The hospital we are talking about is the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Four Bungalows, Mumbai. The hospital, named after Anil Ambani and Mukesh Ambani’s mother, Kokilaben Ambani, is regarded among the leading tertiary-care facilities in India.
Anil Ambani, the estranged younger brother of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is mostly renowned for his two main companies, Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure, but did you know that Anil’s Reliance Group also runs a top-level hospital which is counted among the top 10 hospitals in India?.
The hospital we are talking about is the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Four Bungalows, Mumbai. The hospital, named after Anil Ambani and Mukesh Ambani’s mother, Kokilaben Ambani, is regarded among the leading tertiary-care facilities in India. The hospital is owned by Reliance Group and headed by Anil Ambani’s wife Tina Ambani, the chairperson of the group’s healthcare ventures, which includes the Kokilaben Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, apart from KDAH, Mumbai.
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital facilities
The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), is a 750-bed multi-specialty hospital, which is ranked amongst the top 10 healthcare facilities in India. Among the many firsts in Asia, the KDAH, which opened in 2009, boasts advanced diagnostic facilities such as a 3-room intra-operative MRI suite (IMRIS) and the EDGE Radiosurgery system, a cutting-edge technology for precision cancer treatment.
The KDAH, regarded as one of the top hospitals in the country, has been accredited by major international and national organisations such as the Joint Commission International (JCI), National Accreditation Board for Healthcare (NABH), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL).
Dr. Santosh Shetty is the CEO and Executive Director, while Dr. Mihir Dalal serves as the Assistant Vice President, of the KDAH, which was conferred with the “Best Multispeciality Hospital of Western India” at the 2022 NavaBharat Healthcare Awards. The KDAH is ranked among the top 10 hospitals in India, according to NewsWeek.
KDAH History
The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital was originally conceived by Nitu Mandke in 1999, but the project could not come to fruition as it faced setbacks after Mandke’s death in 2003. However, it was taken over by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group which completed the project and opened its doors in 2009.
The KDAH has faced its share of controversies, notably in 2014, when the hospital was accused of offering offering incentives to doctors for referring patients. Later, the Anil Ambani-led hospital had to tender and official apology to the Maharashtra Medical Council for propagating this unethical practice.
Meanwhile, despite a few setbacks and controversies, the KDAH has been a leader in medical innovations India and Asia, introducing groundbreaking technologies, including the Spine Surgery Suite featuring the O-arm, and advanced cancer treatment methods. In 2016, the KDAH announced plans to establish 18 cancer-care centers in rural Maharashtra, under the name Reliance Cancer Centres, to provide specialized care in rural India.