of design, construction, and operation of the proposed green building have contributed to significant monetary, environmental and societal benefits," says Dr Kumar.

Sustainable design concepts are incorporated in different aspects of the building design, starting from sustainable site planning. Simulation and analysis of various alternatives had led to optimisation of building envelope to reduce external solar gains. "In-depth analysis and optimisation of the lighting system has resulted in significant savings in lighting system in the building. Simulation of the air-conditioning system has enabled evaluation and selection of various energy efficiency measures, resulting in overall 48.4 per cent energy savings as compared to a conventional method. There is two per cent energy savings potential with innovative and GRIHA compliant envelope design; 27 per cent energy savings potential with the HVAC system; and 19.4 per cent energy savings potential with the lighting system- which are important criteria during compliance with the GRIHA rating system," adds Dr Kumar.

About advanced medical technology that the hospital would use: 128 Slice CT, 1.5 Tesla MRI, digital X-Ray, ultrasounds, mammography, 2D colour Doppler ECHO, complete non invasive cardiac lab, pulmonology, neuro physiology lab, endoscopy suites, dedicated floor for day care surgeries, 10 dialysis machines in the beginning, 75 critical care beds, separate OT for cardiac surgeries, neuro and joint replacement.

Use of IT: The hospital will be equipped with the latest Hospital Information System (HIS) and will be linked to other Fortis hospitals through a comprehensive IT backbone for sharing of knowledge and competencies so as to provide the best possible care to patients and their families. "This will be the first hospital in the country to have CAT6 100 Mbps transmission and fibre optic connectivity between the towers. This will allow us patient record movement on a real time basis," informs Dr Kumar. The hospital will have EMR, RFID and so on.

No of clinicians and non-clinicians to be hired: 157 clinicians and 212 non clinicians (including nurses, paramedical and non medical staff).

rita.dutta@expressindia.com