CSR INITIATIVES

BY
FORTIS HEALTHCARE INDIA
BY:-
NITISH SHUKLA
MBA 4
TH
SEMESTER
INTRODUCTION
Fortis Healthcare Limited is an established chain
of super specialty hospitals based in Delhi, also
available in Amritsar, Kolkata, Navi
Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mohali, Jaipur,Chennai,Kota,
Bangalore, Gurgaon.


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CSR INITIATIVES
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FORTIS HEALTHCARE
FORTIS FOUNDATION
Established in November 2005, the Fortis
Foundation mainly focuses on healthcare
which continues to be a major concern in our
country. It makes a conscious effort towards
linking its initiatives with other important
issues like environment and education.
SCOPE
As part of its efforts to ensure its reach to the
community the Foundation,
Creates awareness on Mother and Child
Health.
Organizes numerous Health camps..
Trains and educates children and adults on
preventive healthcare.
Reaches out to people living in rural and
remote areas.
Provides subsidized medical care and relief
in disaster situations.
PROJECT SEWA
Being the largest healthcare provider, Fortis
took up the responsibility and utilized its
capabilities to reach out, help and manage the
healthcare needs of the affected people.
Several voluntary batches of Doctors, Nurses
& paramedics from our various Fortis hospitals
were organized and huge consignment of
medicines (General medicine & inject able for
both adult & pediatrics) and consumables
were sent along with them.
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
Golden Age Club is a special effort by Fortis
Foundation to express gratitude and
appreciation towards our elders. As members
of this exclusive club, senior citizens have the
privilege of utilizing world-class medical
facilities at special concessions and discounts
across a range of specialties at the Fortis
Network Hospitals. Specialists, supported by
the most modern facilities and a friendly,
compassionate medical staff serve member
patients with utmost care and reverence.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Fortis Foundation has adopted a phase wise
approach to the disaster management
program within the organization.

During the Bihar floods (2008), Fortis
employees contributed a days pay towards
relief activities for the affected people. A team
of employees even travelled to the affected
areas and helped to provide possible medical
care to the victims.
Medical Relief for Leh Flash Floods
In August 2010, hundreds of people were
killed and many others went missing after
heavy rain triggered flash floods, devastating
Leh in the Ladakh region.
After due deliberations with the concerned
organizations and officials, Fortis Foundation
contributed a large consignment of medicines
and consumables through the NGO Ritinjali.

Gramin Swasthya Yojna
This is a unique scheme under which the
Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad and Jaipur
offer discounts on the total bill amount to
patients from rural areas taking high end
treatment at the facility. This is aimed at
making basic healthcare facilities accessible to
those who find it difficult to approach the
bigger towns for the want of money &
resources.
Health Camps
Each year, all the Fortis network hospitals
organize several camps on different health
concerns based on the need of a community. In
FY 2011 -12, 943 camps were held across 8 states
and 107010 people were covered through them.
In FY 2012-13, 455 health check camps were held
by Fortis Network Hospitals and 1.62 lakh people
benefitted from them. Through these camps, the
facilities use the opportunity to create awareness
on different topics which help people take
required measures to protect themselves from
preventable diseases.
Free treatment to another Acid Attack
victim from Punjab; March 2013
In a horrific acid attack 23 year old Amanpreet
Kaur of Bathinda, Punjab suffered severe burn
injuries on her face when two men wearing
monkey caps threw acid on her.
Fortis Foundation is bearing the entire
expenses of her treatment (medical, surgical
and psychological). Amanpreet is currently
being treated at Fortis Hospital Mohali.
BABY ROONA
Two-year-old Baby Roona Begum is suffering
from Hydrocephalus, And Fortis (Gurgaon)
took the initiative of her entire treatment, free
of cost and followed-up surgery during her
second visit to FMRI, bringing down her head
circumference to 57 cm, from an
unprecedented 94 cm.
REFERENCES
FORTIS HOSPITAL NEW DELHI HUMAN
RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE
http://www.fortisfoundation.in