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Template:Infobox company Manipal Health Enterprises,[1] commonly known as Manipal Hospitals,[2] is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. The hospitals trace their origins to the Kasturba Medical College, founded by T. M. A. Pai in 1953.[3] Manipal Hospitals is the second largest healthcare provider in India,[4] with a network of 33 hospitals.[5] Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.[6]

History

In 1953, T. M. A. Pai founded Kasturba Medical College in coastal Karnataka. The college operated as a public-private partnership utilizing the government hospitals in Mangalore. Dr. Pai was an Indian doctor, educationist, and philanthropist who was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1972.[7]

The first branch of Manipal Hospitals was established in Bangalore in 1991. This branch is a 600-bed quaternary care facility that houses over 60 specialties. In 1997, Manipal Hospitals, Mangalore, was established. This 251-bed tertiary care hospital named KMC Hospital, a teaching hospital for Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.[8]

In April 2021, Manipal Hospitals announced the sale of its only hospital outside India, Manipal Hospital Klang in Malaysia, to Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care for Template:INRConvert.[9]

In 2021, Manipal Hospitals acquired Columbia Asia's 11 hospitals in India for Template:INR2,100 crore.[10][11] All Columbia Asia hospitals were later rebranded as Manipal Hospitals.[12] In 2021, Manipal Hospitals acquired Vikram Hospital in Bangalore for Template:INR350 crore.[13]

In 2022, Manipal Hospitals group company Manipal HealthMap acquired a majority stake in diagnostics company Medcis PathLabs.[14]

In 2023, Temasek Holdings-backed Sheares Healthcare India acquired a 41% stake in Manipal Hospitals for about Template:INRConvert, increasing its shareholding to 59% and becoming the controlling stakeholder in the hospital chain. The acquisition valued the hospital chain at around Template:INRConvert.[15]

In 2023, Manipal Hospitals acquired an 84% controlling stake in AMRI Hospitals for Template:INRconvert.[16]

In April 2024, Manipal Hospitals acquired 87% stake in Medica Synergie Hospitals for ₹1,400 crore.[17][18]

In July 2025, Manipal Health acquired a majority stake in Sahyadri Hospitals from Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for ₹6,400 crore (approximately US$775 million).[19][20]

See also

References

  1. Manipal Health may launch IPO after deal to buy AMRI Hospitals. Business Standard(13 October 2022). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. Manipal Hospitals successfully performs eastern India's first AI-powered wireless pacemaker insertion, Bell, Jamie. Cardiac Rhythm News(2024-12-10). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. Forbes India - How Ranjan Pai Is Striving To Make Manipal Hospitals India's Biggest Health Care Player. Forbes India. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. Manipal takes over Columbia Asia, emerges second largest healthcare chain. The Economic Times.
  5. Manipal Hospitals expands footprint with new facility in Pune. Financial Express(16 August 2022). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. Manipal Hospitals: Big buys, big league. The Hindu Business Line(18 July 2021). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. The Education Barons Of Manipal. Businessworld. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. Hospital | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - Manipal Academy of Higher Education. manipal.edu.
  9. Manipal Health sells its Malaysian hospital to Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare. The Economic Times(10 April 2021). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. Manipal Hospitals completes acquisition of Columbia Asia. The Hindu(2021-04-30). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  11. Manipal Hospitals set to acquire Columbia Asia Hospitals for ₹2,100 cr. The Hindu(2 November 2020). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. Columbia Asia rebranded as Manipal Hospitals. The Times of India(19 November 2021). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. Manipal Hospitals acquires Vikram Hospital for ₹350 crore. The Hindu(3 June 2021).
  14. Manipal Hospitals group acquires Hyderabad-based Medcis PathLabs. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  15. Singapore's Temasek buys majority stake in Manipal Hospitals for $2 billion. Economic Times(8 April 2023). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  16. Manipal Hospitals acquire 84% stake in Emami Group's firm AMRI Hospitals for Rs 2300 cr. CNBC TV18(21 September 2023). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  17. Manipal Hospitals Acquires Medica Synergie, Solidifying Presence in Eastern India. Bru Times News.
  18. Manipal Hospitals acquires majority stake in Medica Synergie. The Hindu(29 April 2024).
  19. Ontario Teachers’ announces sale of Sahyadri Hospitals. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan(9 July 2025). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  20. Manipal Health buys Sahyadri Hospitals for Rs 6,400 crore. The Economic Times Jul 10, 2025, 12:14:00 AM IST(10 Jul 2025). Retrieved 10 July 2025.