Successfully Laying the Foundations of Success for the Indian Healthcare Industry

Business Wire India
The Hospital Infrastructure & Management (H.I.M.) Expo and Summit created a new chapter for the healthcare infrastructure and planning segment in South Asia. The expo established itself as a unique platform bringing together critical stakeholders in the hospital design, build and management cycle with thousands of validated industry buyers including key private and government budget holders, and investors, coming together to interact and witness latest innovations and trends from global and domestic solution providers.

Hospital Infrastructure & Management (H.I.M.) Expo and Conference, presented by Asian Paints and Draeger as gold partner showcased some of the latest technologies in hospital build and designs. It brought together more than 3,000 key policy holders and decision makers all under one roof to improve the scope of healthcare construction in India.

Research shows that the healthcare industry in India requires thousands of new hospitals providing more than 600,000 beds to be built in the coming years to cater to the growing needs of the Indian population. This potentially creates an opportunity of more than $25 billion for potential investors and developers and The Hospital Infrastructure & Management Expo provides an exclusive platform for key stakeholders to congregate to address those business challenges. 

The H.I.M. Summit was inaugurated by Dr. Gautam Khanna, CEO, Hinduja Hospital in front of a packed out audience. The theme for day one was hospital build and design: how to conceptualise, design and build world class Indian hospitals. Renowned international consultant Martin Fiset, Director, Fiset Hospiconsult Inc. shared his unique insights on planning large format hospitals for future growth.  This was followed by a session with Sandeep Shikre, CEO  & President, SSA Architect who highlighted modern trends in hospital designs. The panel discussions for day one covered critical topics like the green guide: how to make hospitals think green and effective ways to contain project costs with further input from Madhulika Pise, Director, FreeSpanz.

The theme for day two of the conference revolved around Finance and Operations Management, vital organs for sustaining a healthy healthcare environment. Noted speakers included Joy Chakraborty, Chief Operating Officer, Hinduja Hospital and Amit Sharma, Lead Consultant, Max Institute of Health Sciences who discussed the challenges of raising capital for healthcare ventures, HR skilling in hospitals and making quality work in healthcare, facilitated by Dr. Vivek Desai, Managing Director, HOSMAC.  

Day three of the conference focused on how technology can be used to transform the healthcare sector with Soura Bhattacharyya, Co-founder and CEO, Lattice Innovations showcasing cutting edge examples of innovative medical technology. The challenge of imbibing healthcare IT and medical equipment within the healthcare environment was driven by moderators Suhar Gangurde, CEO, Godrej Memorial Hospital and Lakshmi Ramachandran, GM, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.

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About Hospital Infrastructure & Management:

Hospital Infrastructure & Management (H.I.M) is India’s premier international exhibition on hospital infrastructure, giving its thousands of visitors’ unprecedented access to a broad spectrum of high profile solution providers and experts who are involved in the future development of regional healthcare systems and infrastructure, including ministry and senior government officials, key decision makers and influencers across the healthcare spectrum.