Fortis Healthcare (India) on Wednesday said it will open
25 low-cost hospitals in the next three years in smaller towns, specially in tier II and Tier III cities under a new brand as the firm completes a decade of operations.
While the company has not finalised the name of the new brand, a
Fortis Healthcare spokesperson said: "The low-cost hospitals will be high-end secondary care and low-end tertiary hospitals."
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Speaking on the occasion, Fortis Healthcare (India) MD Shivinder Mohan Singh said: "We could not have imagined then, that 10 years along the line Fortis would grow to become a pan-India network, with over 50 hospitals and plans for several more".
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"We will continue to focus on making reliable and affordable healthcare accessible to all," Singh added.
NEW VENTURE: Fortis' first hospital under PPP model in Dehradun Singh also said Fortis Healthcare is interested in entering medical eduction in India, but the existing policies are preventing it from making a foray into the sector.
At present the healthcare chain has a total of 56 hospitals across India with a capacity of over 8,000 beds.
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