Rainbow Children's Medicare, commonly known as Rainbow Hospitals, is an Indian chain of
paediatric hospitals headquartered in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
. Founded by Dr. Ramesh Kancharla in 1999, the hospital's main focus is paediatric and maternal healthcare services. The flagship facility of Rainbow Children's Hospitals is located at
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
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20 Oct 2014 The Rainbow Hospital Group currently operates out of 19 hospitals and 3
outpatient clinics – eight in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, four in
Bangalore
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, two each in
Delhi
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,
Chennai
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,
Vijayawada
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, and
Visakhapatnam
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.
Awards
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ICICI Lombard and CNBC-TV18 India Healthcare Award for Best Pediatric Hospital-2018
* VCCircle Awards 2016 - Best Healthcare company of the year 2016.
* VCCircle Awards 2015 - Best Hospital in Single Specialty services.
Records
*Rainbow Hospitals sets the "
Guinness World Record
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—for the largest gathering of people born prematurely under one roof" on World Prematurity Day held on 17 November 2016
*Rainbow Children's Hospital attains a place in '
Limca book of records - for saving a baby born with 375gms of birth weight.
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Hospitals in Hyderabad, India
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Indian companies established in 1999
Hospitals established in 1999
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Companies based in Hyderabad, India
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