The Eye Foundation Super Specialty Eye Hospitals, Coimbatore inaugurated a new block at RS Puram branch on 29th December 2024. The valedictory function was held with several guests of honors with the Chief Guest being Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Aarin Capital Partners. The Guests of Honour were M. Krishnan, Managing Director of Sri Krishna Sweets; Dr. Rajasekaran, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Ganga Hospital; and Srinivasan Ravi, Chief Managing Director of Craftsman Automation.
The event was opened by Dr. Chitra Ramamurthy who is the Medical Director of The Eye Foundation. The Chairman’s Address was presented by Dr. Ramamurthy, the Chairman and Managing Director of The Eye Foundation and the Project Report was presented by Dr. Shreyas Ramamurthy.
Eye Foundation Grand Inauguration: Honouring Visionary Leaders
The Eye Foundation's inauguration was graced by distinguished guests who shared their valuable insights and felicitations.
Shri. T. V. Mohandas Pai
Shri. T. V. Mohandas Pai graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, marking the grand inauguration of the Eye Foundation.
Shri. Dr. M Krishnan
Dr. M Krishnan, Chairman of Sri Krishna Sweets, was honoured as a Guest of Honour, sharing his inspiring insights during the event.
Dr. S. Rajasekaran
Dr. S. Rajasekaran, Chairman of the Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery at Ganga Hospital, addressed the gathering as a Guest of Honour.
Shri. Srinivasan Ravi
Shri. Srinivasan Ravi, CMD of Craftsman Automation Limited, added prestige to the event as a Guest of Honour.
Shri. D. Swaminathan
Shri. D. Swaminathan, Founder of CIIQ Healthcare Catalysts, delivered heartfelt felicitations at the Eye Foundation's inauguration.
Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev
Dr. Mahipal S. Sachdev, CMD of Centre for Sight Group, extended his felicitations with a message of encouragement during the event.
Dr. Aravind Srinivasan
Dr. Aravind Srinivasan, CMO of Aravind Eye Hospital, participated in the inauguration with inspiring felicitations for the Eye Foundation.
A New Benchmark in Eye Care Facilities
The new block, which was completed and inaugurated recently is the next to the current one and is a 60,000 sq. ft., six-storey building. Along with the existing 70,000 sq. ft, the facility now stands at over 1.2 lakh sq. ft, and the hospital has the capacity to treat up to 1,300 patients a day against an earlier capacity of 800+ patients.
The floors are designed to cater to specific specialties:
- 1st and 2nd Floors: Cataract and cornea services, the 2nd floor has oculoplasty services as well.
- 3rd Floor: Specializing in refractive and LASIK services, with a fully-equipped LASIK operation theatre.
- 4th Floor: Has a pediatric ophthalmology center with four physicians, neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, and a myopia clinic. This floor also contains a children’s play area.
- 5th Floor: Specialized on the retina and laser treatments.
Enhanced Facilities for Comprehensive Care
The expanded facility includes:
- 40 consultation rooms and 60 optometry cubicles.
- 10 sophisticated Operation Theaters out of which 3 specialized for Cataract surgeries.
- 15 investigation rooms and ophthalmic labs.
- 40 executive inpatient rooms with inpatient services in the existing block and the capacity to admit 100 patients at one time.
- Homey day-care units, 4 optical centres and pharmacy services.
- A multi-level parking for 120 cars and another 200 two-wheeler parking spaces.
Streamlined Patient Experience
Patients who visit the new block will be received by a team of 8 receptionists in the large lobby. For basic eye care services, patients will be referred to the existing block while for specific services, they will be shown to the respective floor. Every floor is independent and self-sufficient, so patients get all the treatments they need on the same floor.
Affordable and Charitable Eye Care
Dr. Ramamurthy also stressed that the prices of treatments in the new block will be the same as in the current ones. The Eye Foundation continues with its policy of affordable eye care, performing 15 cataract surgeries for free through Rajalakshmi Nethralaya every day. These services are also taken further to underprivileged patients through partnerships with organizations such as Rotary.
“We have a mission that no patient should leave the hospital without being treated,” Dr. Ramamurthy added while explaining the Foundation’s commitment to providing high quality eye care to everyone.
The new block is a major development in The Eye Foundation story and underlines its status as a provider of state-of-art eye care services.
