Two not-for-profit 100-bed hospitals to come up in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The Brigade Foundation, a not-for-profit trust established by the real estate and property development company, Brigade Group has collaborated with St. John’s Medical College Hospital to set up two not-for-profit 100-bed hospitals in Bengaluru.

M.R. Jaishankar, executive chairman, Brigade Enterprises Limited said, "Brigade is happy to announce these corporate philanthropic initiatives in the field of healthcare to benefit the neighbourhood apart from thousands of residents in our projects."

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Rev. Dr Paul Parathazham, the Director of St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, said, "These two not-for-profit hospitals will help St. John’s expand its services to other parts of the city of Bangalore and take forward its mission to deliver affordable healthcare, especially to the underserved."

As per a media report in the Hindu, the hospitals would be established at the Brigade Group’s integrated housing projects Brigade Meadows on Kanakapura Road and at Brigade EL-Dorado at AeroPark/ Hardware Park in North Bangalore. The two bodies have reportedly signed an agreement of collaboration.

The hospitals would reportedly come into operation by the years 2024 and 2025.

Meanwhile, the Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about a significant incident from Bengaluru in which the family of 23-year-old Fardeen Khan chose to honour his memory by generously donating his organs following a tragic road traffic accident. On the evening of 4th June 2023, Fardeen and his family met with a hit-and-run accident when they were returning from Sira in Tumkur after visiting a family friend. Despite the tireless efforts of the medical team, he was declared brain dead on 7th June at 11.55 AM. Fardeen's organs were successfully transplanted into six individuals, offering them a new lease of life.

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