AMRI Hospitals is a

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hospital chain which is headquartered in the city of

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. In September 2023,

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acquired a majority stake (84%) in the

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. With hospitals accredited by

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, the company has 3 units in Kolkata (

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and Mukundapur), 1 clinic in Kolkata ( Southern Avenue) and 1 unit in

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in the Indian State of

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. It had also opened a health center in Dhaka for its Bangladeshi patients.

History

AMRI Hospital - 230 Barakhola Lane - Mukundapur - EM Bypass - Kolkata 20180428171637

The Emami Group invested in hospitals with Shrachi Group through an invitation from Shrachi Group's Shrawan Kumar Todi, a family friend. The

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handed control of an polyclinic in Dhakuria to AMRI Hospitals in the early 90s. AMRI Hospitals was co-founded by the

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Group and Shrachi Group in 1996, two of Kolkata's developing groups, in a partnership with the

to expand health coverage options for consumers. It was a centre for training students from the Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging. The hospital chain was/is ISO 9001:2000 certified. In 2006, AMRI Hospitals acquired Suraksha Hospitals, and renamed it as AMRI Hospitals,

. After 2 years, the hospital was merged to leverage operational synergies by forming AMRI Hospitals. The Emami group acquired 32% stake of Shrachi Group in AMRI Hospitals in the year 2014. In September 2023, Manipal Hospitals announced that it had acquired 80% of AMRI Hospitals for ₹2400 crores. On May 15, 2024, AMRI Hospitals was absorbed and integrated into the 'Manipal' brand.

Specialties

The specialties at AMRI Hospitals include Aesthetic, Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery, Blood Bank &

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Cardiac The heart is a muscular organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissu ...

Sciences, Dentistry & Maxillo Facial Surgery, Dermatology,

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and Nutrition, Emergency Critical Care & Trauma Management,

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& Diabetology,

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& Head Neck Surgery, Gastro Sciences, General and

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, Internal Medicine,

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, Neuro Sciences, Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Onco Sciences,

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, Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Paediatrics &

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& Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry,

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& Chest Medicine, Radiology &

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, Urology &

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Legal controversies

Anuradha Saha case

On 24 October 2013, the

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ordered AMRI Hospitals to pay compensation for medical negligence at their hospital in Kolkata that led to the death of Anuradha Saha, a US-based child psychologist, on 28 May 1998. The court described the standard of medical care at the hospital as "abysmal", and wrote that the court's decision was intended as a "deterrent and a reminder" to the medical community. The compensation, which with interest came to Rs. 11.41 crore (US$1.86 million in 2013), was the highest ever awarded by an Indian court for medical negligence.

Fire incident

A fire at the hospital occurred at

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in the early morning of 9 December 2011. The fire was due to a short circuit in the electrical system. It is reported that 95 people, including members of the staff, died due to

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. Six board members were then released on bail after a temporary arrest. The Dhakuria Unit of AMRI Hospitals reopened operations two years later after it received clearance in November 2013.

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