CEO's Desk
Paving the way ahead
CEO's DESK
Rupak Barua
Group CEO & Director, AMRI Group of Hospitals
Mr. Rupak Barua is a name well-known in the healthcare sector of India. He did his
Post-Graduation in Marketing and successfully completed MDP in Hospital
Management from IIM (Ahmadabad) and IIM (Bangalore).
In a career spanning more than three decades, he has led several teams in major
corporate hospitals across Kolkata, his scope of responsibilities increasing with every
step. Starting his career in the 1980s, Mr Barua rose up the ranks, gathered a fount of
knowledge and experience in different aspect of the healthcare industry. In many
ways a pioneering force in private healthcare, he currently heads the AMRI Hospitals
Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer and Director.
Before taking up the mantle as leader of AMRI Hospitals Ltd, Mr Barua headed the
BM Birla Heart Research Centre, India's 1st NABH accredited hospital, as Chief
Executive Officer. Before that he led overall operations at Eastern India's first
corporate hospital, Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), as the Chief Operating
Officer (COO). He also played a pivotal role in transforming CMRI from a Trust-run
hospital to a truly corporate healthcare service provider of prestige and repute.
A man who has played leadership roles in prestigious hospitals like Wockhardt,
Peerless, and Duncan Gleneagles, among others, Mr Barua is currently the Secretary
of the Association of Hospitals of Eastern India (AHEI) and Co-Chairman, Healthcare
Sub-Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries (Eastern Region). He is a
well-known and active member of several other social bodies and has played a crucial
role in changing the perception and improving ground conditions of the private
healthcare delivery system in Kolkata, and Eastern India.
A deft administrator, he has an insight into every aspect of managing a hospital,
personifying in himself qualities like dedication, determination and dynamism. His
ability to handle critical situations has earned him accolades from different quarters.
A planner with an eye for details, he has always remained ahead of the curve,
planning fresh and dynamic strategies in marketing for the healthcare Industry. His
perennial stress on teamwork to provide best and quality services to patients has
earned him applause from within the healthcare industry.
Prior to his current position he has also worked in many leading hospitals like Wockhardt, Peerless, and Duncan Gleneagles to name a few.
CEO's Speak
We are happy to announce that AMRI Hospitals, one of the most trusted names in
healthcare, is back on its growth track. We are in the process of introducing sweeping
changes to infuse the Group with new vigour. AMRI today ensures enhanced goals,
improved trust, clarity of vision, precise delivery, and strategic decisions. In keeping
with the Group's ethos of providing best quality services at competitive rates, AMRI
Hospitals today is managed by professionals of the highest order.
We have started business process re-engineering with a focus on the Group working
in a more comprehensive manner, rather than like individual units. It is imperative
that each unit follows the Group's SOPs, which are being chalked out, keeping in
mind patient safety and quality service. The Group's HR Department is focusing more
on talent acquisition and management.
We are in the phase of consolidation and stabilization of our existing projects. Besides
the three hospitals and one day care clinic in Kolkata, we have launched the 400-bed
tertiary care unit, AMRI Hospital-Bhubaneswar, located on the Khandagiri By-pass.
The unit has not just been able to fill the void of highly-advanced multi-super
specialty healthcare facility in Odisha, it has emerged s the 'Best in its Class' within a
sit span of time.
AMRI Hospital-Dhakuria continues to serve as it has for more than two decades and
out unit at Mukundapur, which initially began as a Women and Children hospital, has
become Eastern India's first 'Boutique Hospital', offering technology-driven tertiary
care services. Even AMRI Hospital-Salt Lake and AMC, the day care clinic on Southern
Avenue, has been providing state-of-the-art services in a variety of disciplines, from
eye and dental care to IVF.
We have embarked on an ambitious plan of investing Rs. 1,000 crore over the next
five years, setting up an annexe unit at Mukundapur, which will continue to provide
advanced healthcare services, which have become the hallmark of the unit. We are
striding ahead to break new grounds and position AMRI Group as one of the fastest
growing healthcare players of eastern India.
I wish you all health and happiness.
Rupak Barua
Group CEO