Sri City Announces Strategic Partnership with Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital

Chennai, India, September 06, 2009 --(PR.com)-- As part of the MoU, Frontier Lifeline would initially set up a world-class Emergency Care Unit at Sri City, which will grow into a full-fledged multi-speciality hospital to cater to the medical requirements in and around Sri City.

The MoU was signed by Mr. Ravindra Sannareddy, Founder & Managing Director, Sri City (P) Limited and Dr. K. M. Cherian, Chairman & CEO, Frontier Lifeline & Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sannareddy said, “At Sri City, one of our primary commitments is making healthcare available and accessible to the people of the region. While Sri City had several options for partnership for healthcare services, we have chosen Frontier Lifeline Hospital which is building Asia’s first bio-hospital in a 360-acre campus, close to Sri City. I believe that Sri City’s association with a visionary like Dr. Cherian will be mutually beneficial and make available the much-needed healthcare facilities for the people in the region.”

“As a completely home-grown brand, Sri City’s track record has been fantastic. Frontier Lifeline is pleased to partner with them in this gigantic industrial project. With this agreement, we propose to bring high-quality health care services to Sri City and in the process play a vital role in the rapid healthy growth of this region. This initiative is very much part of our endeavour to bring high-quality medical care wherever possible. We are thankful to Sri City for providing us with a promising opportunity for the same,” adds Dr. Cherian.

The Emergency Care Unit will be set up by Frontier Lifeline in a facility to be constructed by Sri City. Later a state-of-the-art multi-speciality 150-bedded hospital with specialized industrial and occupational hazards healthcare services will be built by Frontier Lifeline to serve the needs of Sri City SEZ & DTZ and the neighbourhood. This hospital will have mobile Intensive Care Unit on wheels with qualified medical and paramedical staff manning it for medical emergencies. A fully equipped state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory will be operational at the hospital. Operation theatres with advanced surgical equipments and sterile supply facility for carrying out a range of surgical operations will form an important part of this hospital.

Any specialist, sophisticated investigations and follow-up treatment which are necessary will be offered at the General and Speciality Hospitals at the next-door Frontier Mediville with their full team of specialists.

About Dr. K.M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital

Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital is a hospital that believes in human ethics, transparency & quality cardiac care with international standards. Frontier Lifeline offers amenities in cardiac diagnosis, treatment, research and education at a reasonable cost with round-the-clock individual care. With ‘Service before Self’ as a guiding motto, the hospital has a spectrum of a skilled team comprising of sincere and dedicated doctors, cardiac surgeons, nurses and paramedical staff. Applying advanced technology, the latest equipment, progressive healthcare and research, new avenues open out a kaleidoscope of life-saving and cost effective solutions to numerous heart diseases.

Covering every aspect of heart care, Frontier Lifeline runs the gamut of cardiac care with all manner of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery for adults, children and neonates, Minimally invasive CABG, Heart and Heart & Lung transplantation, Adult cardiology, Pediatric cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Catheter based Percutaneous Radio Frequency, Ablation for Arrhythmia and Enhanced External Counter Pulsation. Training, education and research in Basic Sciences are its other core activities.

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