Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals is planning to add four new facilities to its precision ayurveda healthcare arm, Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals, expanding the network to 350 beds over the next three to four months. The move comes as the group bets on the country’s growing demand for ayurveda-based in-patient and out-patient care.
Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals on Monday opened a 35-bed facility in Chennai. “We will not stop with one or two centres. We are trying to create a network that is fully integrated with the Apollo ecosystem. It will also be open to any healthcare provider that meets our standards of quality and care,” said Preetha Reddy, executive vice chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, and chairperson, Apollo AyurVAID.
Apollo Hospitals acquired a 60% stake in AyurVAID in October 2022. The chain offers ayurveda-led integrative care across specialities including neurology, oncology, nephrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, palliative care, and rehabilitation. It currently operates eight in-patient hospitals and four treatment centres across India.
“We currently have about 285 beds, and in the next three months, we will open four more hospitals, taking our total capacity to 350 beds,” said Rajiv Vasudevan, founder and MD, Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals. He added that the expansion will cover major cities such as Mumbai and Kolkata, followed by smaller markets like Coimbatore and Ahmedabad.