Medanta brings quality chest surgical care to Lucknow

TIL Desk Lucknow/ In continuation of its commitment to bringing world-class healthcare to the people of Uttar Pradesh, Global Health Limited today announced the launch of Chest Surgery Services in Medanta,Lucknow. Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Oncology and Lung Transplantation, Medanta, Gurugram will head the facility, and will be supported by his team of five dedicated chest surgeons including Dr. Belal Bin Asaf, Associate Director, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Puri, Consultant, Dr. Sukhram Bishnoi, Associate Consultant, Dr. Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Associate Consultant and Dr. Vivek Mundale, Associate Consultant.

Thisfacility will offerpatients access to quality care for all chest related disorders through open, VATS/ key-hole and robotic surgeries (including benign as well as malignant chest diseases).

Commenting on the launch, Dr.Kumar said, “Chest diseases are on the rise in India. There is need for a centre that provides comprehensive services ranging from diagnostics to post-surgical rehabilitation covering all diseases of the chest.The Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Oncology and Lung Transplantation will fill this gap by providing treatment for chest relateddisorders such as Thymoma, Empyema, Chest Trauma and,Cancers of Lung, Esophagus (food pipe) and Trachea (wind pipe).

About Medanta:

Founded by Dr. Naresh Trehan, a world-renowned cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon who has been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, the third and fourth-highest civilian awards in India and B C Roy award in recognition of his distinguished contribution to medicine, Global Health Limited (the “Company”) is one of the largest private multi-speciality tertiary care providers operating in the North and East regions of India, with key specialties of cardiology and cardiac science, neurosciences, oncology, digestive and hepatobiliary sciences, orthopaedics, liver transplant, and kidney and urology, according to the report titled “An assessment of the healthcare delivery market in India, September 2021” by CRISIL Limited.

Under the “Medanta” brand, the Company has a network of four hospitals currently in operation (Gurugram, Indore, Ranchi and Lucknow). Spanning an area of 3.7 million sq. ft., its operational hospitals have 2,176 installed beds as at March 31, 2021. It also has one hospital under construction with an operational outpatient facility in Patna, and one hospital is planned for development in Noida. As atMarch 31, 2021, the Company provides healthcare services in over 30 medical specialties and engages over 1,100 doctors led by highly experienced department heads. 

The Company’s facilities have received national and international accreditations, including the NABH accreditation for the hospital and blood bankat Gurugram. The Gurugram hospital was ranked as the best private hospital in India for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021, and was the only Indian private hospital to be featured in the list of top 200 global hospitals in 2021 by Newsweek. The Gurugram hospital was also featured in the list of world’s best specialized hospitals for cardiology in 2021, and cardiology and neurology in 2022 rankings released by Newsweek.