Assuring Rhythm In your Life

JOURNEY SO FAR ALONG WITH PHILOSOPHY

Started humble in 2012 with a small outpatient clinic, providing consultancy as well as basic non-invasive diagnostic services like ECG, echocardiography, treadmill testing, Holter monitoring etc
3 founding partners – Dr Chirag Sheth, Dr Arvind Sharma, Dr Nirav Bhalani
Invasive cardiology services like coronary angiography, angioplasty, pacemaker implantation services were provided – as attachments in other big hospitals in Vadodara
Then moved soon to a rented space in another campus – Pranayam Hospital
Started outpatient clinics in multiple towns and rural areas – Bharuch, Rajpipla, Bodeli, Chhota Udaipur, Godhra, Dahod, Lunawada, Ratlam, Nagda, Jhabua, Banswara – to serve in areas not well catered to
Added 4^th director – Dr Anand Ahuja in 2015 to expand the core team base
October 2015 – started 50 bedded Rhythm Heart Institute, Dahod – with cathlab, operation theatre, 18 bedded ICU, dialysis services – intention to treat patients from far flung areas, many of whom fail to reach bigger cities in times of emergencies
May 2016 – started 100 bedded multi-specialty Rhythm Heart Institute, Vadodara – with 3 modular operation theatres, a state-of-the-art cathlab, 2 ICUs and other ancillary services in Sama Savli road
Cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, critical care, neurology, nephrology, gastro-enterology, general surgery, orthopaedics, joint replacements, urology, psychiatry services provided
Took up management of outsources cardiology departments in various other hospitals in and around Vadodara – such as Savita hospital, Sunshine Global hospital, Parul Sevashram hospital, Spandan hospital, etc
2019 – started 85 bedded multi-specialty Rhythm Heart Institute, Banswara
Kept building a team, slowly and steadily – an enthusiastic team of 9 interventional cardiologists, 2 cardiac surgeons, 2 non-invasive cardiologists, 2 intensivists besides other specialty consultants and medical officers, nursing and para-medical staff
Gradually built a strong and robust team of approximately 400 staff (between all hospitals), ably managed and guided by the core team
Organization conceptualized and grew with the following:
VISION:
MISSION STATEMENT:
With a purpose to help spread awareness about heart healthy lifestyle, have been conducting regular health awareness talks amongst various citizen groups
Have often conducted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation trainings, organized walkathons on occasion of world heart day – tp spread valuable information and develop life-saving skills
Actively participated in Baroda Marathon to promote healthy lifestyle practices
Academics substantially promoted at all levels – post graduate diploma program in clinical cardiology initiated in liaison with the Texila American University in 2017, Diplomat of National Board in Interventional Cardiology started collaborating with the National Board of Examinations in 2019
Have extended academic programs in invasive cardiology techniques to overseas students from Uzbekistan, Cambodia
Regular academic programs and CMEs done to upgrade and update cardiology amongst physicians and general practitioners
Collaborations with other academic institutions to train nurses, cath-lab technicians, undergraduate and postgraduate medical students to sharpen their clinical skills
Regularly organize live workshops and demonstrate complex operative skills to train cardiologists across the country and overseas through national and international conferences
Have been regularly inviting stalwarts from across the country and beyond (like Japan) to help sharpen skills in complex cardiac interventions
Have always been pioneers in accepting and adapting newer and advanced techniques such as optical coherence tomography, intra vascular ultrasound, FFR, rota ablations
Have successfully done hundreds of complex coronary interventions such as bifurcation angioplasties, left main angioplasties, CTO angioplasties, etc besides devices, pacemakers, electrophysiology studies and radio frequency ablations – establishing the most prominent institute in central Gujarat routinely performing all cases of varying complexities – with a rich in-house availability of all necessary state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and experience

WORK CULTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION

Core values to provide authentic, scientific, rational, honest, transparent, ethical care at affordable rates
A work environment that’s more homely, friendly with emphasis on person-to-person bonding to be a unified ‘Rhythm Heart Family’
Regularly conducting social gatherings for collective celebrations of major festivals such as Diwali, Navratri, Ganesh puja, Makarsankranti with families of all staff
Regularly organize and sponsor extra-curricular activities such as cricket matches, picnics for staff bonding
Regularly conduct motivational programs, welfare programs with a view to ensure growth of every stake holder in the Rhythm heart family
Promoting an incentivized work environment, with special emphasis on skill building, knowledge enhancement and team work

CORE EXPERTISE AND USP

Core value of genuine, authentic, scientific and transparent approach in good clinical practice
Expertise in performing all complex coronary interventions
Academic mindset in learning, research activities, teaching basics and advanced cardiac interventions
Active participation in all major conferences
Regularly presenting papers and posters at various scientific conferences
Active participation on editorial boards of scientific journals, and scientific boards of universities

INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS

Established centre-of-excellence in interventional cardiology, establishing a regular in-flux of cutting edge technology
24x7x365 availability of the best of hands, and the best on-shelf infrastructure

CHALLENGES FACED IN TODAY’S TIME AND AGE

To stay abreast with this fast advancing field of interventional cardiology
To continue to remain leaders in employing the best methods while retaining the human touch
To perfect the blend of academics, research and employing the best methods in providing optimal care

HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IN THE POST COVID WORLD AND CURRENT MARKET TRENDS

Challenges on providing a Covid safe environment
Challenges in providing affordable care, especially in a sea of rising inflations
Maintaining pre-Covid level of confidence and human touch between health-care workers, patients and their care givers

WELLNESS ADVICE TO OFFER

Prevention is better than cure, and certainly so in the field of cardiology, where 90% of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented by controlling risk factors
Key lifestyle modifications such as control of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, weight besides smoking cessation, stress management, regular physical activity
Focus on a balanced heart-healthy lifestyle would go a long way reduce the burden of cardio-vascular disease in society