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MIOT Hospitals is now over 14 years old. The story of MIOT, however dates back to 1974 when the founder (Prof PVA Mohandas) returned from England.

Prof. Dr. PVA. Mohandas is not an ordinary man. He went to England in 1970 after completing his master’s degree in Orthopaedics at Madras Medical College. After mastering the art of total hip replacement and internal fixation of fractures, he received the MCh (orth) degree from the University of Liverpool. At that time, he was offered jobs all over the world, from the USA to New Zealand. Unlike most of his peers, he decided to return to a fledgling, struggling India.
Our country, in the 1970s was still developing. Infrastructure was basic. PVA Mohandas decided to return with an aim to provide the best possible care for Indian patients. He worked sixteen hours a day, toiling at the University hospital and traveling the country to educate surgeons. By the 1990s he had been awarded the Padmashree and an honorary doctorate and was recognized as the father of Modern Orthopaedics in India.

He could have sat back and retired. However, at the age of 65, he decided he needed a new challenge. To create a hospital where the patient (not profit) was foremost in the physician’s mind, became his latest ambition. He sold everything he owned and started MIOT Hospitals on a 20 acre site near Chennai airport.

The hospital today, is a reflection of its founder - scrupulous in its cleanliness, aggressive in its development and caring in its attitude to patients. From 100 beds, 5 operating theatres and one building, it has grown to 600 beds (shortly expanding to 1000bedded facility), 14 operation theatres and 3 buildings. Every single element from the design of the building to the construct of the operating rooms oozes class, cutting edge technology and harmony.

1996 – 1997

They say from a small acorn grows a mighty oak and that’s true for MIOT too. It grew from the seed in the mind of Prof Dr. P.V.A. Mohandas. This was the year MIOT was being built at this 14 acre site.

On February 12, 1999, MIOT Hospitals opened its doors to the public.

The principles that MIOT was built on was very sound – and however tough the going got, we never compromised on them. MIOT was a hospital built by experienced physicians with a very clear vision and we never lost sight of that. From day one MIOT had all the necessary state of the art technology for the surgeons, doctors, nurses and paramedics. We also set about engaging full time professionals who could give their time and commitment to their patients. “Putting Patients First”, is very much a part of MIOT’s vision though we were yet to coin the phrase.

2002 - 2003
MIOT expanded from Joint Replacement Surgery and Trauma to Thoracic and Cardio Vascular Care, opened under the reputed and experienced Cardio Thoracic surgeon Dr. V.V. Bashi. MIOT also opened a state of the art Cath lab and Department of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. The bed strength increased from 70 to 200. We continued to expand in 2003 – Departments for Neuro Surgery, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Lapro - Scopic and Endoscopic Surgeries, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, Gynaecology and Diabetology were added. Our imaging sciences department installed open MRI, Spiral CT and the work station, including the whole body densitometry in November.

2004
By 2004-2005 all our speciality departments were fully equipped with high end instruments, and headed by top flight specialists. By now the springboard was set to launch the stream of innovations that would build our reputation.

2005

In 2005 we received national recognition for our efforts – I was delighted to collect the “Niryat Shree” Gold award for earning the most foreign exchange in the health sector at an exclusive function in New Delhi. We were the first hospital to get such an award in the category of health care.

MIOT became the First Hospital in Asia Pacific to launch Computer Navigation in Joint Replacement Surgery. We followed this up with our most well known innovation - Keyhole Surgery - keyhole surgery for Hip, Knee, Spine and Endoscopic surgeries. Keyhole surgery was launched with a campaign to enlighten the public about the benefits of minimally invasive surgery.

2005 saw us launch campaigns for Arthritic Awareness, War on Weight and Cardiac Fitness. Slowly but surely MIOT was being established. Brand MIOT gained recognition, not only in chennai, but all over south, other parts of India and outside the country. To serve the patients who were now pouring in, we launched MIOT Retreat with the same high standards. The retreat was an extended care facility with 100 rooms and suites and deluxe amenities like a restaurant, auditorium, gym, beauty salon and more. It gave patients a calm and infection - free environment to recover.

Nursing care is an important part of our vision of “Putting Patients First”. Earlier in 2002 MIOT started the School of Nursing. Further to maintain the high standards of nursing, in September 2005, we launched the MIOT College of Nursing. Its aim was to train nurses to the high caliber of nursing required at MIOT.

2006

In 2006, we continued to stay on top of medical technology. The 64 Slice CT, MRI 1.5 Tesla, top end Nuclear Scan with Dual Head Gama camera - A next level digital Cath lab were added. With this our imaging sciences department came of age.

2007
We announced another breakthrough in modern medicine – Pinhole Surgery. All this created an inspiring and progressive culture in MIOT where all departments began to vye for excellence. Pioneering surgeries were performed with excellent outcomes. For the First time in the World major Open Heart Surgery was performed, which corrected seven abnormalities of the heart. The patient was back at work within two months, hale and hearty.

