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| The MEDICALL Team: Yogita Panchal, Dr S Manivannan and S Sundararajan at Medicall 2012 in Chennai |
The hospital industry is an important component of the value chain in Indian healthcare industry, rendering services and recognised as healthcare delivery segment of the healthcare industry, which is growing at an annual rate of 15 per cent. The size of the Indian healthcare industry is estimated to be a whopping $280 billion by 2022 and slated to grow at 15 per cent CAGR.
According to a WHO report, India needs to add in excess of 80,000 hospital beds each year for the next five years to meet the demands of its growing population. Rising incomes and a growing elderly population are all factors that have triggered the demand for high-quality medical care, transforming the healthcare delivery sector into a profitable industry. In addition, changing demographics, disease profiles and the shift from chronic to lifestyle diseases in the country has led to increased spending on healthcare delivery. Medial tourism too is changing the face of traditional healthcare industry in India. India’s excellence in the field of modern medicine coupled with its ancient methods of physical and spiritual well-being make it the most favourable destination for good health and peaceful living. India’s cost advantage and explosive growth of private hospitals, equipped with latest technology and skilled healthcare professionals has made it a preferred destination for medical tourism.
The above has served as a perfect backdrop and initiated the need for a comprehensive insight on hospital industry. When it comes to naming successful events which bear a tremendous influence on the industry they represent, Medicall gets top of the mind recall. It is India’s premier medical equipment expo and a “supermarket” for hospital equipment and supplies. Its comprehensive range of exhibits include hospital information systems and solutions, surgical and examination furniture, rescue and emergency equipment, diagnostic/ laboratory, OT equipment, refurbished equipment, hospital linen and laundry, nurse alarm systems, ambulance, hospital flooring, housekeeping equipment, liquid oxygen and central pipeline, physiotherapy equipment, autoclave and steriliser, dental/ophthalmology equipment, medical disposables and cleaning equipment.
Medicall continues to draw the highest percentage of hospital owners, doctors, medical directors and purchase heads in addition to being a proven and highly successful platform for attracting affluent producers, dealers and suppliers. The previous Medicall attracted over 430 exhibitors and over 8000 quality visitors mostly from the its core target group, which speaks volumes about the credibility of the event.
Now in its tenth edition, Medicall 2013 Gujarat will be hosted from February 8-10, 2013 at Ahmedabad. It will bring together the best in the business of ICU and operation theatre equipment, refurbished equipment, trolley, wheel chairs, cots and other furniture, hospital linen and laundry, hospital charts and stationary, office automation equipment, printers dealing with pamphlet and file designing, communication equipment, medical disposables etc.
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Special products at display will be ambulance, mannequins and other teaching aids for nursing, hospital management software, energy saving equipment, hospital flooring, housekeeping equipment, nurses alarm system, liquid oxygen and central pipeline, physiotherapy equipment, autoclave and sterilisers etc.
Gujarat is the venue of choice because the state government is taking several initiatives to make Gujarat a global healthcare destination. Through use of latest technical equipment, increased health insurance, major corporate investments and services of highly skilled medical personnel, the Gujarat healthcare sector is poised well for a sustained boom.
Medexpert, the organisers of Medicall, are a known name in events and trade shows for the healthcare industry. Hence, the total number of exhibitors will be 300 companies for the second time at Gujarat – mainly medical equipment manufacturers. With such an impressive showing, the organisers expect close to 5000 quality visitors including those from countries like, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Africa, Nigeria and Ghana.
Conferences at Medicall 2013 Ahmedabad is on the theme ‘Good to Great’ where sub topics like family owned hospital to a professionally managed hospital brand, person dependent to system dependent hospital, panel discussion on buying a doctors practice. other interesting seminar is on hospital material management – vendors management, how to prevent pilferages, panel discussion on best practices in material management. There is also a seminar on internal audit on the last day.
Thus, Medicall 2013 promises to be bigger and more incisive in terms of content and participation. In turn, it will provide a big fillip to the healthcare in general and medical equipment industry in particular. Medexpert also is organising a show in Srilanka from March 15-17, 2013 and Chennai from August 2-4, 2013.
Contact Details:
Yogita Panchal
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Website: www.medicall.in
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