Wockhardt starts South Mumbai hospital

The hospital has entered into a collaboration with Partners Medical International

The pharmaceuticals and healthcare group Wockhardt has launched Wockhardt Hospitals in South Mumbai on Thursday. The 350-bed multi-speciality hospital at Mumbai Central combines Wockhardt Heart Institute and Wockhardt Critical Care Institute.

The hospital has also entered into a collaboration with Partners Medical International (PMI), an associate of Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals.

Wockhardt Hospital will have 100 bed for critical care. Habil Khorakiwala, founder Chairman, Wockhardt Group said, "We realised that Mumbai has a serious requirement for emergency services. Our new facility is an answer to this unaddressed gap. Our association with Boston's key hospitals including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will ensure that the best medical expertise in the world is available to the patients here."

Wockhardt Hospitals, a chain of tertiary care hospitals, has presence in Goa, Nagpur, Nasik, Rajkot, Surat, North Mumbai and South Mumbai. The hospital chain has 1600 beds across all its facilities. In 2009, Wockhardt had sold its 10 hospitals to Fortis for Rs 900 crore.