Manipal is in talks for Bangalore-based Vikram Hospitals, owned by Renuka Ramnath-led PE fund Multiples, ET first reported in April. Manipal is looking at Vikram as a bolt-on acquisition to further consolidate its position in the home turf, ET report added.
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Hospitals see spike in demand for critical healthcare at home
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The technology was available earlier too, but people preferred to get treated in hospitals. The pandemic, however, made some of them get critical care, complete with ICUs, at home itself, hospital executives told ET.
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Apollo Home Healthcare CEO Dr Mahesh Joshi said a surge in demand for home healthcare services has increased logistics challenges, too.
The demand for home healthcare services has been picking up after the outbreak of Covid-19 as they have come handy for patients who do not wish to visit hospitals. A number of such patients have availed healthcare in the comfort of their homes.
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Dr Sandeep Budhiraja, Group Medical Director, Max Healthcare, joined the Analjit Singh-promoted hospital chain in January 2001 as a founder member. I have seen the growth of Max, which started as a small ambulatory care centre at Panchsheel Park in New Delhi, says Budhiraja. The veteran doctor now works under a new Chairman and Managing Director, 46-year-old Abhay Soi, formerly a turnaround and restructuring specialist with firms, including Arthur Anderson, EY and KPMG. We are now the most profitable and fastest-growing healthcare company in India and the second largest in terms of revenue, says Soi.
Veteran healthcare professional Dilip Jose was advising TPG Capital for close to two years, before taking over as Managing Director and CEO of Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEL) in early 2018. Prior to that, he was Group CEO at Hyderabad-based Care Hospitals. Now his former employer Care Hospitals has a new owner, Dubai-based private equity investor
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