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Written By: Admin | Updated : October 30, 2012 11:12 AM IST
On Monday, the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) was officially inaugurated in Gurgaon. Billed as a 'next-generation concept hospital', the facility is a unique combination of multi-specialty hospital and shopping mall with eighteen retail and food outlets on the premises.
'This is a comprehensive institute, aimed at delivering cutting-edge medicine, in line with the best that is available in the West,' said Malvinder Singh, executive chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL). At present, the FMRI has 25 operating rooms and 450 beds. Fortis representatives say that this institute will look to provide 'advanced multi-clinical treatments for complex medical problems.'
The next phase will also see an expansion in space and facilities. The number of beds is set to go up to 1000 and the place will also have a health club, spa and movie lounge. 'The facility has been designed with great sensitivity, keeping in mind the anxiety and stress that patients and their families undergo,' said Shivinder Singh, executive vice chairman, FHL.
Currently the hospital staff comprises of 400 docs and 1,000 nurses. 'It is the first hospital in its category to have a full-fledged stem-cell lab. We will also offer robotic surgery and organ transplant facilities,' said an FMRI representative.
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