Nova Specialty Surgery launches Super Specialty hospital in Chennai.

Chennai, April 25, 2013: Nova Medical Centers announced the launch of its new center at MRC Nagar in Chennai today. This center was inaugurated by His Excellency, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Dr K. Rosaiah, and the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. D. Shan-tharam. This center brings together world-renowned specialists with state-of-the-art technology and extensive ancillary services all under one roof.

The center is dedicated to delivering the entire gamut of services spanning across all specialties including Bariatric Surgery, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopae-dics, and Plastic and Cosmetic surgery, Spine Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Urology, Dental and Maxillo facial Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Gastroenterology. This premier facility will have Dr. Nandkumar Sundaram as the Director of Orthopaedics and a team of exemplary surgeons to provide expert consultation and surgical intervention for all surgery related issues. Dr. Sundaram is a leading orthopaedic surgeon specializing in replacements, trauma surgeries, and revision arthroplasty.

The new Nova center is conveniently located at MRC Nagar, adjacent to the Ayyappan temple and opposite Chettinad Vidhyashram School. The 57-bed boutique facility spans 44,000 sq.ft., is over eight floors and has 15 outpatient rooms, seven HDU/ICU beds, five state-of-the-art modular operation theatres with three emergency rooms supported by an anesthesiologist and intensivist. The center is equipped with the latest technology and has a pharmacy, diagnostic laboratory, digital x-ray, TMT, ECG/ECHO, PFT and a room dedicated to physiotherapy.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Suresh Soni, Chairman and CEO of Nova Medical Centers, commented, “We are extremely pleased to introduce this new center that provides world-class surgical care that is affordable and easily accessible to all. Nova has pio-neered the concept of day and short stay surgeries in India and at Nova, we understand the demand for quality surgical care without the inconvenience of unnecessary hospi-talization. This center aims to provide the very best in terms of surgeons, medical equipment, technology and facilities. With the opening of this Chennai center, we extend our commitment to serve the community with expert surgical care and advanced technology.”

Dr. Mahesh Reddy, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Nova Specialty Surgery, remarked, "It has been our endeavor to establish our presence across the country and I am pleased with the launch of our center. We see tremendous opportunity for growth in Chennai. Nova ensures quality care by bringing together the very best of technology with renowned specialists and I am sure that people will appreciate the value of short stay surgery with Nova."

Dr. Nandkumar further stated, “We are at the forefront in offering the latest surgical techniques in orthopaedics including joint replacements, hip resurfacing, minimally invasive hand and spine surgery. In addition, the center offers minimally invasive sur-geries in bariatric and general surgery, ophthalmology, gynaecology, cosmetic and plastic surgery, surgical oncology, urology, ENT and gastroenterology, and much more.

About Nova Medical Centers

Nova Medical Centers is the parent Company of Nova Specialty Surgery and Nova IVI Fertility. It currently has thirteen Specialty Surgery Centers and six Fertility Clinics.

Established in 2009, Nova Specialty Surgery’s mission is to provide world class surgical care that is affordable and conveniently located. Nova pioneered the concept of short stay surgical care in India. By specializing on short-stay surgical procedures, Nova focuses on providing the finest quality care for patients from specialized doctors at an affordable cost while increasing operating efficiency.

Nova Specialty Surgery develops, acquires, owns and operates short-stay surgical centers in partnership with surgeons across India and the Middle East (in partnership with the OMZEST group). Nova provides leading surgeons from diverse specialties with comprehensive ultra-modern facilities comprising doctor’s offices, operating rooms, pre and postoperative rooms, diagnostics, imaging, health check-up area and a pathology laboratory. Nova’s innovative health services model offers unparalleled quality and affordability.

Nova IVI Fertility is a joint venture between Nova Pulse, India and IVI, Spain, which owns and operates IVF centers across India. Founded in Valencia, Spain in 1990, IVI is the world leader in reproductive medicine with 22 clinics spread across Europe and South America. Since its inception, the IVI network’s advanced techniques in assisted reproduction have enabled more than 50,000 births.

Nova was co-founded by renowned shoulder surgeon Dr. Mahesh Reddy and the GTI Group, based on a “doctor-owned and doctor-managed” concept enabling doctors to have a sense of ownership and a long-term association with the company. The Nova infrastructure allows leading surgeons from diverse specialties to focus solely on the patient’s health while the company provides turnkey hospital management in the form of a full complement of ultra-modern facilities and services.

Nova Medical shareholders include, Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise associates, The GTI Capital Group, Dr Mahesh Reddy and the OMZEST Group.

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