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KIMS acquires 200-bed ‘Queen's NRI Hospital’ in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, July 9 (UNI) :Hyderabad-based KIMS (Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited) on Tuesday said it has acquired 100 per cent stake in 200-bed multi-specialty ‘ Queen’s NRI (QNRI) Hospital’ in Vizag (Andhra Pradesh).
KIMS entered into Share Purchase Agreement with the erstwhile promoters and shareholders of Chalasani Hospitals Private Limited, owners of QNRI, to purchase 100% holding in the company, the hospital said in a release here.
KIMS already has a multi-specialty hospital and gastro unit at Vizag and this addition will help it garner a larger share in the market.
Besides, the hospital is situated in a prime locality which makes it an attractive proposition.
KIMS Hospitals Chairman and Managing Director Dr. B. Bhaskara Rao, said “This is our 2nd Hospital in Visakhapatnam (KIMS-ICON Hospitals was acquired in 2018). It
underscores the tremendous opportunity we see in this city and we’ll continue to look for inorganic opportunities to build on our dominant position in Andhra Pradesh. With the addition of Queen's NRI Hospital, we now have over 630 beds in Vishakapatnam to provide world class healthcare facilities.”
KIMS Hospitals, one of the largest corporate healthcare groups in the Country, has a network of 12 hospitals and 3,975 beds spread across Telangana (Secunderabad, Kondapur, Gachibowli and Begumpet), Andhra Pradesh (Nellore,
Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Ongole, Vizag, Anantapur and Kurnool) and Maharashtra (Nagpur).
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