Asia Healthcare Holdings to invest Rs 600 cr in AINU over 2 infusions

Journey of AINU

♦ Founded in 2013 by Dr C Mallikarjuna & Dr P C Reddy

♦ Became pioneer in urology & nephrology clinical specialty

♦ Operates 7 hospitals in Hyderabad, Vizag, Siliguri & Chennai

♦ Treated 4 lakh patients & completed 50,000 procedures

♦ Performed 2 lakh dialysis and 300 kidney transplants

Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), the single specialty healthcare delivery platform, has acquired a majority stake in Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), single specialty hospital network of urology and nephrology care with a presence in four cities and pioneering work in robotic urology surgery.

AHH will make an investment of Rs 600 crore in the company through a mix of primary and secondary infusion. This acquisition and AHH’s foray into urology and nephrology segment marks its expansion into a fourth specialty making it the largest and only single speciality healthcare delivery platform in India and the broader Asian sub-continent.

AINU was founded in 2013 by a team of urologists & nephrologists led by Dr C Mallikarjuna and Dr P C Reddy, since then it has become a pioneering hospital network in the urology & nephrology clinical specialty in the country.

The company currently operates seven hospitals across Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Siliguri and Chennai. The network has more than 500 beds, has treated more than 4 lakh patients and completed over 50,000 procedures.

AINU has taken a leadership position in the country in the area of robotic urology surgery having completed over 1,000 surgeries with the use of robotic technology. On the nephrology front, more than two lakh dialysis and 300 kidney transplants have been performed by the enterprise.

“AINU is a single specialty hospital chain in urology & nephrology which is built on the foundation of deep clinical expertise and led by clinicians who have decades of experience in this specialty. It not only adds a new specialty to the AHH platform but also strengthens our vision of scaling the single specialty healthcare delivery ecosystem in the country,” said Vishal Bali, Executive Chairman of AHH.

India is amongst the top three nations globally that has the highest incidence urological disorders, the high incidence of diabetes and hypertension is also accelerating the prevalence chronic kidney disease. AINU provides state-of-the-art treatment for urology conditions across its network. Its comprehensive services include diagnostics and treatment for stone disease, urology cancers, prostate diseases, reconstructive urology surgery, laparoscopic urology, and andrology.