Global Hospitals India

Global Hospitals is an Indian chain of Multi-speciality tertiary care hospital headquartered at Hyderabad, India.^[1] Founded by Dr. K. Ravindranath in 1999,^[2] the hospital is renowned for its expertise in multi-organ transplants including kidneys, liver, heart and lungs^[3] Global Hospitals currently operates five specialized locations in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai.^[4] The Hospital Group currently has a 2000-bed capacity.^[5] Global Hospitals employs some of the world’s most reputed surgeons & specialists as well as following cutting-edge, internationally accepted standards in medical care.^[6] And is one of the fastest growing chain of healthcare facilities in India.^[7] The Global Hospitals Group currently caters to over 300,000 outpatients every year, besides 50,000 in-patients and performs over 18,000 surgeries every year.^[8] Global Hospitals was recently adjudged one of the Top 3 multi-speciality hospitals in South India by a survey conducted by The Times of India.^[9]

Founder & Chairman

The Global Hospitals Group was founded by Dr. K. Ravindranath, who is one of India’s most sought after surgeons.^[10] He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from Glasgow & Edinburgh and an alumnus of Sri Venkateswara Medical college, Tirupati, India.

Awards & Recognition

Global Hospitals Group has been the recipient of several prestigious awards in the Healthcare sector. Global Hospitals received the prestigious at Satya Brahma founded 4th Annual India Leadership Conclave and Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards in the year 2013 in Mumbai as India’s Most Valuable Health Care Chain Award & its founder Dr. K. Ravindranath was voted by the Network 7 Media Group as Business Leader of the year 2013.^[11]

• Best Healthcare Service Provider for 2012 at the Frost & Sullivan Annual Healthcare Awards ]].^[12]
• India’s Most Admired Healthcare Chain for 2012 at Annual Pharmaceutical Healthcare Leadership & Business Leadership Awards ]].^[13]

Controversy on Height Lengthening Surgery

Nikhil Reddy, a software engineer, undergo height enhancement surgery. He has been confined to the bed for two months and needs help to move around. Two months after the surgery, Nikhil seems to have given up his wish of growing taller. The 23-year old software engineer, who regrets his decision, has decided to stop taking regular treatment from the doctors. Nikhil’s father, in his submission to the Telangana Medical Council, has alleged cheating and demanded compensation from the hospital. The Telangana Medical Council which has decided to take action against senior orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chandra Bhushan and chief operating officer of Global Hospitals Dr Shivaji Chatopadhaya ^[14][15]

Global Hospitals has several firsts to its credit including

• First Pediatric Auxiliary Liver Transplant in Asia ^[16]
• First Hospital in South Asia to perform Pediatric Auxiliary Liver Transplant ^[17]
• First Hospital in South Asia to perform the Nucleus Replacement in Spine ^[18]
• First Successful Split & Auxiliary Liver Transplant Surgery in India ^[19]
• First Successful Combined Heart & Kidney Transplant Surgery ^[20]
• First successful Single Lung Transplant in India ^[21]
• First Successful Minimal Access Lung Transplant in India ^[22]
• First Swap Liver Transplant on adults in India ^[23]

References

External links

• Official website