{
  "id": 7233848,
  "title": "Manipal Hospitals scouts for acquisitions in Andhra, Keralam, Delhi-NCR; bets on AI-led healthcare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/manipal-hospitals-scouts-for-acquisitions-in-andhra-keralam-delhi-ncr",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:07:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/manipal-hospitals-scouts-for-acquisitions-in-andhra-keralam-delhi-ncr-bets-on-ai-led-healthcare/134230395"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd is eyeing expansion in Telangana, Keralam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Sikkim. The healthcare giant is set to invest in AI-driven healthcare and a physical-digital model. The company is finalizing the acquisition of land and buildings for a greenfield project in Juhu, Mumbai, and has recently completed the remaining land acquisition for Rs 495 crore. Manipal Hospitals' technology strategy focuses on AI-driven nursing handovers and wireless patient monitoring platforms. The company's strategic priorities include advanced medical infrastructure, robotic surgical systems, linear accelerators, and PET-CT scanners. The group aims to add around 2,426 licensed beds by 2030, with 483 brownfield and 1,943 greenfield beds.",
  "summary": "Manipal Health Enterprises plans significant expansion across several Indian states. The company is adopting a digital-physical healthcare model driven by Artificial Intelligence. Strategic acquisitions and a new greenfield project in Mumbai are underway. Investments focus on AI-enabled nursing and patient monitoring systems. The healthcare major aims to add over 2,400 beds by the year 2030.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}