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ANKUR (syn: "bud") was established on 4th May 1975. It was the only hospital in Kandivli run by an Obstetrician & Gynecologist. It was from those days that it has been a pioneer hospital for healthcare for women. It has always been the moto of "ANKUR" to practice the Best of Medicine prevalent in that period. It has always been a leading hospital with firsts in many areas. It was the first hospital in this part of Mumbai to be performing Laproscopy, utilise Cardiotopography (Fetal Monitor) and offering Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques like CVS, Amniocintesis, etc. "ANKUR" always believed in team work, which tradition also continues today. In Brief "ANKUR" is a bud of knowledge which will never stop growing.

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) has been set up by Contemporary Healthcare Pvt Ltd. with an aim to provide world-class cardiac care in India. It is situated at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), a mere 15-minute drive from the domestic and international airports, the hospital promises to provide quality cardiac care to patients at reasonable costs.

BCEIRC offers eye care for all eyes related disorders & diseases. Our eyes treatment services include Glaucoma,Cornea, Lasik, Orbit & Oculoplasty, Cataract, Retina, Neuro Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology.

Performing the entire range of diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures are two separate cath labs. One of them houses the very latest Siemens HICOR High Definition Digital Cardiac and Vascular Angiography Cath Lab System.

The major Specialties include Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Anesthesiology and Complementary Medicine. In each of the major specialties there are sub specialties- to illustrate the Department of Medicine is supported by Medical Oncology, Non-invasive and Invasive Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastro-Enterology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Immunology and Gerontology. All the other major specialties are similarly supported by sub specialties.

Hinduja Hospital is an ultramodern multi specialty tertiary care hospital with a Medical Research Centre in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of 351 beds inclusive of 53 critical care beds in different specialities. As a tertiary care hospital, the services offered are comprehensive covering investigation & diagnosis to therapy, surgery & post - operative care. The inpatient services are complemented with a day centre, out-patient facilities and an exclusive centre for health check for executives. Hinduja Hospital was the first multi disciplinary tertiary care hospital to have been awarded the prestigious ISO 9002 Certification from KEMA of Netherlands for Quality Management System. Hinduja Hospital was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Global Award for Philanthropy in Emerging Economies 2006’

Jaslok Hospital is a private, full-fledged multi-speciality hospital with 359 beds of which 67 are ICU beds. The number of consultants has increased from the initial 50 to around 253 with 124 fully trained resident doctors. & having department of nursing school with 495 qualified nurses & 60 students at any given time.

Shroff eye hospital specialities in Diabetic retinopathy,Macular degeneration, Glaucoma, Uveitis, Cornea, Squint / Pediatric Low-stress cataract, mumbai, India.

The Lilavati Hospital is the creation of the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. Formed in 1978, the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust has engaged in charitable endeavors across India. Members take personal initiative every year to distribute clothes and medicine to the poor in rural areas and have successfully set up medical clinics in many remote and ill-equipped hamlets of India. The Trust now broadens its sphere of activity by addressing one of the most fundamental rights of every human being: the right to live in good health. In a country where thousands die each day due to their inability to access an expensive health care system the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Trust seeks to advance the frontiers of specialized medical care and evaluate new techniques designed for a quality health care delivery system.

The MRI Centre at "The Bhatia General Hospital" has been operational since late 1991. The initial machine was a General Electric(GE), U.S.A. - MR Max. The current machine is also a General Electric(GE), U.S.A. machine - Signa Contour(0.5 Tesla). This machine has been designed to provide excellent image quality with short scan cycle times. The system offers maximum flexibility in data handling and image display. This system provides performance of routine and specialized clinical examinations including diagnostic imaging of the central nervous system, spine, body (including MR cholangiogram), joints, extremities and vasculature (MRA-MR angiography) using a comprehensive range of pulse sequences and image enhancement techniques. Subsequently a GE CT Scanner and a BMD machine have been installed.

Nair Hospital is located in the centre of the main city of Mumbai and predominantly caters to the health needs of the urban poor. However, substantial proportions of patients come to this hospital not only from distant suburbs of Mumbai but also from the towns and villages of India. The hospital with its 250 odd senior staff members and 400 resident doctors (most of whom are postgraduate medical students) takes care of more than 1 million patients every year through its outpatient departments. The total number of admissions in a year exceeds 37000.

Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital was started by the late Mr. Ratilal Nanavati, a premier philanthropist in an attempt to provide quality health care to the people in need of medical care. Over the years the hospital has transformed itself from a 50 beds facility to a multi-speciality state- of-the art medical facility housing the latest equipments and backed by renowned international acclaimed doctors, nurses and other paramedics to meet the growing demands of the health care delivery of today’s ever changing world.

Parle Hospital – an 8-bedded fully equipped gynecological and maternity hospital located at Bajaj Road, Vile Parle (West) headed by Dr. K. T. Shah and Dr. (Mrs.) S. K. Shah finds its origin way back in 1964.

The Tata Memorial Centre is the national comprehensive cancer centre for the prevention, treatment, education and research in Cancer and is recognised as one of the leading cancer centres in this part of the world.