CNBC -TV18 and ICICI Lombard Recognize India’s Best hospitals at the ‘India Healthcare Awards’

CNBC -TV18 and ICICI Lombard Recognize India’s Best hospitals at the ‘India Healthcare Awards’

• Apollo Hospital Chennai wins the award Multi-Specialty Hospital of the Year
• Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Center and Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital & Research Institute win the award under Best Hospital in Single  specialty

Chennai, March 11, 2013: CNBC-TV18 and ICICI Lombard today announced the winners of the prestigious ‘India Healthcare Awards’.  An initiative to recognize and honor India’s finest health care service providers witnessed more than 2200 hospitals from metro, non-metro as well as districts participating for the honors. A total of 31 awards were conferred at a grand function organized at The Oberoi, New Delhi. The award ceremony was felicitated by Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India.

The winners include reputed Hospitals like Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Lilavati Hospital & Research centre, Mumbai, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and Apollo Hospital, Chennai among others.

Mr. Anil Unniyal, CEO, CNBC-TV 18 and CNBC Awaaz commented “The Indian healthcare sector is clocking a growth rate of 20% and is expected to touch the $100-billion mark by 2015 from the current level of $65 billion. Here, one must appreciate the health ministry’s relentless efforts to make quality healthcare affordable. Quality of service provided by healthcare services has certainly bought India in the global map and it’s crucial to recognize this sector through this award.”

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, said “We are honored to be associated with India Healthcare Awards for the last 3 years. Being India’s leading private health insurer, we at ICICI Lombard believe that it is our responsibility to support as well as recognize deserving healthcare service providers in their efforts to develop a sustainable healthcare infrastructure for the nation. We hope that this platform serves as a true acknowledgement for the hospitals awarded while also acting as a motivator for the hospital community at large to continuously exceed their healthcare standards.”

The India Healthcare Awards are conferred on the Best hospitals across different areas of specialization and geographies based on a rigorous and objective evaluation process. The exercise spans three phases: Nominations, Short listing by India’s leading research agency – IMRB (based on scope of service, infrastructure, patient safety record and innovation & research) followed by final selection of the short listed hospitals by an eminent jury of experts from related fields. The categories in which awards are conferred include General Service, Tertiary Care Hospitals (multi and single specialty hospitals), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana award to hospitals for outstanding service to the community and WHO Awards for excellence in Primary Healthcare.

List of Winners