Growth
1977- First 30 Bed Hospital opened at Madurai the second largest city of
1978- 70 Bed Hospital, exclusively for free patients
1981- Existing paying hospital building expanded to 250 beds and 80,000 sq. ft. of space over five floors
1984- A new 350-bed hospital opened exclusively for free patients in Madurai
1985- 100-bed hospital at Theni, a small town 80 km west of Madurai
1988- 400-bed hospital at Tirunelveli, a town 160 km south of Madurai
1997- 874-bed hospital at Coimbatore, ]
2003- 750-bed hospital at Pondicherry
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