Medwell Ventures promoted Nightingales Home Health Services has now opened a physical therapy clinic at its third hub located in Bengaluru.
The 2000 sq ft. facility is equipped with decompression systems for spinal problems, advanced lasers for pain management, unweighing systems to restore mobility for stroke patients and will cater to all patients from pediatrics to geriatrics. It will also focus on orthopedic and sports injury management, neurological rehab, spine related ailments and pediatric rehab. The center has highly qualified physiotherapists who have been internationally trained in various techniques like manipulative therapy, neurodevelopmental therapy etc. and can handle 50-75 patients a day.
According to Lalit Pai, co-founder and chief executive officer, Nightingales Home Health Services, the facility will be an extension of Nightingales's speciality-led Home care services for modalities that need more extensive therapy and technology that cannot be offered at patient's home.
"We are focussed on providing a comprehensive solution to our Home Care patients in specific therapeutic areas and this physical therapy clinic is another extended effort in that direction". " With changing times and new lifestyle needs, it is not enough to offer patients conventional healthcare solutions. Over the years, there has been a growing need for high quality personalised services and specialised medical care", he added.
Physical Therapy plays a critical role in all specialties to give patients the optimal benefit in their chronic disease management protocol. We have made substantial investments in the onsite physical therapy clinic to provide our home health patients with 360 degree coverage. The escalating incidences of chronic diseases has heightened the need for continuous specialised care in many cases, making home based health care services an indispensable aspect of disease management, said Vishal Bali, Co-founder and chairman, Medwell Ventures
Nightingales currently employs 400 people comprising specialist nurses, health aides, therapists, paramedics and patient support staff.
"Medwell's acquisition of Nightingales has enabled the company to retain its heritage of compassionate care and professional integrity, while gaining the tools and resources to meet the needs of tomorrow. Monitoring patients at home particularly for chronic diseases has become crucial and often patients lack this specialised care at home. We currently provide 80,000 medical services annually and have more than 6000 families subscribing to our annual care plans".
Medwell plans to expand the services of Nightingales with a Speciality Home Healthcare focus on Wellness, Pulmonology, Stroke Recovery, Wound Care, Dementia Care, Dental Services and now, stand alone Physical Therapy clinic. The company expects to establish a network across 10 metro clusters in the country said Dr. Ferzaan Engineer Co-founder and Co-Chairman, Medwell Ventures.