Dr. PVA Mohandas, the ‘Father of Orthopaedics’ in India, is a renowned surgeon and the founder of MIOT International. This is a multi-specialty hospital located in Manapakkam, Chennai, offering the best and most modern treatment in over 46 specialties.
So, how did this hospital come to be?
In the 1970s, India did not have the infrastructure it has today. We did have excellent doctors, but healthcare facilities were underdeveloped. Patients did not have access to the specialised medical treatment or technology that is taken for granted in the West.
When Dr. Mohandas returned from the UK after his specialisation in surgery and orthopaedics, he felt this lack strongly. With this in mind, in 1988, he set up an independent unit in Vijaya Hospital, known as the Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. This unit then moved to the present premises in 1999 and was known by its acronym as MIOT Hospitals.
It began with 150 beds as a specialist centre for orthopaedics and slowly expanded to include 46 specialties and virtually every aspect of modern medical care, all under one roof. As it grew, it came to be called MIOT International.
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