Manipal Health Enterprises, commonly known as Manipal Hospitals, is a chain of multi-specialty hospitals in India. The hospitals trace their origins to the

Kasturba Medical College Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, together known as KMC, are two private medical colleges in coastal Karnataka, India, established in 1953.T. M. A. Pai Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai (30 April 1898 – 29 May 1979), was an Indian physician, educationist, banker and philanthropist, most well-known for building the university town of Manipal, India. He was the first to start a private, self-fina ...

in 1953. Manipal Hospitals is the second largest healthcare provider in India, with a network of 28 hospitals. Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.

History

In 1953,

T. M. A. Pai Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai (30 April 1898 – 29 May 1979), was an Indian physician, educationist, banker and philanthropist, most well-known for building the university town of Manipal, India. He was the first to start a private, self-fina ...

founded the Kasturba Medical College in coastal Karnataka. The college operated as a public private partnership by using the government hospitals in

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

. Dr. Pai was an Indian

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and

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and was awarded the

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by the Government of India in 1972. The first branch of Manipal Hospitals was started in 1991 in

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. The branch is a 600-bed Quaternary care facility and houses over 60 specialties. In 1997, Manipal Hospitals, Mangalore was established, this 251-bed tertiary care hospital is named KMC Hospital, a teaching hospital of the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. In 2021, Manipal Hospitals completed the acquisition of

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's 11 hospitals in India for 2,100 crore. All Columbia Asia hospitals were subsequently

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as Manipal Hospitals. In 2021, Manipal Hospitals acquired Vikram Hospital in Bangalore for 350 crore. In 2022, Manipal Hospitals group company Manipal HealthMap acquired a majority stake in diagnostics company Medcis PathLabs.

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