March 2007 also saw us launch the MIOT Centre for Children’s Cardiac Care. The well trained and talented team under the able guidance of the well known cardiac surgeon Dr. Robert Coelho and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sivakumar immediately swung into action. The team provided comprehensive Paediatric Cardiological and Cardiac Surgical Care. Again, in keeping with the MIOT vision, the children’s cardiac centre has been provided with the best of equipment, to handle complex cardiac surgical procedures in neonates, new borns, young infants & children of all age groups, with excellent outcomes. Many children with cardiac problems could not afford the high costs of surgery, so we quickly launched the project that is closest to my heart – “CHIME” (Children’s Heart Internationale MIOT). This is a trust fund that collects donations to treat under-privileged Paediatric heart patients free of cost. I am proud to state that in a short while CHIME helped and treated over 300 children from India, Africa and other parts of the world in this regard. As part of its social responsibility, MIOT has performed more than 150 free heart surgeries for children hailing from poor socio economic status.

In the same year 2007 we also launched another very significant department – the MIOT Institute of Research (MIR). This state of the art tissue culture laboratory is a collaborative venture between MIOT and the University of Zurich and the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, and this will give us a lead in the dynamic field of Stem Cell Research.

2008

In 2008, we launched the “Global Centre for Ideal Joints” and the “Joint for Life” campaign to empower patients in India to get an artificial joint that matched them perfectly.

Meanwhile our adult cardiac care department had made great strides in the path breaking area of Endovascular Stenting for Aortic Aneurysms. In February 2008 METAA (MIOT Endovascular Training on Aortic Aneurysms) was launched, to share our knowledge with other specialists. More than 25 procedures were performed by Dr. V.V Bashi, along with Dr. Murali, our Interventional Radiologist. There are very few centres in the world do this surgery – and I’m proud to say that MIOT is one of the leading centres.

A few months later, the spotlight shifted to a new department - MIOT Institute of Nephrology. Launched in July 2008 this department headed by the renowned Dr. Rajan Ravichandran quickly went on-stream and now around 50 patients per day are being treated with Dialysis and 5 patients per month with Kidney transplant procedure. Till date more than 10,000 patients have been treated with Dialysis and 31 patients are benefited with Kidney transplants at this centre. We are expecting great things from this department.

2009
MIOT celebrated its 10year anniversary. Through it all, our core values continue to be shaped around the belief that our enterprise exists to serve society and profit is a means rather than an end in itself. These values will always be a part of MIOT - in 10 years, in 20 years in 100 years.

This year MIOT’s grow leap forwarded by laying the foundation stone for “MIOT Hospitals International”. This international Hospital will be built and run on International standards to cater to the growing demands for world class health care facilities in India. MIOT Hospitals International is the first of its kind in India being a green building with 450 beds and 12 operation theatres and with a spectrum of super-specialties

MIOT dedication towards the social welfare took a new shape by launching “MODE” which brought together the Govt and the people of Tamilnadu to a common platform. MODE, (MIOT Organ DrivE) is an initiative of MIOT Hospitals created to extend the reach of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Organ Donor Programme. Infact Thiru. Stalin – Deputy Chief Minister – Tamil Nadu, pledged to donate his organs while inaugurating this MODE programme. This brought huge awarness and reached every single corner of tamilnadu. MODE‘s objectives include creating awareness and launching a massive drive to sensitise the public for the need for organ donation.

This year Children’s Day was very special to MIOT. A joyful and fun filled Children’s Day Celebration was held at MIOT Hospitals on 13 November 2009. This grand event brought together the children who underwent successful heart surgeries at MIOT, their parents, MIOT’s Paediatric doctor’s team and the public.
World class surgeries:
         • First of its kind in the World: A team of doctors headed by Dr. V.V. Bashi at MIOT Hospitals corrected seven

           abnormalities in the heart simultaneously through a hybrid procedure for a 54 years old patient.
         • First Time in the World: Unique Two-Stage Hybrid Surgery performed at MIOT Hospitals for Aneurysm of the

           Ascending Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta in a patient with previous Kidney Transplant.

2010
Year 2010 was the year for education and sharing knowledge.
MIOT in association with IGOF conducted two Master’s courses in the field of orthopaedics. This master’s course was attended by almost 600 delegates, both national and international. The programme had seminars, lectures and live surgery.

On May 2010, Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO) awarded MIOT Hospitals with “Niryat Shree” Bronze Trophy for the year 2009-2010 in the Service Provider Category for generating highest foreign exchange. This prestigious award was handed over by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia on 16th May, 2010 in New Delh.

With the onset of an incessant knowledge explosion in general, and, in scientific medicine in particular, a great urgent need exists, for medical doctors to rely on and get the help of other health professionals in the use of the various highly sophisticated instrumentation available for an early, prompt and specific diagnosis of disease, to design the different forms of therapy necessary and then to offer a convincing prognosis. In order to meet this requirement
MIOT Hospitals on August 2010 launched the MIOT Academy of Allied Health Sciences (MAAHS) that would generate para professionals for employment in the hospital industry.

To start with, the Academy has rolled out six degree courses with 75 seats in affiliation with the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. The B.Sc. courses are in Accident and Emergency Care Technology, Cardiac Pulmonary Care Technology, Critical Care Technology, Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology, Physician assistant and Radiology Imaging Technology.

