Imperial Hospital Limited
Apollo Imperial Hospitals
Geography
LocationZakir Hossain Road, Pahartali, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°21′33″N 91°47′35″E / 22.3591969°N 91.7931206°E / 22.3591969; 91.7931206
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
FundingChattogram Eye hospital and Training Board Trust
TypePrivate
Services
StandardsInternational
Beds375
History
OpenedApril 2019
Links
Websiteihlbd.org
ListsHospitals in Bangladesh
Building details
General information
LocationZakir Hossain Road, Pahartali
Technical details
Floor area660,000 square feet (61,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD)

Imperial Hospital Limited (AKA: Apollo Imperial Hospitals[1]) is a private hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh. IHL was opened for the public in April 2019 during an inauguration ceremony launched by Devi Shetty, an Indian cardiac surgeon and entrepreneur.[2][3]

History and background

The construction of Imperial Hospital Limited is ৳800 crore (US$75 million) funded by the Chattogram Eye hospital and Training Board Trust, and ৳200 crore (US$19 million) invested by the World Bank.[4] In 2015, the hospital authority signed a contract with an Austrian-based healthcare consultancy group Vamed Engineering GmbH & Co KG for construction. IHL's design and drawings prepared by United States-based healthcare architectural and engineering consultant firm Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD).[2] Around 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) of land were reserved for the construction the medical complex.[5]

In 2022, after partnership with Chennai based health group Apollo Hospital it renamed as Apollo Imperial Hospitals. Under this agreement it will operate and manage the hospital.[1]

Medical facilities

With advanced medical equipment spread out with a floor area of 660,000 square feet (61,000 m2), the 375-bed Imperial Hospital situated into five buildings with four interconnected.[5] In other facilities the hospital has 88 single cabins,[6] 76 double cabins, 14 modular operating theatres, 16 nurses stations, 62 consulting rooms with outpatient department facilities, 64 critical care beds, 44 beds for newborn, Neonatal intensive care unit with 44 beds, and eight pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).[2][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Apollo Hospitals enters into partnership with Imperial Hospital in Bangladesh". The Business Standard. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Ullah, Salamat (17 April 2019). "'Imperial Hospital' to provide world-class healthcare service". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Devi Shetty launches 'Imperial Hospital' in Chattogram". Chattogram: Chattogram Bureau bdnews24.com. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Imperial Hospital launched in Ctg". Chattogram: Staff Correspondent, The Daily Observer. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Hussain, Anwar (9 April 2019). "Imperial Hospital set to launch services in Chittagong". Chattogram: Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Imperial Hospital goes into operation in Ctg". Staff Correspondent, New Age. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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