Fortis Healthcare to add 950 beds by March 2013

Fortis Healthcare, country’s largest hospital chain has decided to add 950 beds by March 2013, which will include three new hospitals and capacity addition at the existing facilities as part of a big expansion drive.

The entity will add about 800 beds in the three greenfield facilities at Gurgaon, Chennai and Ludhiana, while another 150 will be added at other existing facilities across the country by the end of this fiscal.

Recently, Fortis Healthcare has opened its next generation hospital, the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (Fortis Memorial) in Gurgaon. It plans to open this hospital with full functions by January 2013.