With its presence in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, and a bedding capacity of over 2000, the multi-specialty group of hospitals also offers tertiary and Quaternary healthcare services.
Dr. Vivek Talulikar, CEO of Gleneagles Global Hospitals gave us a first-hand view of its progression and breakthrough as one of the leading multi-organ transplant hospitals in the country.
Before coming to Global Hospitals, Dr. Vivek was the Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Hospitals, which has 6 hospitals, including two cancer hospitals and four multi-specialty hospitals spanning across Gujarat. When asked why he made the shift to Global hospitals, he said that he considered the role quite challenging compared to his previous role where he had been COO for the last 7 years.
“Global Hospitals was a big change for me from Ahmadabad to Mumbai. Heading a hospital in a metropolis is a different challenge altogether. I already knew that Global hospitals was a transplant dedicated hospital being very well known for its transplant operations. When I came here the hospital already had a solid foundation and I think it was also one of the busiest transplant operating units in the city and western India. The first thing I felt was that the foundation was good enough so we could start something new.”
Global hospitals were already known for their liver and kidney transplants back then. Dr. Vivek had a clear goal in mind to expand the hospital’s portfolio and was able to bring in a lung transplant team successfully within the first three months of his undertaking of the hospital as CEO.
The first lung transplant in Mumbai and western India took place in Gleneagles Global Hospitals in 2019.
Since then, they have successfully conducted around 14 lung transplants, he says, till the pandemic slowed down their progression in March.
“It was a new edition of organ transplants to our hospital services and it was something that this part of the country did not have access to. People used to go to Chennai for this and now it has been made available over here as well. Apart from this, we also do heart transplants by then and so it kind of became a multi-organ transplant centre doing all sorts of transplants in Mumbai.”
During May of 2019, the hospital started a Pediatric Liver Transplant program for children. Previously they had been more focused on the liver program for adults, however, this new venture garnered a lot of attention he says, with 13 successful transplants amongst which the last three surgeries took place between May and June.
“Despite the ongoing pandemic, we were allowed to continue the pediatric liver transplant operations considering it was an emergency surgery for children. Thinking back to it, the existing lung transplant program, adult liver transplant program and the current pediatric liver transplant venture was great for the positioning of our hospital in the city. As of The first lung transplant in Mumbai and western India took place in Gleneagles Global Hospitals in 2019.
Since then, they have successfully conducted around 14 lung transplants, he says, till the pandemic slowed down their progression in March.
“It was a new edition of organ transplants to our hospital services and it was something that this part of the country did not have access to. People used to go
Touched by transplants : Gleneagles Global Hospitals
