Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre


The Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre is a private hospital located in Bandra, Mumbai, India. The hospital was established in 1978 by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.

History

In 1978, Shri Kirtilal Manilal Mehta—a diamond merchant fondly known as Bapaji, who in 1956 founded the Antwerp-based diamond company Gembel NV—established the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust in memory of his late wife, Smt. Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta. The trust has been managed, controlled, and administered by Mehta family members Prabodh Kirtilal Mehta, Rashmi Mehta, and Chetan Prabodh Mehta.
In 1997, the trust established Lilavati Hospital, with 314 beds, 12 operating theaters, 300 consultants, intensive care units, and 1,800 staff members to provide care for 300 in-patients and 1,500 out-patients daily.

Shri Kirtilal Manilal Mehta

Shri Kirtilal Manilal Mehta was born on 7 February 1907 in the city of Palanpur, India. After losing his father at the early age of 12, he joined his family business in Rangoon, Burma. Besides handling his family business, he launched another business segment of Diamond in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. Mumbai is where he also started Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.

Mission

With the motto "More Than Healthcare, Human Care", the hospital has the mission of providing affordable, high-quality health care.

Accreditation

The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers, has recently accredited Lilavati Hospital as a provider of medical treatment that meets high standards and utilizes the latest medical equipment, such as the fastest CT scanners. NABH considered the level of treatment for different patients, the standard of control and prevention, and the responsiveness of the intensive care unit as key features that have matched NABH standards of accreditation.

Board Of Trustees

The roles and responsibilities of the Trustees include the development and management of the facility and the oversight of patient care.
The current Board of Trustees includes Prabodh Kirtilal Mehta, Chetan Prabodh Mehta, Rashmi Kirtilal Mehta, Rekha Haresh Sheth, Sushila Vijay Mehta, Charu Kishor Mehta, Niket Vijay Mehta, Bhavin Rashmi Mehta, Nanik Rupani, S. Lakshminarayanan IAS, and K.K Modi.

Centres of Excellence

The hospital has the following "Centres of Excellence":
The hospital offers treatment in nuclear medicine and cardiac imaging, general surgery, diagnostic services, neurosciences, pediatrics, mental health and behavioral sciences, neurophthalmology, interventional cardiology, gynecology and obstetrics, rehabilitative services, scans, nephrology, orthopedics, pediatrics ophthalmology, pulmonology, maternity services, cardiac pacing, and electrophysiology.