AyurVAID Hospitals, a leading chain of Ayurveda hospitals promoted by Kochi-based Kerala First Health Services Pvt Ltd, has set up a 30-bed unit in Hubli. The facility is known as the 'AyurVAID Hospitals' Hubli'.

This hospital is the largest in the group and is the second unit in Karnataka after Bangalore. It also has hospitals in Kochi and Aluva. Plans are underway to expand to other cities in the country.

The Ayurveda medical major went on to acquire the existing Dr Jakkaraddi's Hospital located in the heart of Hubli, off the Hubli-Dharwad Main Road, at Vidya Nagar, near Vidya Nagar Police Station and Karnataka Medical College.

"This is the first Ayurveda hospital in such scale and format to be set up in northern Karnataka, in the private sector. The full range of Ayurveda out-patient and in-patient medical management services including comprehensive panchakarma and other classical Kerala Ayurveda treatment procedures under the supervision of senior physicians and trained nurses would now be available in Hubli-Dharwad," stated Rajiv Vasudevan, Founder & CEO, AyurVAID Hospitals.

In June last year, US-based Acumen Fund, a non profit venture philanthropy fund that finances social enterprises in South Asia and Africa provided an equity investment of Rs 4.5 crore to AyurVAID. These funds are being utilized to expand its footprint and the Hubli initiative comes under this ambit.

The General Medicine department at the Hubli facility will offer treatments for chronic illnesses and lifestyle disorders. These include metabolic disorders, neurological & orthopedic ailments, liver disorders, skin problems, respiratory disorders and geriatric disorders. Further, the 'Infertility and Women's' Specialty' department can be accessed not only for female & male infertility but to treat conditions like PCOD, menstrual disorders. Besides, it will also offer classical Ayurveda care for women during pre-conception, ante-natal, and post-natal phase.

It is also equipped with a full-fledged operation theatre to perform 'Ksharasutra' Ayurveda surgery, a procedure which is increasingly recognized globally as the treatment of choice for tough ano-rectal problems like fistula and piles," he added

AyurVAID Hospitals has been accredited as a network hospital by several leading medical insurance third party administrators (TPAs) and medical insurance companies. This allows health insurance policy holders to avail the cashless facility for inpatient Ayurveda medical care.

Founded in April 2005, AyurVAID Hospitals is a new generation hospital chain and has six hospitals in Kerala (2), Bangalore (2), Mumbai, and Hubli.