| AMRI Hospitals | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | India, Bangladesh |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | |
AMRI Hospitals is a private hospital chain owned by the Emami & Shrachi group. The company has its head office in Kolkata, West Bengal, 6 branches in India, all in West Bengal, and 6 branches in Bangladesh.[1]
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AMRI Hospitals was co-founded by Emami & Shrachi Groups in 1996,[2] two of Kolkata’s developing groups, along with Government of West Bengal to expand health coverage options for consumers. The Emami Group has varied interests comprising Personal and Health care, Hospital, Bio-diesel, Real estate, ball pen tips and retail, while The Shrachi Group has varied interests comprising Agro machinery, Engineering, Real Estate, Health Care, Finance Securities and information technology. AMRI hospital is a center for training the student of Institute of Radiology & Medical Imaging and is ISO 9001:2000 certified.[3]
A fire broke out in a Kolkata AMRI hospital on 9 December 2011.[4] The fire spread fast from the basement of the hospital, engulfing one ward after the other and trapping hundreds of people. Around 25 fire engines was rushed to the spot.[4] The fire fighters were seen using hydraulic ladders to rescue the patients and office staff by cutting open the glasses with gas cutters. 89 patients including three hospital staffers had lost their life in the incident.[5][2] Out of the 150 admitted patients in the hospital, 90 were rescued. Emami shares fell down by 1.71% on the day incident took place.[6] Six board members have been arrested for the death incident. [7]
Families of the victims and the government have accused the privately-owned hospital of ignoring basic fire safety laws. Relatives and eyewitnesses also said that doctors and other hospital staff abandoned the patients after the fire began. Many of the patients were admitted in the orthopaedic ward; they were immobile and could not move out to safety, they claimed.