Fortis Healthcare (Fortis), India's largest and fastest growing private healthcare player, today launched 260 bed green-field hospital in Ludhiana.

The multi super-specialty facility underscores the significant commitment by Fortis to bridge the gap for quality healthcare services in the region. 

Dedicating the facility to the service of patients, Sukhbir Singh Badal, deputy chief minister, Punjab said, ''We are happy to see Fortis strengthening its commitment to Punjab by bringing world class infrastructure and medical care to Ludhiana. We applaud their efforts and wish them success in taking healthcare to the people and in further elevating the quality of healthcare in the region.''

Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, executive chairman and executive vice chairman,  Fortis Healthcare,  said, ''With strong roots in Punjab, Fortis began its journey with the first hospital in Mohali. Today, we consider it our privilege to launch yet another state-of-the-art healthcare facility in Punjab that will set a new benchmark for medical care in the region. Access to healthcare remains a challenge and we are committed to improving the quality of healthcare by expanding our footprint further, in a manner that more and more people continue to benefit from it.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 1.85, or 1.87%, to trade at Rs 101. The total volume of shares traded was 34,956 at the BSE (1.28 p.m., Thursday).