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Apollo Opens Integrated Healthcare facility at Lavasa
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan inaugurates
the new 100-bed facility
Chief Minister inaugurating the hospital |
Apollo Hospitals, the largest private healthcare provider
group in Asia, recently opened its first state-of-the-art integrated healthcare
and wellness centre, the Apollo Hospital Lavasa. Ashok Chavan, Chief Minister
of Maharashtra, inaugurated the 100 bed facility at Dasve, Lavasa. The hospital
is the beginning of the creation of one-of-its kind healthcare and wellness
destination in the world that will encompass rejuvenation, world-class medical
care, health education, research and others. Lavasa isIndia's first hill city
being developed by Lavasa Corporation Ltd, a part of the HCC Group.
Inaugurating the new hospital, Ashok Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
congratulated Lavasa and Apollo Hospital for bringing a unique concept in healthcare
and wellness to the Maharashtra state. The hospital is equipped to provide services
in the departments of orthopaedics, paediatrics, rehabilitation, obstetrics
and gynaecology, cardiology, emergency medicine, gastroenterology and other
departments. Oncology, IVF, neurology and other specialities shall be introduced
in a phased manner.
The phase I of the development is the 100 bed hospital and phase two shall comprise
creating 360 degree healthcare presence in one location. The work has already
begun and Apollo has acquired 200 acres of land at Lavasa to develop the integrated
healthcare city. Proposals have been received from leading architects globally
and three of top 10 architects in the world have been short-listed for developing
the master plan and the architectural design for the proposed phase II of the
wellness and healthcare destination.
Said Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, "With the dawn
of a new decade comes a renewed promise to the city of Lavasa. Apart from delivering
superior outcomes in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and emergency, to name
a few areas of excellence, the development at Lavasa will emphasise on overall
wellness and rejuvenation programmes on the lines of the centres in Switzerland,
Boston and San Fransisco. A senior team has been working on the wellness concepts
for the past three years and has thoroughly researched the wellness needs of
the customer."
Said Shobana Kamineni, Chairman of Apollo Lavasa Corporation, "The Lavasa
locale, with its pristine environment, is ideal for a facility like this. It
is a pleasure to be partnering with a forward-looking organisation like Lavasa,
which is determined to support us in our aim to demonstrate how a model healthcare
facility can function in a rural setting. The Lavasa environment is ideal not
only for recuperating patients and people using the wellness and rejuvenation
centres, but also for research and development."
EH News Bureau
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