| The company is investing Rs 850 crore in the Fortis International Institute of Medical and Biosciences, spread over 75 acres to come up in the next three years. |
| Fortis Chairman Harpal Singh said while the government had in principle agreed to waive the precondition, it was in the process of thrashing out details as to how telemedicine initiatives could be implemented in rural areas of Haryana. |
| "One of the primary problems being faced by people is incorrect diagnosis. We are trying to overcome this problem through the use of technology," Singh said. |
| Yesterday, Fortis launched the first phase of the Fortis International Institute of Medical and Biosciences to come up on 11.5 acres of land, housing a superspeciality hospital with focus on cardiology, orthopaedics, transplants, neurosciences and oncology. |
| The land has been acquired from the government at institutional rates. Another plot of land of 40"�50 acres for housing the medical college and pathology centre in the second phase is likely to be acquired in Sector 57 of Gurgaon. |
| Besides undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the institute will also offer training and research in medical and bio-sciences and other related areas. |
| The complex will house a dental college, nursing college, rehabilitation centre, and residential facilities for patients from out of town, research centre for primary and applied medicine, and clinical reference laboratory for high-end diagnostic testing. |
| According to an official in the Haryana government's town-planning department, the pre-conditions for providing free treatment to poor patients vary from case to case. |
| In Delhi, hospitals that have acquired land from the Delhi Development Authority at institutional rates have to provide close to 25 per cent beds for the free treatment of the underprivileged. |
| The matter has gone to court, with the Delhi High Court recently insisting on an undertaking from the government for enforcing the pre-conditions. |
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