Aster DM Healthcare has announced to invest Rs 96 crore to expand its Bengaluru-based Aster Whitefield Hospital. Aster DM Healthcare in a statement said that the facility dedicated to women and children will nor have 539 beds. Earlier, the hospital offered 380 beds.

Aster DM Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in India.

Aster Women & Children facility, with 159 beds, will feature specialised maternity care from the preconception stage to the birth of the baby.

The facility will also offer a range of services, such as water birthing, advanced laparoscopic gynaecology services, a child development centre, a foetal medicine and surgery unit, a level 3A NICU, fertility centre, neonatal & pediatric surgical services and a pediatric intensive care unit, as well as a high dependency unit (HDU).

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Azad Moopen, founder & chairman, Aster DM Healthcare, said that as demand for high-quality maternal and pediatric care grows, it is essential to scale both capacity and capabilities. Therefore, the company has invested Rs 96 crore to expand beds at Aster Whitefield Hospital.

"The expansion of our Women & Children facility at Aster Whitefield Hospital reflects our commitment to advanced infrastructure and specialised expertise, ensuring comprehensive, end-to-end care for mothers and children under one roof, while setting new benchmarks in the region,” he said.

Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Assembly Speaker UT Khader were present at the event to expand the newly developed facility.

Aster is separately coming up with 500 beds hospital in Yeshwantpur and 430 beds in Sarjapur.