The 350-bed Sakra World Hospital has now stormed into garner a share of home healthcare service in partnership with Dabur Group’s  initiative  HealthCare At Home (HCAH).  It will now offer personalised care at patient’s own home, by trained healthcare professionals helping them in saving time, travel and also providing greater convenience to them and their families.

Sakra HCAH services will include laboratory investigations and home visits of doctors, nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists, etc.

India has a vast pool of ageing population. According to United Nations Population Fund report, by 2050 one in five Indians will be above the age of 60. This means greater number of patients suffering from chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Heart Failure, and Respiratory Failure etc. will require routine healthcare services for maintaining their independent quality of life. Sakra HCAH will not only provide value to the patients post-discharge, but also to anyone who needs healthcare assistance at home due to any type of medical concern. “We believe in giving complete care to the patients, including care beyond hospital, so that patients can have healthier, happier and hassle-free life,” said  Dr. Raajiv Singhal, Group CEO, Sakra World Hospital.

To begin with, Sakra HCAH will have 3 comprehensive wellness management subscription models (Duration: 3 months, 6 months & 12 months) wherein there would be monthly touch points at patient’s home, he added.

“This partnership with Sakra  will act as a game changer in the treatment, offerings & standards in the home healthcare services in Bangalore at large.  With well-equipped infrastructure, trained resources and technology platforms we will ensure patient care in the comfort of your home,” says, Dr. Gareth Jones, Chairman, Health Care at Home, India.

Sakra is joint venture company between Kirloskar Group, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Secom Hospitals, Japan. HCAH has services in Delhi/ NCR, Jaipur and Chandigarh and has over 250 employees across 3 locations with 70% of the staff consisting of nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, counsellors, physiotherapists and healthcare attendants. The company has made home healthcare accountable through documentation with hand held tablets and a robust clinical governance process, offering hospital like clinical quality at home.