Avera Heart Hospital, a 100-bed cardiac and critical care hospital, was inaugurated in Coimbatore on October 4 by Bannari Amman Group Chairman S.V. Balasubramaniam.
The hospital has two catheterisation laboratories, two modular operation theatres, an 18-bed Coronary Care Unit, a 16-bed cardiothoracic post-operative unit and a cardiac CT with AI-integrated imaging.
It will offer cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, intensive care, emergency medicine, radiology and pulmonology, besides nephrology, neurology, endocrinology, general medicine and dermatology. Pharmacy and ambulance services will be available round the clock.
The hospital was founded by interventional cardiologist Dr. Rajpal K. Abhaichand and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Chandrasekar Padmanabhan. Dr. Abhaichand has over 30 years of experience and has performed more than 45,000 cardiac procedures, while Dr. Padmanabhan has 34 years of experience and over 10,000 cardiac surgical procedures.
Published - October 07, 2026 07:29 pm IST