healthcare
35 ARTICLES
IPO is imperative but no panacea for Manipal Hospitals
A public listing will help clean up the hospital chain’s balance sheet after the costly Sahyadri acquisition. But depressed metrics, integration risks and lofty valuations make this far from a clean turnaround story.
06 Apr 2026
Why Healthcare is the new management frontier
Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors. For young professionals, the sector offers a spectrum of opportunities beyond medicine, spanning hospital operations, data analytics, corporate strategy, and digital health.
27 Mar 2026
Devi Shetty’s contrarian bet in expanding to the United Kingdom
On the surface, Narayana Health’s latest acquisition holds promise. But a closer look suggests that the UK’s Practice Plus Group will need a bit of a turnaround before it can start yielding results.
23 Dec 2025
Hospitals+insurance: Even looks to shake up healthcare
The managed care venture has made a strong start in Bengaluru. Will its disruptive model strike a chord nationwide?
16 Sept 2025
How Kerala brought its infant mortality rate to a historic low
Decades of investment in health and social infrastructure went into getting the southern state’s infant mortality rate down to 5 deaths per 1,000 live births—far lower than the national average of 25.
15 Sept 2025
Jupiter Life Line Hospitals takes the road less travelled
The hospital chain’s regional as well as insured patient focus has stood it in good stead so far. Its plans to expand could pose challenges though.
06 Apr 2025
If we decide to list in the future, it will be based on a clear purpose: Manipal’s Dilip Jose
With talks of a possible blockbuster IPO doing the rounds, the CEO gets candid about how India’s top hospital chain is planning the future.
23 Jan 2025
What Krsnaa Diagnostics got right
By relying on the public-private partnership model in healthcare to make money, the relatively small, little-known company has grown to become among the fastest-growing diagnostic businesses in India.
26 Dec 2024
How KIMS’s Bhaskar Rao Bollineni cracked the healthcare market
The hospital chain’s unique business model has made it the toast of the markets. Its prudence-first strategy now faces the tests of expansion and competition.
19 Dec 2024
Fortis’s Agilus challenge deepens
Forced to buy out investors of its struggling diagnostics arm, Fortis now has the additional burden of reviving Agilus even as it’s trying to get the core healthcare business back on track.
09 Oct 2024
