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EMC Group of Hospitals
EMC Group of Hospitals is chain of Super Speciality Hospitals in Punjab, comprising a network of seven hospitals across Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Batala and Jalandhar. The group’s footprint also extends to Pathankot and Jammu through its OPD complexes in these cities. The group operates a total of 800 beds through its 50 super-specialist consultants who specialise in different areas of medical science.

The super-specialty services offered at various units of EMC Hospitals can be categorised as Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Gastrosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery, Critical Care, Emergency and Trauma, Plastic Surgery, and Paediatrics. There is also the provision for all allied clinical specialities, such laboratory, radiodiagnostics, physiotherapy, psychiatry, nutrition and blood bank. Daily OPD is held for every speciality for patients to consult and follow-up with the doctors.

The hospital is empanelled with private insurances, as well as all government insurances such as ECHS, ESIC, Indian Railways, FCI, BSNL, CGHS, and more, ensuring that a diverse range of patients can  access top-notch medical care. EMC Hospital runs a successful DNB program for training post-graduate medical students who enrol here from all parts on India.

The group started in 2003 with a 55-bedded hospital in Shakti Nagar in Amritsar. This was a time when seeking private healthcare treatment was out of reach for the people of the walled city in Amritsar. The group’s inception is credited to the efforts of a businessman in Amritsar, Mr Pawan Arora, along with his wife Mrs Meenu Arora. Mr Pawan is the founder and chairman of EMC Group of Hospitals.

With the acquisition of the ancient Kakkar hospital in 2009, the group increased its foothold in the region. The current headquarters of the group is in Green Avenue in Amritsar, inside the EMC Super Speciality Hospital. This unit the only 200-bedded NABH-accredited hospital in Amritsar.

Other hospitals run under the EMC umbrella include Abrol Hospital in Gurdaspur, EMC Hospital in Batala, City Hospital in Gurdaspur, Pulse Hospital in Amritsar, and NHS Hospital in Jalandhar.