On October 2010, MAGICON 2010, an International CME meet was held at MIOT on Gastroenterology and Hepatology. This meet was organized by the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - Tamilnadu chapter and MIOT Hospitals which focused on recent technological developments as well as state-of-the-art medical and surgical practice in this speciality.

2011
March 2011 - Our cardiac team achieved a medical breakthrough in the successful Surgical Treatment of acute dissection of the aorta – The Frozen Elephant Trunk Operation Using Hybrid Graft - a one stage surgery.

Under our aegis the Indo–German Orthopaedic Foundation (IGOF) conducted courses like the Master’s course on Pelvic fractures, Complex Revision Hip replacements and Revision Knee replacements.

July 2011 – On World Hepatitis Day we launched “Liver for Life” a massive programme to create awareness about the deadly Hepatitis B virus and its resultant Cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, etc. The campaign targeted hundreds of school children and citizens of Chennai. More than 8000 people received free screening and immunization against Hepatitis B virus on a single day. The programme received an extra fillip with Dr. Vikram – Film Actor and Youth Envoy – UN Habitat joining in to promote this worthy cause.

August 2011 - A two-day Master’s course on Trauma and Joint Replacement Surgery was conducted in collaboration with the Bangalore Orthopaedic Society. In October, we conducted a Master’s Course on Surgery of the Spine. These workshops, courses and live telecast of surgeries helped in training young Orthopaedic Surgeons.

September 2011 - Our Cardio Thoracic team successfully operated on a 5 year old from Bangladesh who had been already been operated upon 4 times for a Leaking Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in the lungs. This complex procedure was the first of its kind. Today, the child is hale and healthy and doing extremely well.

November 2011 - An innovative surgery by the Interventional Radiologist at MIOT saved the life of a 35 year old engineer who suffered a massive brain stroke.

December 2011 - We launched Indo British Health Initiative (IBHI) in association with the British Deputy High Commission. IBHI brought together health professionals in India and UK to work together, co-operate and form a long and mutually beneficial relationship. The first symposium under the IBHI banner was conducted on January 14th & 15th 2012 at MIOT Hospitals.

We performed free heart surgeries for 94 children from the lower socio-economic group who were affected by congenital heart diseases. This was made possible by the support of CHIME – a Trust that was started in Sep 2007 and that has benefitted 470 children to date.

Our department of Surgical Oncology performed path breaking cancer surgeries like Pancreatic head resection with portal vein resection on a 65 year old lady with a huge tumour who has now completely recovered. A minimally invasive surgery for oesophageal cancer was performed with excellent results with keyhole incisions in the chest and abdomen. A massive sarcoma measuring 20cms in size was completely removed from the spine, neck and chest of a young man in a 6 hour surgery with minimal blood loss.

2012
March 2012 - We honoured five patients who had been transplanted across blood groups. During World Kidney Day celebrations, we felicitated the two patients and eight others who underwent similar transplants.

April 2012 - Cardiac Surgeons treated two patients - a 32 year-old woman from Vijayawada and a 50-year-old man who was visiting Chennai - with Marfan’s syndrome resulting in life-threatening conditions in a day. They complex surgical procedures were successful.

May 2012 - A dedicated centre for Heart patients - MIOT Heart Revive Centre was inaugurated on 18th May 2012 to address heart revival. The centre is manned by a team of cardiologists, who will be on call 24x7. The State-of-the-art Cardiac CATH Lab with innovative OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) guidance system that is superior to the conventional angiogram and a 3D Mapping Electrophysiology Lab.

OCT – the latest imaging technology using light, is taking Angioplasty to a new level.

High end equipment available for treatment includes a 750HDCT scan which gives 47 per cent more image clarity to aid in a more accurate diagnosis

July 2012 : State of the art MIOT Institute for Cancer Cure was opened with an advanced radiotherapy machine, the TrueBeam STX. This machine uses radiation to treat cancer without affecting the surrounding healthy tissue at the tumour site and can perform procedures in a shorter period of time compared to devices such as the cyberknife. . It can target tumours in moving organs. It also offers sub-millimetre accuracy which increases the chances of a cure for cancer patients. We have also installed top end 64 Slice PET CT, Brachetherapy and Digital Mammography to take our cancer centre to a very high level.

July 2012 - A 14-year-old boy with Noonan syndrome was saved after 5-hour surgery. The main aortic valve that controls the pure blood flowing out of the heart was leaking. The main blood vessel, the aorta, had ballooned into a huge 59mm aneurysm. It was in danger of bursting at any time, causing the boy to bleed to death. In addition, he had a chest wall abnormality due to a depressed breastbone pushing his heart completely to the left side of the chest cavity. The successful surgery saved the boy and he is back on his feet at School.

October 2012 - MIOT Hospitals bagged “Niryat Shree – Gold Award” - Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO) conferred MIOT Hospitals with “Niryat Shree” Gold Trophy for the year 2009-2010 in the Service Provider Category. This prestigious award was handed over by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee to Mrs. Mallika Mohandas, Chairman – MIOT Hospitals, on October 05, 2012 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

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