NOVA Medical Centers, India’s first multi-specialty standalone day care surgical centre, announced the appointment of Mr. Sudhir Bahl. Sudhir has joined Nova Medical Centers as President and Chief Operating Officer to lead the overall operations of the Company, and will be based out of Delhi. He will also be the Head of Max-NOVA SPV and serve on the board of the SPV.

Sudhir will be responsible for steering the growth of overall NOVA Operations in India and additionally be engaged directly in managing the doctor empanelment. Sudhir Bahl, a Healthcare Delivery Industry and Domain Specialist, has 18 years of experience in transforming companies – be it start-ups, re-organizations or joint ventures across healthcare sector. His practice spectrum spans General Management, Business Development and Corporate Affairs in both Indian and International Healthcare markets. He has played a pivotal role in two successful start-up companies in the Healthcare space.

His practice spectrum includes assignments at Leadership position in Strategic growth and P&L Management, Consulting, Healthcare Information Technology Solutions and Customer Service management in Medical Equipment Technology in both Indian and International Healthcare markets. He has worked extensively in Middle East in his assignments with GEMSIT and Apollo Hospitals Group.

In his last assignment, Sudhir was one of the Founder Directors of IVEN Medicare India Ltd. He was working as COO and led the Organization into an impressive profit making business enterprise for investor (ICICI Venture Fund Management Co. Ltd .

His earlier assignments include working as Vice-President Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited for three years, in senior position with GE Healthcare for ten years and Wipro Technologies (Healthcare IT Solutions) for two years. He had a short stint with Abu Dhabi government as a Healthcare Consultant.

Sudhir is known for his vision, strategic thinking, positive attitude and high energy levels and displays tremendous leadership qualities by focusing on mentoring and people development.

With his strong interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills, Sudhir has successfully handled multiple assignments in areas of international projects management, managing Clinical Operations, implementing Healthcare IT solutions, customer service management for medical equipment and technology. He also has considerable expertise in healthcare franchising and brand marketing.

Commenting on the new appointment, Mr.Suresh Soni, Chairman NOVA Medical Centres said, “Considering the competitive market scenario, effective operations and leadership is the key to success for any sector now. We are happy to have Sudhir on board as his expertise will help to take NOVA to newer heights and his experience shall give further impetus to our business.”

Mr. Sudhir Bahl as the new President & COO, NOVA Medical Centres, said: “It’s a great feeling to be part of a professional startup company in ever growing healthcare space. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to head the NOVA Medical Centers across India and internationally. Day care surgery is a well established clinical practice across the globe. With this concept gaining momentum in India, this new assignment gives me opportunities to create a large network and immense value for the investors.”

Sudhir Bahl is an Electronics Engineer and an MBA with specialization in International Business Management. He is also a GE Certified SIX SIGMA (Green Belt) for Process and Performance Improvement. ). He has served on the Board of four companies and worked closely on industry associations like CII for initiatives in Healthcare Industry.

About Nova Medical Centers

Nova, a premier day care surgical center, opened its first centre in Koramangla, Bangalore in May 2009. Nova is funded by the GTI Group; a New York based private investment company, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a leading global venture capital firm. GTI LLC conceived and incubated Nova. The GTI Group is the largest shareholder in Nova, and will continue to provide business leadership and business development acumen to the company. This will include forging strategic partnerships with internationally renowned health care providers, practitioners and regulatory bodies. The entry of NEA as an investor is driven by NEA’s strong domain expertise in the healthcare sector. NEA is a leading venture capital and growth equity firm. The firm’s 30-year track record of successful investing spans the healthcare, information technology and energy technology sectors. This includes outpatient healthcare facilities in the US. Nova’s primary business is Day Care Surgeries (Ambulatory Surgeries). The firm’s business model is based on a partnership between the company and 40 surgeons from multiple specialties in each centre. Nova Medical Centers plans to develop 25 such centres across India by 2012. Each centre has 4-5 operating rooms and is equipped with state of the art equipment to undertake surgical procedures. The pre and post operating beds/rooms are all equipped with gas lines, monitoring equipment, defibrillator and are supervised by a duty doctors and trained staff. Although the focus is on day care surgeries, each centre has provisions for overnight stay including doctors and nurses. In addition to surgical facilities, the centre has outpatient consulting rooms and diagnostics.

Nova’s Management and Advisory Board include very experienced professionals who are amongst the pioneers in the field of Day Care Surgery. Patient care and safety is core to Nova’s ethos. Nova’s doctors and facilities utilize the latest technologies including surgical techniques, advances in anesthesia and equipment especially those related to minimally invasive procedures (Arthroscopy, laparoscopy etc). www.novamedicalcenters.com