Sterling Group of Hospitals has partnered with India Home Health Care (IHCC) and US-based Bayada to introduce home health services under the brand Asilia Home Healthcare.

Sterling will hold a 70% stake in the new joint venture (JV), while IHHC and Bayada will hold the remaining stake.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Sterling Group of Hospitals promoter Girish Patel was quoted by the Business Standard as saying that this is a segment where the demand is more than the supply, as it is about creating awareness and providing quality healthcare services.

"The cost of rehabilitating or treating a patient at home is about 10% to 20% of the cost of keeping a patient in any hospital."

"The cost of rehabilitating or treating a patient at home is about 10% to 20% of the cost of keeping a patient in any hospital," Patel added.

Asilia will provide services to patients with cancer, those who have been released from the hospital after surgery, children with special needs, as well as offering palliative care and services for the aged.

Initially, the services will be launched in Ahmedabad of Gujarat and will later spread to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

By 2018, the home healthcare market is expected to reach around $300bn across the world, while in India it would be around INR126bn ($2.06bn)

Bayada chairman Mark Baiada was quoted by the publication as saying that the company handles around 125,000 patients a year and employs more than 23,000 home healthcare professionals across 280 offices in 28 states of the US with a turnover of about $1bn.