CIEL and Fortis Healthcare, which have recently announced a strategic tie up to pick up majority stake in Mauritius' largest private hospital, Clinique Darné, has unveiled aggressive plans for the hospital. Fortis Healthcare, which has the operations and management contract for the hospital, has extensive plans to enhance the quality of healthcare services being provided.

Mauritius prime minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam recently unveiled the Fortis Clinique Darné's new logo at function, attended by Fortis managing director Shivinder Mohan Singh, CEO Bhavdeep Singh and CIEL official Gérald De Senneville among others, a release said here.

Fortis Healthcare plans to utilize its experience and expertise to upgrade and expand Fortis Clinic Darné in a two phased manner. In phase one, the company will make an investment of MUR 66 million of a total of MUR 165 million invested and upgrade the current facility which will involve introduction of new specialties and upgradation of existing specialties to tertiary care level. In phase-II, the company, utilizing the six acre land available, will expand the facility to become a 400-bedded super speciality hospital providing comprehensive medical services.

To support the upgradation of medical programme, there will be introduction of a high end critical care department, surgical ICU, medical ICU and paediatric ICU. Fortis also plans to introduce a neonatal ICU which will be of tremendous support to the birthing programme in the hospital. Along with these, there will be extensive scaling up of emergency medicine and ambulance services, the release added.

While Clinique Darne was the first private player to introduce cardiac care in Mauritius, its cardiac programme will receive significant strength and will be enhanced using the expertise of Fortis. Today Fortis runs the 'Fortis Escorts Cardiac Programme' which is one of the largest cardiac initiatives in the world.

While commenting on his plans for Fortis Clinique Darné, Shivinder Mohan Singh said, "We are excited to be in Mauritius which has a strong cultural and historical connect with India. We are committed to bringing our healthcare expertise for betterment of healthcare standards not only in Fortis Clinique Darné but to the entire Mascaranes and beyond."