Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL) is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Fortis started its health care operations in Mohali, Punjab, where the first Fortis hospital was started. Later on, the hospital chain purchased the healthcare branch of Escorts group and increased its strength in various parts of the country. The Escorts Heart and Research Center, Okhla,[3] Delhi became a major operating unit of the chain. Dr. Tehran, the current MD of Medanta and several others have started their careers at this institute.

Fortis Healthcare Limited
Company typePublic
BSE532843
NSEFORTIS
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ravi Rajagopal (Chairman)[1]
ProductsHospitals, Pharmacy, Diagnostic centres
Revenue6,359 crore (US$760 million) (2023)[2]
920 crore (US$110 million) (2023)[2]
611 crore (US$73 million) (2023)[2]
Number of employees
23,000 (2023)[2]
ParentIHH Healthcare (31.1%)
Websitewww.fortishealthcare.com

The Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) hospital at Gurgaon[4] is the headquarter and flagship hospital of Fortis Healthcare, with all the major facilities at the hospital. It was named as 23rd smart hospital in the world for the year 2021.[5] FMRI was also named the 22nd-best hospital in the country for the year 2022 by Newsweek.[6]

Apart from Fortis Escorts Okhla & FMRI, Fortis Healthcare has other units in Dehli NCR as well, which include Fortis Hospital Faridabad, Noida, Vasant Kunj, Shalimar Bagh (Delhi) and at several other places in the country. Currently, the company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Dubai and Sri Lanka with 36 healthcare facilities.[7][8]

Malaysia's IHH Healthcare became the controlling shareholder of Fortis Healthcare Ltd by acquiring a 31.1% stake in the company. Fortis Healthcare also appointed four persons from IHH Healthcare to its board in a meeting held in Mohali. The board approved the allotment of over 230 million shares through preferential issue to Northern TK Venture Pte Ltd, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of IHH Healthcare, at ₹170 per share of ₹10 face value.[9][10]

Other information

In 2018, Manipal Hospitals and TPG Capital acquired Fortis Healthcare Limited as part of a deal for 39,000 million.[11][12][13] In 2019, Fortis Healthcare announced that it had completed the acquisition of RHT Health Trust (RHT) assets for an enterprise value of 46,500 million.[14][15] In the same financial year, Fortis reported a consolidated net profit of 780.10 million for the quarter ended 30 June.[16]

In August 2023, it was announced Fortis had completed its acquisition of Medeor Hospital in Manesar, India from VPS Healthcare for $27.23 million.[17]

Fortis is also a component of the S&P BSE 500.[citation needed]

Collaborations

  • Phable partners with Fortis Hospital to provide AI driven care to patients, Mar 19.[18]
  • CSC partners with Fortis Hospital to launch telemedicine service for rural India, Feb 21.[19]
  • Fortis Healthcare partners with RED.Health to provide ambulances in 10-30 minutes, June 23.[20]
  • Fortis Bannerghatta Road joins hands with JOGO Health, to provide non-surgical, tech-driven treatment for urinary disorders, Dec 23.[21]

See also

References

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  6. ^ Newsweek (2 March 2022). "World's Best Hospitals 2022 - India". Newsweek. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Fortis Healthcare – About Us".
  8. ^ "FORTIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp".
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  10. ^ "Fortis Hospital Noida". Full Details Information. 26 March 2019.
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  13. ^ "TPG-backed Manipal acquires Fortis Health, SRL Diagnostics – Times of India ►". The Times of India. 28 March 2018.
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  16. ^ "Fortis Healthcare reports profit of Rs 78 crore for June quarter". Medical Dialogues. 7 August 2019.
  17. ^ nagamanigrandhi (30 August 2023). "Fortis Healthcare acquires Medeor Hospital in India for $27.23m". Hospital Management. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Phable partners with Fortis Hospital to provide AI driven care to patients". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  19. ^ Athrady,DHNS, Ajith. "CSC partners with Fortis Hospital to launch telemedicine service for rural India". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Fortis Healthcare partners with RED.Health to provide ambulances in 10-30 minutes". Financialexpress. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Fortis Bannerghatta Road joins hands with JOGO Health; to provide non-surgical, tech-driven treatment for urinary disorders - The Pharma Times | Pharma & Health Care News Portal". thepharmatimes.in. Retrieved 9 May 2024.