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Vol. 5 Num 1133 Mon. August 06, 2007  
   
Business


Apollo Hospitals plans big India expansion


Apollo Hospitals has chartered out a massive expansion plan with multi-location hospitals in Mumbai and plans to set up a full-fledged orthopaedic hospital in Chennai soon, a top official of the company said today.

"We have tied-up with Western Hospitals in Mumbai and will set up Centres of Excellence at various places. Each hospital will have 250-300 beds," Ms Preetha Reddy, managing director, Apollo Hospitals told reporters here on the sidelines of a Press conference on the progress of the 'Save a Child's Heart' initiative.

She said about Rs 600 crore has been allocated for the expansion in Mumbai and they were in the process of finalising and acquiring land in New Mumbai, Thane, South Mumbai and Nasik. Apollo would also be setting up an orthopaedic hospital in North Chennai with 200 beds at an investment of about Rs 110 crore, Ms Reddy said.