Fortis Healthcare launched its 260-bed greenfield hospital in Ludhiana. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy CM, Punjab inaugurated the hospital.
Dedicating the facility to the service of patients, Badal, said, “We are happy to see Fortis strengthening its commitment to Punjab by bringing world class infrastructure and medical care to Ludhiana.”
At a separate ceremony, he also laid the foundation stone for Fortis La Femme, yet another green-field facility that will come up in the city by 2016. Located on the Mall Road, this will be a 100-bed centre for women, dedicated to meet their medical needs through various stages of their life.
Fortis has committed significant investments in creating capacity of over 1,000 beds in Punjab. These include the newly commissioned hospital in Ludhiana; existing facilities in Mohali and Amritsar; the soon to be launched Fortis Cancer Institute in Mohali and the greenfield project, Fortis La Femme in Ludhiana.
While the new multispecialty hospital caters to all disease profiles, it has a special focus on those that are endemic to the region and are underserved. Fortis Ludhiana has set up an advanced Centre of Excellence (COE) in oncology (medical, surgical and radiation therapy). A multi-disciplinary Tumour Board of experienced super-specialists, a dedicated Day Care ward for Medical Chemotherapy patients, Ludhiana’s only Time-of-Flight PET/CT scanner and 24×7 Critical Care services for critically ill cancer patients are amongst the unique offerings that set this Centre apart from existing facilities in the region. Other Centres of Excellence (COE’s) at Fortis Ludhiana include orthopaedics, emergency, trauma and critical care and cardiology. Additional COE’s in the near future will include renal sciences and neuro sciences.
The hospital will also offer 24×7 emergency services. Close to 40 per cent of its beds are dedicated to intensive care units (ICUs) to handle complex and critical cases. Fortis Ludhiana is among the few facilities in Punjab to offer comprehensive cancer treatment.
EH News Bureau