Kerala based Meditrina Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., pioneers in the SIH (Specialty in Hospital) model cardiac care units in tier II markets, with footprint across India and Maldives have signed ResPublica Consulting to design and implement communication strategy in accordance with their expansion plans across markets.

Founded by  Dr. Prathap Kumar.N,Meditrina is based at Kollam, Kerala.  Meditrina has hospitals at Republic of Maldives, Jamshedpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottarakara and Palakkad; the group is in the process of setting up units at Bokaro, Panchkula, Ambala Cantt., Faridabad and Gurgaon as well. The ventures of Meditrina have evoked remarkable national interest when Matrix Partners India closed a first-round institutional equity funding of $6 million at Meditrina for a significant minority stake in 2013.

“Meditrina is on the verge of the next big leap; we are committed to extend advanced cardiac care facilities to tier II markets across India and beyond. We are extremely delighted to have ResPublica Consulting on board; we believe that Team ResPublica’s strategic expertise is a perfect fit for our increased communication requirements;” says Dr. Prathap Kumar.N, chairman & managing director of Meditrina Hospitals.

Lisna Ismail, director- operations at ResPublica Consulting said; “The very mission of Meditrina Hospitals and Dr. Prathap Kumar is exciting; it showcases a people-oriented approach to advanced healthcare and making it available to people living in cities other than top metros.”