Global Hospitals and Health City in Chennai is being formally inaugurated by His Excellency Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the evening of March 15.The facility, promoted by Global Hospitals, Hyderabad, is located on a sprawling 21-acre sylvan campus at Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, off Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Chennai. As part of its first phase, the hospital now functions with 325 beds including a special ward meant for the under- privileged. It has one of the largest ICUs with more than 100 beds dedicated to various specialties and a fleet of fully equipped ambulances stationed at various locations across the Chennai to provide free service to the needy.  In the second phase under way, the hospital will have 1000 beds.  The Global Hospitals’ Group, founded by Dr. K Ravindranath, a pioneer in Laparoscopic Surgery, is the fastest growing chain in the health care sector in India with hubs in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai and spokes at ten other places. It is building similar facilities in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.Global Hospitals and Health City in Chennai is a multi super specialty, tertiary care and multi organ transplantation center. The facility lives up to its name in the way it has been conceived, designed and constructed.

The first phase features :

» Heart and Lung Transplantation.
» Gastroenterology, Liver and Transplantation.
» Neurosciences, Trauma & Orthopedics. 
» Nephro/Urology and Transplantation.

Global is the first Hospital in Tamil Nadu to have a 64-slice PET-CT scan. It has high-end equipment like Endosono Unit, Neuro and Spine Navigation, Stereotactic System, Video EEG, Modern Cath-Lab, Gamma Camera, Lithotripsy Unit and YAG Laser. Global Hospitals. Chennai, has highly qualified and internationally trained consultants, dedicated nursing staff and fully trained technicians. Every patient interface within the hospital is thoughtfully created. From emergency bays, consultation suites, patient rooms to waiting lounges, all areas are designed for effective functionality.  The hospital has a 24-hour diagnostic laboratory, 24-hour pharmacy, 24-hour blood bank, and facilities like a canteen, bank & ATM. Once fully operational, the 1000-bed Global Hospitals and Health city will offer health care services across 25 departments. It will have a Cancer Institute and facilities for Clinical Research in Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine.

The facility will have an International Patient Block, Rehabilitation and Rejuvenation Therapy Center, Assisted Care Center for the elderly, hotel, health spa, service apartments and institutes to train nurses, paramedical personnel, technologists and healthcare managers.Global will be training medical professionals in broad specialties and super specialties.Global Hospitals and Health City is not merely a jewel in the Global crown but also a landmark in the metropolis. The hospital will be focusing on promoting medical tourism in a big way, like its counterparts in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.