LifeSpring Hospital

Although India has made great strides since independence, fertility, mortality and morbidity remains unacceptably high when compared to countries in the region and those at similar income levels. India has one of the world’s highest rates of maternal death in childbirth, accounting for one-fourth of the global rate. Although the average number of deliveries in India are about 26 million per year, only 43 per cent of these are delivered by skilled health staff. As a result, there are about 1,17,000 maternal mortalities per year. On one hand, expansion and betterment of healthcare services in India have seen the emergence of a competitive private sector that is capable of providing effective and high-end medical services, and on the other the public healthcare system has the mandate to provide free basic health services but is plagued by issues of resource availability and effective deployment.
LifeSpring Hospital, Hyderabad, is one unique venture that is trying to fill this void. In fact, LifeSpring’s mission grew out of this deep deficiency to address the needs of lower income households of the society, where the expenses incurred on health have a life changing effect.

The beginning
With the mission to provide quality and affordable healthcare to women and children from lower income groups across India, the first LifeSpring Hospital was birthed at Moula Ali, on the outskirts of Hyderabad in December 2005. A joint venture between the public-sector company Hindustan Latex Ltd and the US-based philanthropic funding agency Acumen Fund, LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt Ltd was created to set up a chain of hospitals focussing on maternal and childcare.
The first LifeSpring Hospital – a small facility with 20-25 beds – started with quality maternal and child healthcare at affordable rates on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The idea slowly became popular and established LifeSpring Hospital as a provider of cost-effective quality care, particularly in the area of reproductive health for the low-income population. Today, LifeSpring is a name synonymous with hope for the underprivileged women of Hyderabad, who can now get medical help not only for themselves but also for their children.
From a modest beginning in 2005, LifeSpring  has diversified into six hospitals with one mission – to meet low-income women’s demand for safe, dignified and affordable maternal care, and bring children into the world safely.
LifeSpring’s current locations include Moula Ali (Hyderabad), Mallapur (Hyderabad), Nellore, Vijayawada, Vanasthalipuram (Hyderabad) and Rajahmundry.
Since inception, LifeSpring has served more than 2,400 in-patients and 30,000 out-patients. It caters to bottom 60 per cent of Indian population who have a household income of Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000 per month.

Services provided
With a mission to provide quality and affordable healthcare to women and children from lower income households across India, LifeSpring  provides services in the field of gynaecology & obstetrics and paediatrics. By focussing on a single specialty, the hospital takes care of most of the healthcare needs of this target population.  It provides services related to women’s care for in-patient services including delivery, C-section, hysterectomy, fibroids, MTp. Other services include antenatal care, postnatal care and family planning services. LifeSpring also provides paediatric care, including immunisations (provided free of charge through their partnership with the government of Andhra Pradesh), diagnostic services, a pharmacy and healthcare education to surrounding communities. If there are complications, they are referred to superspeciality hospitals at the earliest. The hospital caters to the semi-urban and urban slum population and also works to enhance their overall well-being. The hospital also holds free health camps in and around its campus.
LifeSpring has chosen a service that is high incidence and it can concentrate on lowering costs