Medicover Hospitals

Medicover Hospitals

Company type	Private
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	1995;30 years ago (1995)
Headquarters	Sweden
Areas served	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.
Key people	Fedrick Ragmark (CEO, Medicover Group) Dr. G. Anil Krishna (Chairman & Managing Director) John Stubbingston (COO, Medicover Healthcare Services) Dr. Sharath Reddy (Executive Director) P. Hari Krishna (Executive Director)
Products	Hospitals, pharmacy, diagnostic centres
Website	www.medicoverhospitals.in

Medicover Hospitals is a multinational hospitals chain in Europe and India. It is a part of European healthcare groups having its presence in 18 countries worldwide.

The Medicover group provides a broad spectrum of Health care services and has a network of hospitals, cancer institutes, specialty care facilities, Fertility Centers, and diagnostic labs.

History

Medicover was established in 1995 and headquartered in Poland. Medicover Warsaw Hospital first opened in Poland in 2009. ^[1]

Medicover invested in Sahrudaya Healthcare Private Ltd., the holding company of MaxCure. After acquiring the MaxCure Group, India, on 22 August 2017, the company changed its name to Medicover Hospitals. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

It has 25 outlets in India, spread over three states: Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, ^[2] and Karnataka. ^[5]

Branches

State	Locations
Telangana [6]	Hyderabad [7] (HITEC City, Begumpet, Chanda Nagar), Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Warangal [8]
Andhra Pradesh	Kurnool, [9] Visakhapatnam, [10] Nellore, Srikakulam, Kakinada, Vizianagaram
Maharashtra [11]	Nashik, [12] Pune, Aurangabad, Sangamner, Navi Mumbai
Karnataka	Bengaluru [13]

Medicover has also established focus specialty centers:

• Medicover Women and Child Hospitals. ^{[14] [15]}
• Medicover Cancer Institute. ^[16]
• Medicover Fertility.

Departments

The following departments are served by Medicover Hospitals India:

• Cardiology ^{[17] [18]}
• Orthopedics ^[19]
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Gynecology
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Neonatology
• Gastroenterology
• General Surgery
• Nephrology
• Internal Medicine
• Plastic Surgery
• Urology
• Physiotherapy
• Critical Care ^[20]
• Anesthesia
• Emergency Medicine
• Kidney Transplantation ^[21]
• Liver Transplantation
• Ear, nose, and throat (ENT)
• Dermatology, cosmetic & plastic surgery
• Pulmonology
• Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon (CTVS) ^[22]
• Pancreas Transplant
• Psychiatry
• Dental
• Rheumatology
• Vascular Surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Endocrinology
• Interventional Radiology
• Neurosurgery ^[23]
• Organ Transplantation
• Robotic Surgery ^[24]

Key specialties

Neurology

Doctors at Medicover hospitals in Hyderabad India removed a cricket ball-sized tumor from the brain of 55 years old women in the year 2021. ^[25]

Orthopedics

Doctors at Medicover Hospitals performed a spine surgery for the 32-year old Faraz from Gujarat's Vadodara city in the year 2020. ^{[26] [27]}

Nephrology

Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Hyderabad, India completed 102 kidney transplants within a year. The procedures were performed in 2022. ^[28]

Oncology

Doctors at Medicover Cancer Institute in Hyderabad made a significant advancement in lung cancer treatment by performing a minimally invasive surgery requiring only two stitches. ^[29]

Urology

Urologists at Medicover Hospitals performed a robotic surgery on a 61-year-old Sudanese national, Ateyat Mohamed Fagida, to treat bilateral ureteric obstruction caused by Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. ^[30]

Gynecology

Doctors at Medicover Woman and Child Hospital, Madhapur, saved the life of a preterm baby born weighing just 710 grams at 24 weeks. ^[31]

