In a major healthcare milestone for Gummidipoondi and its surrounding industrial belt, Prashanth Group of Hospitals has launched a new 50-bed 24x7 multi-speciality hospital in Ayyanallur road, Gummidipoondi, bringing advanced diagnostics, emergency care, critical care, and specialist-led treatment closer to thousands of residents and industrial workers in the region.

 

The hospital was inaugurated in the presence of Mr. S. Munirathinam, Founder & Chairman, RMK Group; Mr. T.J. Govindarajan, Former MLA, Dr. Geetha Haripriya, Founder & Chairman, Prashanth Group of Hospitals; Dr. G. Gopalaswamy, Managing Director, Prashanth Group of Hospitals and Dr. Malika Arjunan, Chairman, RM Group of Hospitals along with senior doctors, healthcare professionals, industrial representatives, and members of the local community. For several years, residents from Gummidipoondi and nearby areas had to depend on Chennai and neighbouring cities even for emergency interventions, advanced scans, dialysis support, specialist consultations, and critical care treatment. The launch of Prashanth Hospital is expected to significantly reduce that dependence by making organised multi-speciality healthcare available within the region itself.

Equipped with advanced medical infrastructure including dialysis facilities, CT Scan facilities, trauma and emergency care, critical care support, women’s healthcare services, and round-the-clock specialist access, the hospital is being positioned among the most advanced healthcare facilities in the region. The introduction of dialysis services is expected to benefit patients requiring regular renal care, reducing the burden of long-distance travel for repeated treatment sessions. The facility includes a seven-bed ICU capability, supported by 21 full-time doctors and specialists across various departments such as Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Neonatology, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Critical Care, Trauma & Emergency Care, Women’s Health, and Preventive Health Check-ups. The hospital also operates four advanced ambulances and emergency response vehicles to strengthen rapid medical access across nearby towns and industrial clusters.

The facility is also expected to become one of the first hospitals within nearly a 25-km radius to offer CT Scan-enabled emergency diagnostics, enabling faster medical intervention during critical situations. Through its integrated emergency and speciality care infrastructure, the hospital is expected to serve residents across Gummidipoondi and neighbouring regions covering an estimated population of over two lakh people.

With a healthcare legacy spanning over three decades, Prashanth Group of Hospitals is widely recognised in Chennai for its patient-centric care, dependable medical expertise, and adoption of advanced medical technologies including robotic-assisted procedures across specialties. The group has also gained wider public attention in recent years for strengthening collaboration between urban and rural private healthcare institutions to improve medical access across regions.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Geetha Haripriya, Founder & Chairman, Prashanth Group of Hospitals, said, “Healthcare accessibility should not depend on geography. Families and workers from Gummidipoondi and surrounding regions deserve timely access to quality healthcare without having to travel long distances during medical emergencies. Our vision is to bring advanced and affordable healthcare closer to the communities that need it the most.”

 

Mr. S. Munirathinam, Founder & Chairman, RMK Group, said, “For many years, people from this region had to travel outside Gummidipoondi even for advanced treatment and emergency care. The arrival of Prashanth Hospitals marks an important healthcare transformation for this region and will make a meaningful difference to thousands of families and workers.”

 

Mr. T.J. Govindarajan, Former MLA, said, “Gummidipoondi has witnessed rapid industrial and residential growth over the years, and the need for advanced healthcare infrastructure has been equally important. The launch of Prashanth Hospitals is a significant development for the region, ensuring that people now have access to quality emergency and specialist healthcare much closer to home.”

 

About Prashanth Hospitals: Prashanth Hospitals is a multidisciplinary hospital that provides sophisticated and dedicated healthcare services by professionally trained experts. Prashanth Super-specialty Hospital at Velachery and Kolathur is one of the best- and well-known multi- specialty hospitals in Chennai. These facilities have well trained and skilled nursing staff who can take good care of the patients. The vision is to become an internationally renowned medical institute by providing excellent health care services to the patients, and the mission is to maintain the trust of the patient by providing good quality of health care. The values on which Prashanth Super-specialty Hospitals function are quality of care, respect, competence, the effectiveness of the treatment, safety, and creating health awareness among the people. Prashanth Super-specialty Hospitals also provides various health care packages for check-ups and diagnosis of any ailment and their treatments.