Sankara Eye Care Institutions India and P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai received IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality (IMC – RBNQ) Award  2014 in healthcare sector.  

IMC – RBNQ is a joint initiative of the Indian Merchants’ Chambers and House of Bajaj. Named after Late Ramkrishna Bajaj, the award, established in 1996 to provide special recognition to excellence in organisations, is the most prestigious national quality award in India.

Dr. R V Ramani, founder and managing trustee, Sankara Eye Care Foundation India received the award by Vishwanathan Anand, five time world chess champion at the Making Quality Happen Awards Ceremony. As winner of the IMC RBNQA award, Sankara is now eligible to apply for the Global Performance Excellence Award, the only formal global recognition of performance excellence. The IMC-RBNQ Performance Excellence Trophy 2014 in Healthcare category was presented to Gautam Khanna, chief executive officer, P D Hinduja Hospital with Joy Chakraborty, COO and Sanjay Agarwala, director-professional services by chief guest of the event Vishwanathan Anand along with Suresh Lulla, chairman, IMC RBNQ awards committee; Niraj Bajaj, chairman, IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj Trust; Prabodh Thakker, president, IMC; Dilip Piramal, vice president, IMC and Arvind Pradhan, director general, IMC.

Vinoo Hinduja, executive trustee, P D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre said, “We dedicate the ‘RBNQ Performance Excellence Trophy’ to the entire Hinduja Hospital Parviaar members for ensuring smooth operations and implementing world-class practices across various departments with patient centric approach. Winning this award reinforces our hospital’s resolve in aligning with the mission, vision and philosophy to continue providing quality healthcare to all so that we accomplish the dream of founder, Shri P D Hinduja that no Indian should go abroad for medical care.”

Khanna said, “I thank the Bajaj Group for honoring us with this Performance Excellence Trophy. This achievement is indeed a moment of pride for us as it reinforces our vision to continue to provide world-class, quality healthcare for all. This recognition motivates us to not only sustain our performance but also enhance it significantly in the years to come.”

Dr Ramani said, “Sankara’s recognition for best practices and quality systems in healthcare is even more gratifying and noteworthy given the presence of the best of corporate hospitals in the country vying for this national recognition. Winning the RBNQA was the culmination of the tremendous effort, the team at Sankara Eye Care put in while implementing the world-class practices across it’s hospitals. This famed Sankara Quality eyecare is available pan India including Mumbai where it has a state-of-the art hospital at Malad West. Winning this award reinforces our resolve in aligning with the mission and vision to continue being world-class and providing quality eye-care for all.”