CHENNAI: Pearl Human Care, a health care company owned by G.V. Sampath, on Thursday announced establishment of ‘Naruvi Hospitals’ in Vellore to provide world-class health facility to people in and around the town who travel to far-away Chennai and Bengaluru for advanced medical treatment.
For this, Mr Sampath, son of VIT Chancellor G. Viswanathan, has tied up with Detroit-based Henry Ford health system, which will infuse a combination of clinical best practices and provide advanced digital technology. Mr Sampath’s Pearl Human Care will build the hospital in Green Circle in Vellore at a cost of Rs 330 crore.
“Land acquisition is complete and we hope to begin construction of the hospital by the end of this year. The hospital will be functional from January, 2019,” Mr Sampath said, adding that Henry Ford would give all technical expertise and train doctors.
“Our research says nearly 10,000 to 15,000 people from Vellore travel to Chennai and Bengaluru for advanced treatment. And CMC has reached saturation point and nearly 2,000 patients return everyday without a bed. We would like to tap those patients,” he said.
