Bangalore-based healthcare company Modern Family Doctor (MFD) will be setting up primary healthcare centres in Pune and Chennai soon. It currently operates 11 clinics across Bangalore and is in the process of setting up 10 more across the city.
The one-year-old company runs a chain of clinics focusing on providing primary healthcare to patients across all age groups under the brand name ‘The Family Doctor.’
The centre attends to basic healthcare needs of consulting, diagnostics, treatment and medication services, and has a pharmacy attached to the clinic.
According to Mr Naresh Malhotra, director of the company, primary healthcare accounts for 60 per cent of the overall healthcare delivery market. Its annual growth is projected at 15 per cent.
The company expects to set up over 300 clinics across the country by 2014. It costs about Rs 25 lakh to set up one centre, Mr Malhotra said.
The company, funded by Silicon Valley Bank, employs about 70 doctors who work full time at the centres, and is planning to hire another 200 doctors over the next few months.
As part of the expansion plans, the company is in discussion with various corporate organisations and apartment complexes to set up clinics on their premises (full-time or part-time), and is also planning to organise healthcare camps in schools.
MFD has partnered with Lal Pathlabs for laboratory investigation support, with Narayana Hridayalaya for ECG services and Star Health Insurance to provide insurance packages to its patients.
source: http://www.TheHinduBusinessLine.com / Home> Industry & Economy> Marketing / by The Hindu Business Bureau / Bangalore, May 30th, 2012