Wins Award under the ‘Home healthcare Category’, ‘Healthcare Innovation Category’ and ‘COVID protection project’ category

Mumbai, 04 January 2021 (GPN): Aster DM healthcare has bagged best ‘Home Healthcare Brand’ award, bronze in ‘Health Innovation Award’ for Critical care Nursing in homecare and Silver Award in ‘COVID protection project’ category at India Health & Wellness (IHW) Award 2020. While the ‘Home Healthcare Category’ & ‘Health Innovation Award’ aims to recognise innovation in home care, the “COVID protection project” award is given for helping patients quickly & effectively during the pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the importance of Critical Care Nursing to the fore. Aster@Home, a vertical of Aster DM healthcare, introduced Home Critical Care Nursing Unit to provide continuous monitoring and intensive nursing care facilities to patients.  The services were provided with the support of trained and experienced critical care nursing professionals. These services are cost-efficient as compared to a hospital stay and reduce the chances of hospital-acquired Infections. Homecare services help the patient to avoid travelling to a medical facility and avail treatment in a relaxed home environment.

Aster telehealth with regards to ‘Covid protection project’ played an important role in providing online doctor consultation during the Covid time.  ‘Aster Covid-19 Tele triage’, a 24/7 helpline facility, serviced the worried & symptomatic patients to reach out for professional help. Aster Telehealth also introduced ‘Aster Covid Self-assessment tool’ which helped in self-evaluation and seek medical assistance from the hospital or through online consultation. Aster also provided ‘Aster eConsult’ (an online video consultation platform) accessible through an App and web browser for helping patients to seek medical advice from the comfort & safety of their home.  Since April, Aster Telehealth has provided teleconsultation to up to 1.00,000 patients with nearly 50% of the e-Consult free during this period.

Speaking on the achievement, Dr Harish Pillai, CEO- Aster India, said, “Aster DM Healthcare has always focussed on innovations, such that we are better prepared to face disruptions brought in by the pandemic. While it is prudent to say that the healthcare outlook has changed, our endeavour in embracing technology to innovate has strengthened further. To that effect, this award is a testament to our commitment to provide affordable, accessible and quality care to our patients.”

About Aster DM Healthcare Limited

Aster DM Healthcare Limited is one of the largest private healthcare service providers operating in multiple GCC states and is an emerging healthcare player in India. With an inherent emphasis on clinical excellence, we are one of the few entities in the world with a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary healthcare through our hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. We have over 20,000 plus dedicated employees across the geographies that we are present in, delivering a simple yet strong promise to our different stakeholders: “We’ll treat you well.” We reach out to all economic segments in the GCC states through our differentiated healthcare services across the “Aster”, “Medcare” and “Access” brands.