Gastroenterology

Surgeons at Medicover Hospitals treated a 45-year-old woman diagnosed with the rare pancreatic tumor, Solid Pseudopapillary Epithelial Neoplasm (SPEN). ^[32]

Dental

^[33]

References

1. "India is our long-term growth hub: Medicover Global CEO". Business Line. 19 February 2020.
2. "MaxCure Hospitals is now Medicover Hospitals". Business Line. 2 August 2019.
3. "Medicover to acquire 22% stake in MaxCure Hospitals for $15.5 mn". VCCircle. 23 August 2017.
4. "Medicover picks up 22% stake in MaxCure Hospitals". Mint . 22 August 2017.
5. "Medicover Group of Hospitals to open another facility in Bengaluru". Business Line. 29 May 2024.
6. "About 40K people jabbed in a mega Covid vaccine drive in Hyderabad IT hub". Deccan Herald . 6 June 2021.
7. "Hyderabad: Yemeni woman undergoes Cochlear Implant at Medicover Hospital". Telangana Today . 18 August 2021.
8. "Telangana CM Inaugurates 300-Bed Medicover Hospital in Warangal". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2024.
9. "Medicover doctors perform rare surgery in Kurnool". The Hans India . 11 February 2021.
10. "AP: Doctors save 18-year-old Covid-19 survivor's limb". Times of India . 21 October 2020.
11. "Medicover Hospitals, save India's youngest Covid-19+ve patient using 'Plasma Therapy'". APN News. 10 September 2020.
12. "Pregnant woman weighing 146kg delivers baby". Times of India. 11 February 2021.
13. "Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar inaugurates Medicover Hospital". Bangalore Mirror. 26 September 2024.
14. "Visakhapatnam: Born in 23 weeks, 'miracle' baby survives". Times of India. 28 January 2021.
15. "Hyderabad: Premature baby gets a new lease of life". Telangana Today. 26 March 2021.
16. "Medicover Global opens 250-bed hospital in Andhra Pradesh". Outlook Indian magazine. 19 February 2020.
17. "Level 1 cardiac emergency care centre opened". The Hindu. 24 September 2021.
18. "Doctors at Hyderabad hospital perform rare cardiac procedure". Times of India. 19 January 2021.
19. "New robotic centre in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. 25 January 2020.
20. "Doctors remove toy bulb from boy's throat". The Hindu. 6 January 2021.
21. "Rare surgery at Hyderabad hospital". Times of India . 15 May 2021.
22. "High-Risk Aortic Valve Replacement on a high risk patient performed in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. 3 March 2022.
23. "Mahabubnagar farmer recovers after complex brain surgery at Medicover Hospitals". Telangana Today. 23 June 2022.
24. "Robotic surgery performed at a hospital in Visakhapatnam to treat pancreatic cancer". The Hindu. 29 May 2024.
25. "Docs remove cricket ball sized tumour from woman's brain". Times of India. 11 February 2021.
26. "Man stands straight after 15 years, courtesy Hyderabad hospital". The Siasat Daily. 27 November 2020.
27. "Hyderabad doctors correct deformed spine of patient from Gujarat". Telangana Today. 27 November 2020.
28. "Hyderabad: Medicover Hospitals completes 102 kidney transplants in a year". Telangana Today. 3 March 2022.
29. "Hyderabad Hospital Performs Rare Lung Cancer Surgery; 'Great Results With Only 2 Stitches'". Hyderabad Now. 8 April 2024.
30. "Hyderabad: Sudanese national undergoes robotic surgery at Medicover". Telangana Today. 27 April 2024.
31. "Preterm baby with low weight of 710 grams saved at Medicover Hospital". Telangana Today. 22 August 2022.
32. "Doctors at Medicover Hospitals conduct complex surgery on woman to remove pancreatic tumor". Telangana Today. 14 June 2024.
33. "Hope for Covid and mucormycosis-hit patients in Hyderabad". Times of India. 11 November 2021.

External links

• Medicover Hospitals in India