AMRI Hospitals#Fire incident
{{Short description|Hospital chain in India and Bangladesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name = AMRI Hospitals
| Org/Group = {{ubl|AMRI Hospitals Ltd}}
| Image = AMRI Hospital - Advanced Medical Research Institute - Dhakuria - Kolkata 2014-02-12 2008.JPG
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| Caption = The Advanced Medical Research Institute, Dhakuria, Kolkata
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| Logo = AMRI Hospitals.jpg
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| Location = Kolkata
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| State = West Bengal
| Country = India
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| HealthCare = Private hospital
| Funding = For-profit hospital
| Type = General
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| standards = NABH
| Emergency = Yes (Trauma center)
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| Patron = {{ubl|Manipal Hospitals|Emami Group}}
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| Beds = 1,200
| Founded = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|1996}}|at Kolkata, India}}
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| Website = [http://www.amrihospitals.in Official website]
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AMRI Hospitals is a for-profit private hospital chain which is headquartered in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. In September 2023, Manipal Hospitals acquired a majority stake (84%) in the company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/finance-details/19150/manipal-hospitals-completes-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-kolkata-s-amri-hospitals.html|title=Manipal Hospitals completes acquisition of majority stake in Kolkata's AMRI Hospitals|work=India Blooms|access-date=2023-09-22|language=en}}
With hospitals accredited by NABH, the company has 3 units in Kolkata (Dhakuria, Salt Lake and Mukundapur), 1 clinic in Kolkata (Southern Avenue) and 1 unit in Bhubaneshwar in the Indian State of Odisha. It had also opened a health center in Dhaka for its Bangladeshi patients.{{Cite news|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/magazine/details/197034/AMRI-Hospital-Opens-Help-Center-in-Dhaka|title=AMRI Hospital Opens Help Centre in Dhaka|work=Daily Sun Bangladesh}}
History
File:AMRI Hospital - 230 Barakhola Lane - Mukundapur - EM Bypass - Kolkata 20180428171637.jpg, Kolkata]]
The Emami Group invested in hospitals with Shrachi Group through an invitation from Shrachi Group's Shrawan Kumar Todi, a family friend. The Government of West Bengal handed control of an polyclinic in Dhakuria to AMRI Hospitals in the early 90s.{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/4QOvm8gNvfkYbkdOsomcfO/Emami-founders-say-hospitals-investment-was-a-big-mistake.html|title=Emami Founders say Hospitals Investment was a big mistake|work=Live Mint}}
AMRI Hospitals was co-founded by the Emami Group and Shrachi Group in 1996, two of Kolkata's developing groups, in a partnership with the Government of West Bengal to expand health coverage options for consumers.{{cite news|title=AMRI hospital fire: 73 killed, several injured|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/AMRI-hospital-fire-73-killed-several-injured/articleshow/11044875.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126053038/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-09/kolkata/30497958_1_bodies-amri-hospital-authorities|url-status=live|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=9 December 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=9 December 2011}} It was a centre for training students from the Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging. The hospital chain was/is ISO 9001:2000 certified.{{cite web|title=History & Innovation|url=http://www.amrihospital.com/about/history_innovation.php|publisher=amrihospital.com|access-date=9 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126232137/http://www.amrihospital.com/about/history_innovation.php|archive-date=26 November 2011|url-status=dead}}
In 2006, AMRI Hospitals acquired Suraksha Hospitals, and renamed it as AMRI Hospitals, Salt Lake. After 2 years, the hospital was merged to leverage operational synergies by forming AMRI Hospitals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50800620100812|title=Emami-backed AMRI Hospitals scouts for 100 Cr rupees PE}} The Emami group acquired 32% stake of Shrachi Group in AMRI Hospitals in the year 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/shrachi-group-appoints-e-y-to-sell-amri-stake-to-emami-promoters-114062100499_1.html|title=Shrachi group to sell AMRI Hospital stake to Emami promoters|work=Business Standard}}
In September 2023, Manipal Hospitals announced that it had acquired 80% of AMRI Hospitals for ₹2400 crores. On May 15, 2024, AMRI Hospitals was absorbed and integrated into the 'Manipal' brand.
Specialties
The specialties at AMRI Hospitals include Aesthetic, Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery, Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, Cardiac Sciences, Dentistry & Maxillo Facial Surgery, Dermatology, Dietetics and Nutrition, Emergency Critical Care & Trauma Management, Endocrinology & Diabetology, ENT & Head Neck Surgery, Gastro Sciences, General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Internal Medicine, IVF, Neuro Sciences, Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Onco Sciences, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry, Pulmonology & Chest Medicine, Radiology & Interventional Radiology, Rheumatology, Urology & Nephrology.{{Cite web|url=http://www.amrihospitals.in/|title=Welcome to AMRI|website=Official Website AMRI Hospitals}}
Legal controversies
=Anuradha Saha case=
On 24 October 2013, the Supreme Court of India ordered AMRI Hospitals to pay compensation for medical negligence at their hospital in Kolkata that led to the death of Anuradha Saha, a US-based child psychologist, on 28 May 1998. The court described the standard of medical care at the hospital as "abysmal",{{cite magazine |last=Venkatesan |first=V. |date=29 November 2013 |title=Course correction |url=http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/course-correction/article5338342.ece |magazine=Frontline |access-date=10 February 2017}} and wrote that the court's decision was intended as a "deterrent and a reminder" to the medical community.{{cite news |title=Medical negligence: Will the Anuradha Saha case set a precedent? |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rYITtOKCr3IO0iexKbvc6K/Medical-negligence-Will-Anuradha-Saha-case-set-precedent.html |newspaper=Mint |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=10 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/imgs1.aspx?filename=40897 |title=In The Supreme Court of India Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Civil Appeal No.2867 of 2012 |publisher=Supreme Court of India |date=24 October 2013 |access-date=10 February 2017}} The compensation, which with interest came to Rs. 11.41 crore (US$1.86 million in 2013), was the highest ever awarded by an Indian court for medical negligence.{{cite magazine |title=SC Awards Rs 11.41 crore in Medical Negligence Case |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/sc-awards-rs-1141-crore-in-medical-negligence-case/814710 |magazine=Outlook |date=24 October 2013 |access-date=10 February 2017}}
=Fire incident=
{{Main|2011 AMRI Hospital fire}}
A fire at the hospital occurred at Dhakuria in South Kolkata in the early morning of 9 December 2011. The fire was due to a short circuit in the electrical system. It is reported that 95 people, including members of the staff, died due to asphyxiation. Six board members were then released on bail after a temporary arrest.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/Two-more-directors-of-AMRI-Hospitals-get-bail/article20416370.ece|title=Two more Directors of AMRI Hospitals get bail|work=The Hindu BusinessLine}} The Dhakuria Unit of AMRI Hospitals reopened operations two years later after it received clearance in November 2013.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/amri-hospital-reopens/article5521222.ece|title=AMRI Hospitals Reopened|work=The Hindu}}
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