| (L-R) Dr Alok Chopra, Founder Director, Aashlok Hospital, Aditya Vij, CEO, Fortis Healthcare, Dr Ashwani Chopra, Founder Director, Aashlok Hospital and Dr Dilpreet Brar, Regional Director, Operations FMRI Gurgaon |
Fortis Healthcare has entered into a strategic tie-up with Aashlok, a boutique hospital, located in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, extending its reach further in the National Capital Region (NCR). The 30-bed Aashlok Hospital will reportedly 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 programmes, experienced medical talent and administrative expertise and will in turn refer its complex cases to other Fortis hospitals in the NCR.
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 secondary care in cardiology, neurosciences, gynaecology, orthopaedics, gastro sciences, gastrointestinal surgery and minimally invasive surgery with 24×7 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, CEO, Fortis Healthcare, 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.
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.
EH News Bureau