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September 21, 2007 17:13 IST
Apollo Hospitals [Get Quote] group and Lavasa Corporation signed an agreement on Friday to set up an integrated healthcare and wellness destination at the Lavasa Hill town near Pune.
Lavasa is a modern hill town being developed by Hindustan Construction Company [Get Quote] group and is spread across 12,500-acres of land, about 65 km from Pune.
Initially, the plan is to establish a multi-specialty hospital with a capacity of 50 beds which would be ready by 2009, a company statement said.
Eventually, services shall extend to wellness activities, long-term care and research and development, amongst others.
The integrated hospital and wellness centre would have four major service verticals -- medical cluster, wellness cluster, long-term care and education-R&D zone.
Medical cluster would have a higher secondary care hospital and medical and surgical ICUs for key specialities like cardiology, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics.
Support services like radiology, imaging and a diagnostic laboratory would be set up alongside, the release added.
The wellness cluster would comprise facilities ranging from complementary and alternative medicine to medical spa etc. Long-term care would include rehabilitation services for ptients who have undergone orthopedic surgeries or have neurological disorders.
The education and research zone will have a medical convention centre, training for nurses and technicians and clinical trials facilities, the release said.
The integrated healthcare centre is expected to create 2,000 jobs and would also bring in revenue to the region in the form of medical tourism, the release added.
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