Manipal Cure and Care launched in Mumbai

Manipal Cure and Care (MCC), India’s first health and wellness centre, recently announced its plan to launch its operations in Mumbai this month with the launch of its first two centres in the city.
 MCC plans to launch six centres in Delhi NCR,
Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad in the next six months. MCC-an initiative of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) was formed in January 2007 with a seed capital of Rs. 50 crore and launched its first centre in India at Ahmedabad in August last year, followed by a centre in Bangalore in February 2008. MCC Centres are established in two different formats across malls, neighbourhoods and high streets.
Somnath Das, COO, MCC, said, “We plan to open our own 50 centers by 2011 and will look at further expansion in Indian and global markets through our sub brands MASK, SMILE, Xpresscare and
Foot Solutions and our own private labels.” MCC plans to introduce more than 400 leading product lines from across the world.
Dr. Ranjan Pai, CEO, Manipal Education and Medical Group, and Somnath Das, COO, Manipal Cure and Care also recently received the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) certificate from Brian Johnston, CEO, ACHSI, in the presence of Giridhar Gyani, Secretary General, Quality Council of India.
MCC is the first retail healthcare company in India to receive the ACHSI certification. ACHSI granted certification to MCC after a team of two surveyors did the pre-audit, followed by a team of surveyors who accessed 13 standards with 45 criteria covering clinical, support and corporate areas.