Milestones/Award

Milestones in Specialities

Brain and Spine

• First time in South India to perform Brain Tumour surgery through Endoscopic Trans-nasal approach (removal of brain tumour through nasal cavity)
• Micro surgical techniques for the most complex brain & spine surgeries
• Equipped with state of art neuro navigation and endoscopic facilities
• One of the first to have the most advanced operating 3D microscope in the use of neurosurgery. Intraoperative angiogram during neurosurgery possible now.

Orthopaedics

• Performed India's first Birmingham hip resurfacing Credited with performing the largest number of tissue preserving joint replacement surgeries.
• Asia’s First to perform Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery
• Highest number of Persona implants performed in Karnataka
• First in Karnataka to implement 3-day Fast Track recovery program for Bilateral Total Hip Replacement surgeries
• Highest number of simultaneous bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgeries in Karnataka.
• Highest number of joint replacements in a single month – 103

Cardiology

• First in Asia to do “abdominal CABG” via sub xiphoid approach

Urology

• One of the first to have LEONARDO 200 for fast & safe recovery in prostate treatment.
• 99% success rate in Kidney Transplants.
• Highest number of laser TURP in India.

Milestones in Quality & Accreditation

Medical Travel and Tourism Quality Alliance

Fortis Hospital has been Ranked No 4 amongst the best hospital in the World for Medical Tourism – MTQUA (Medical Travel and Tourism Quality Alliance). This accreditation shows how we excel in taking care of our international patients. Fortis hospital is very well known across the world for its care towards international patients.

Fortis Hospital is Accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International) in February 2008. This accreditation is considered the gold standard in global health care. At Fortis hospital, consultants are the most skilled and experienced in the industry.

Joint Commission International

National Accreditation Board for testing and calibration Laboratories.

Fortis diagnostics is accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and calibration laboratories) in 2011. NABL is a Constituent Board of Quality Council of India, which was established with the objective to provide third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

Fortis also accredited by NABH (National Accreditation Board for hospitals & Healthcare) in February 2012. NABH is established to enhance health systems and promoting continuous quality improvement and patient safety at International level.

Fortis Hospital is the first hospital in the South India to obtain NABH Safe I (National Accreditation Board for hospital & healthcare providers) in January, 2015. This accreditation shows that we excel in quality of health service that we provide as well as patient safety.

National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare provider

Awards

• STARS Group presented “HEALTHCARE & FITNESS Leadership Awards” - Awarded for the Best Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Paediatrics on 20th February 2016
• ABP News presented “HEALTHCARE Leadership Awards” - Awarded for the Best Quality Initiative in Healthcare for “Mission Perfect Consent” on 26TH November 2015
• Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) presented - Certificate of Appreciation for “Contribution towards celebration of World Breastfeeding week in August 2015
• PDSA - Project sustained and presented at 5th International Congress on Patient Safety Received Special Appreciation Award in October 2015
• SAFECONT - A 5-year project on contrast safety done by radiology team in 2015 and received award at National Healthcare Leadership awards
• SAFECONT - A 5-year project on contrast safety done by radiology team in 2015 -received award at Asian healthcare leadership awards (Singapore)
• AHPI presented Award for “Nursing Excellence” on Feb 2016
• National Awards for Excellence in Healthcare presented a award for the Best Quality Clinical Service Improvement Project (Lean Project – Express ER) on 24th July 2015
• Received Award at International patient safety conference for “Project Normothermai” at Calcutta in 2014 September