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RG Stone Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital

last updated Mar 20, 2013

Overview

Legal Status: 
Private (for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1986
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
20-60% (lower to lower-middle), 60-90% (middle to upper-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Out-of-pocket payments

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
100<
Number of Clients Served: 
Over 150,000 procedures performed
Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
16 centers
Summary: 

RG Stone Urology & Laparoscopy Hospital is a super speciality Urology hospital established in 1986.

Key program components: 

RG hospital is the first to introduce “Siemens Lithotripsy” in India and effectively emply the technique of urinary stone management without surgery. RG hospital has also introduced another revolutionizing technology – “100 watt Holmium Laser” from Coherent USA which enable precise, minimally invasive treatment for a wide variety of urologic conditions.

Today, RG has 16 centres across India proving Urology and Laparoscopy services. The general urology expertise covers ureteric and urethral stricture, erectile dysfunction, and male infertility. The specialists provide treatments for urinary stones, prostate cancer, and enlarged prostate. The hospital upholds international standards for healthcare services but delivers care at a fraction of what similar procedures might cost abroad.

To reach out to the poorer populations, RG holds 2-day free health check-up camps at its East of Kailsh hospital centre. Patients testing positive for urological disease are given a discount on the total treatment cost. The hospital also provides completely free treatment (apart from the medicine and syringe cost) for those who can not afford to pay.

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