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Launch
Super-speciality Hospital Inaugurated at Barasat
Jubilant First Trust Healthcare is in the process of setting
up an integrated network of hub-and-spoke hospitals in the state
Pranab Mukherjee unveiling the plaque |
Kolkata-based Jubilant First Trust Healthcare Limited, a subsidiary
of pharma-major Jubilant Organosys Ltd, recently opened the doors of Jubilant
Kalpataru Hospital, a 120-bed super-speciality hospital at Barasat, on the outskirts
of Kolkata. Pranab Mukherjee, the Union Finance Minister and Dr Surjya Kanta
Mishra, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal,
were present on the occasion.
Jubilant First Trust Healthcare Ltd, based at Kolkata, is driving the healthcare
initiative of Jubilant Organosys. With an endeavour to create an affordable,
world class healthcare delivery system for the middle and lower income-group
people, living across West Bengal, including the districts and villages, Jubilant
First Trust Healthcare is in the process of setting up an integrated network
of hub-and-spoke hospitals in the state. The company plans to create a total
capacity of 1,000 beds across seven hospitals and two nursing schools/college
with a total investment of Rs 180 crore.
Said Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman and Managing Director and Hari S Bhartia, Co
Chairman and Managing Director of Jubilant Organosys, "We are committed
to create an affordable, world class healthcare delivery system for the middle
and lower income-group people, living across West Bengal. We are confident that
our healthcare initiative through Jubilant First Trust Healthcare will provide
a combination of professional, efficient, cutting-edge technology based, international
standard healthcare services model.”
"We are committed to provide high quality medical care at an excellent
value. At Jubilant Kalpataru, our team of full-time doctors, evidence-based
medical practice, modern technology, efficient and contemporary hospital design
— all combine with a transparent and caring environment; to deliver 'world-class
care at affordable cost," said Dr Satadal Saha, CEO, Jubilant First Trust
Healthcare Limited.
Set up in Barasat, the hospital is just half an hour's journey from Kolkata
International Airport. It has facilities for 24 hour-trauma and critical care
(ICU), Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care Units; Neonatal & Paediatric
Surgery, High-risk Pregnancy Management, Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic
Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, including Colo-rectal Surgery facilities,
a Burn Unit and Speciality Medicine Units for Gastroenterology, Chest Medicine,
Haematology, Nephrology & Dialysis. Speciality Surgery - Urology, Plastic
& Microvascular.
The hospital has a multi-disciplinary team of full-time doctors in all major
specialties. Jubilant Kalpataru Hospital has a 10-bed burn unit, the only private
sector burn unit in West Bengal which is well equipped to offer quality treatment
to patients. It also has the only cleft care unit in India; a joint initiative
with Operation Smile, an NGO dedicated to the care of poor children with cleft
lip and palate. The hospital aims at offering services to the poor children
from villages free of cost. Leading Jubilant Kalpataru is a team of five senior
doctors, trained in the UK and the US with over 15 years of experience.
The Group also manages a 50-bed hospital, Rabindranath Thakur Diagnostic &
Medical Care Centre, under Public-Private-Partnership with the Government of
West Bengal at Berhampore, Murshidabad, about 200 kilometeres from Kolkata.
The company is also in the process of setting up a 400- bed hub at Howrah and
other spokes at Krishnanagar, Kharagpur, Burdwan and Mankundu.
EH News Bureau
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