Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital is India’s top 10 hospitals, its CEO is….

Written By Varnika Srivastava | Updated: Oct 19, 2024, 05:26 PM IST

KDAH, a 750-bed multi-specialty hospital, opened its doors in 2009 and is regarded as one of India's most advanced healthcare centers.

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), located in Four Bungalows, Mumbai, is a leading tertiary-care facility in India. Named after Kokilaben Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries' founder Dhirubhai Ambani, this entity is a of Mandke foundation. Tina Ambani serves as the chairperson of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, and another in Kokilaben Hospital in Indore.

KDAH, a 750-bed multi-specialty hospital, opened its doors in 2009 and is regarded as one of India's most advanced healthcare centers.

Accredited by major international and national bodies, including the Joint Commission International (JCI), National Accreditation Board for Healthcare (NABH), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL), KDAH maintains high standards in healthcare delivery. Dr. Santosh Shetty serves as the hospital’s CEO and Executive Director. This hospital has earned “Best Multispeciality Hospital of Western India" award at the NavaBharat Healthcare Awards in 2022. As reported by NewsWeek, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani  Hospital is among top 10 hospital.

Originally conceived as a large heart hospital by Nitu Mandke in 1999, the project faced setbacks after Mandke's death in 2003. The Reliance ADA Group, under Anil Ambani, took over and completed the facility, which became fully operational in early 2009. Since then, KDAH has been at the forefront of medical innovation in India and Asia, with pioneering technologies such as the country’s first Spine Surgery Suite featuring the O-arm.

In 2016, KDAH expanded its outreach by announcing plans to establish 18 cancer-care centers in rural Maharashtra, under the name Reliance Cancer Centres, to provide specialized care to underserved communities.