Even as competition has been heating up on the hospital front in the city in the recent past, Manipal Hospital has stayed popular. But, the hospital chain is not resting on its laurels though. It's investing quite a bit on implementing its expansion plans. It's plans include doubling the beds in city to 1,600 across its three hospital in the city.
The addition of the beds will take place at its Old Airport Hospital, and at its facilities in Malleswaram and Jayanagar. It will also start hospitals on the way to the Bengaluru International Airport and Whitefield, which could each be a 250-bed facility. It's plans to keep to an asset-light model will see it taking up brownfield projects, said Rajen Padukone, MD & CEO, Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).
