Fortis in Strategic Tie-up With Aashlok Hospital for Personalised Medical Services

NEW DELHI, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Adds New Operation Theatres, Infrastructure, Specialities  

Fortis Healthcare Limited has entered into a strategic tie-up with Aashlok, a preferred neighborhood boutique hospital, located in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, extending its reach further in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The 30-bed Aashlok Hospital will provide an expanded portfolio of medical specialties with two hi-tech modular operation theatres, a modern ICU, emergency and diagnostic services. The well-known facility has been substantially upgraded and will continue to offer personalised medical attention to its patients, many of whom are prominent citizens of New Delhi. This will enable Aashlok to consolidate its position as a high-end secondary care facility with distinctive medical services, that is comfortable yet unpretentious. Aashlok will benefit from Fortis' comprehensive health programs, experienced medical talent and administrative expertise and will in turn refer its complex cases to other Fortis hospitals in the National Capital Region.

Dr. Alok Chopra and Dr. Ashwani Chopra, founding doctors, at Aashlok Hospital, said, "For thirty years we have treated our patients like family. The bond between a doctor and his patients is very special and we believe in providing individual attention with personal care, so that patients can recuperate from their illness faster. This strategic tie-up with Fortis provides a great opportunity for us to expand and upgrade the medical offerings at Aashlok, while maintaining our hallmark of personalised service."

Started in 1984 by the twin doctor brothers, Aashlok will now provide advanced secondary care in cardiology, neurosciences, gynaecology, orthopaedics, gastro sciences, gastrointestinal surgery and minimally invasive surgery with 24x7 emergency and critical care. Super-specialists from across the Fortis network of hospital in Delhi-NCR will also be available for regular and on-call consultations at Aashlok.

Aditya Vij, Chief Executive Officer, Fortis Healthcare Limited, said, "This arrangement combines the technological advantage and expertise of India's fastest growing private healthcare network with the personalised care model offered by Aashlok. Patients will also benefit from added medical services and the backup of a seamless referral to a Fortis hospital in the NCR for treatment of complexities that need additional management."

To ensure timely and informed clinical care, Aashlok will integrate with Fortis' revolutionary e-ICU programe, enabling immediate remote consultation with experts from Fortis hospitals. Aashlok will also introduce a bouquet of wellness services providing holistic care to patients, supplementing scientific modern medicine with responsible contemporary therapies and traditional Indian medicine.

In a unique exchange of medical talent, Dr. Alok Chopra, lifestyle management specialist and a renowned cardiologist and Dr. Ashwani Chopra, an accomplished gastroenterologist, will provide their expertise to the company's flagship Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, visiting the hospital regularly for consultations with patients.

Fortis in the NCR 

Through the tie up with Aashlok, Safdarjang Enclave, Fortis now has eight medical facilities conveniently located in various parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) capable of addressing the most complex of medical conditions. Hospitals in the NCR include the company's flagship facility, Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon; Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla; Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj; Fortis La Femme, Greater Kailash -II; Fortis Noida; Fortis Escorts Hospital Faridabad and Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh.

About Fortis Healthcare Limited 

Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care speciality facilities. Currently, the company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 66 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), over 10,000 potential beds and approx. 280 diagnostic centres.

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