Chennai: Chennai-based Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospitals has said that Aditya Jyot Eye hospital, a Maharashtra-based eyecare facility founded by S Natarajan in 1990, has merged with Agarwal’s, becoming the 100th centre of the eye hospital chain.
Dr Agarwal’s will invest over Rs 300 crore in Maharashtra to set up 20 eye hospitals across the State and over 100 outreach clinics in the next three years.
Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospitals has drawn up plans to more than double its pan-India and global footprint to 250 hospitals over the next three years, said Dr Amar Agarwal, chairman. He added that the company planned to invest Rs 1,000 crore to help fund these plans.
‘Currently, we have 100 centres in India. Today, we have literally hit a century with the acquisition of Mumbai-based Aditya Jyot Eye hospital in an all-cash deal,’ said Dr Agarwal.
‘Besides Mumbai, we have two facilities each in Nashik and Pune. Our main aim is to invest Rs 300 crore in Maharashtra to create another 20-30 eye hospitals in the next three years,’ Agarwal said.
Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospitals now has a total network presence of 100 hospitals spread across India and Africa. The group’s presence spans across 11 countries and over 10 states in India. Its facilities are staffed by a team of over 400 ophthalmologists and 4,000 employees.