Manipal Hospital

Manipal Hospitals Vijayawada 

The Manipal Hospital in Vijayawada is part of one of India’s largest healthcare groups. Manipal hospitals are currently located in 7 cities across India. Manipal hospitals also have an international presence in Lagos and Malaysia. These hospitals provide diagnostic services, outpatient treatment, advanced clinical care and personalised home-care.  This hospital was set up in 2006 as the first corporate hospital in Vijayawada. It is also one of the largest hospitals in Andhra Pradesh and the only centre to offer comprehensive cancer care in Andhra Pradesh.  Manipal Hospital is known for its tertiary care facilities and compassionate patient care. This super speciality hospital offers expertise in the Emergency care and Accidents, Cancer Care, Bone Marrow Transplants, General Medicine and Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Radiology, Obstetrics, Pain Medication and Paediatrics. 

The Manipal Education and Medical Group was set up in 1953 by Dr Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai. The group focuses on education, healthcare, research and offering philanthropic support. In terms of health care, the group aimed at providing affordable healthcare through a multispecialty health delivery framework that could be extended to home-care. 

The first Manipal Hospital was set up in 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Today, there are Manipal hospitals in Delhi, Jaipur, Salem, Mangalore and Goa along with the Manipal hospital in Vijayawada. The hospital received the ISO 9001:2000 1ST CERTIFICATION in 2003. In 2011, Manipal Hospitals was accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers and the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. The following year, in 2012, it was accredited by the NABH Blood Bank. The first international branch of the Manipal Hospitals was set up as the Manipal Vedic Lifecare Clinic in Nigeria in 2013. Their first international multi-speciality hospital was set up in Malaysia in 2016.

The Manipal Hospital is a trusted name in oncology. One of the reasons for this is its cognitive computing system, IBM Watson. The hospital also provides holistic healthcare knowledge for its patients through a comprehensive health library. The hospital provides many comprehensive health care packages including:

Master Health Check-up

Executive Health Check-up

Cardiac Screening Package

Complete Spine Health Check Package

Joint Replacement Screening Package

Cancer Screening Package for Men and Women

Kidney Stone Screening

Freedom Health Package

Along with their expertise in medicine and surgical practices, Manipal Hospitals are also known for their patient-centric approach to treatment. The doctors, nurses and paramedic staff provide treatment without any bias. They balance being honest with their patients and their care givers with being compassionate at the same time. This helps create an environment where the patient’s stresses are minimized and they can heal themselves. 

There is one Manipal Hospital in Vijayawada:

Manipal Super Speciality Hospital, Tadepalle, Vijayawada 

A number of foreign nationals travel to India only to be treated at this Manipal Hospital. Recognising that they may have special needs, the Manipal Hospitals offer a number of services for international patients through the Manipal International Patient Care Centre. The care centre is designed to be able to provide admin related help for international patients. This includes help with visa applications, travel arrangements, finding accommodation in the city, insurance and any other need they may have. The hospital will also arrange to and fro conveyance between the airport and the hospital. 

The Manipal Hospital in Vijayawada is a multi-speciality hospital. It has expertise in Accident and Emergency Care, Oncology, Cardiac Sciences, Dental Medicine, Dermatology, ENT, Endocrinology, Gastrointestinal Sciences, Haematology, Critical Care, Nephrology, Neurosciences, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Pulmonology, Renal sciences and Cosmetic Surgery. 

The Manipal Hospital in Vijayawada has pioneered a number of medical and surgical procedures in Andhra Pradesh. It is the only hospital to offer kidney, liver and bone marrow transplants. In 2014, it was the first hospital in Vijayawada to offer Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Advanced LINAC (Elekta Infinity) facility. Some of the key surgical procedures performed here include General Surgery, Neuro and Spinal Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgeries, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Paediatric Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. The hospital also provides treatment for Infertility and Neonatal Care. 

Providing philanthropic support is one of the four focus areas of the Manipal group. This help is offered through the Manipal Foundation. The Manipal Foundation has helped thousands of underprivileged people in India get the medical care they need. Medical camps and programs have reached out to over 5, 00,000 patients. 268 cardiac surgeries are performed under this foundation each year and over 5000 patients have benefited from free or concessional dialysis. The hospital also provides cancer treatment for children through the Crusade against Cancer Foundation. 

The Manipal Hospital in Vijayawada has 350 beds. This includes 64 beds in the ICU. Inpatients may be given a bed in shared rooms, semi-private rooms, private rooms and suites. It operates 24/7 Accident and Emergency services, a pharmacy, lab services, operation theatre and ambulance services. State-of-the-art technology backs the doctor’s expertise and helps them treat their patients. This is also the only hospital in Vijayawada to have a LINAC machine.