Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram

What Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram does

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS), Prasanthigram, is a 300-bed, non-profit tertiary care super-specialty hospital located in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, founded by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on November 22, 1991, and operated by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. The hospital provides world-class tertiary healthcare completely free of charge to all patients and does not maintain a billing department, serving primarily economically disadvantaged patients alongside international medical tourists across super-specialties including Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS), Urology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, and Gastroenterology, supported by Anaesthesiology, Radiology, Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Dietary services.

The hospital's technology stack includes 14 operating theatres, two cardiac catheterisation laboratories, a 128-slice CT scanner with Gemstone Spectral Imaging, a 1.5T MRI with TIM and DOT, advanced 4D echocardiography machines, a 2025-vintage SSi Mantra indigenously developed robotic surgery system (₹8 crore), a Philips Azurion Cath Lab (₹4.2 crore), filmless PACS radiology, and a web-based J2EE Hospital Information System (Enterprise Manager from DXC Technology) that shares data with the sister campus at Whitefield, Bengaluru. Telemedicine is delivered via an ISRO satellite link to centers in West Bengal, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh, and a tele-education programme has facilitated over 1,131 sessions since September 2007.

The business model is a charitable trust model: all medical services, including consultations, surgeries, procedures, medications, and inpatient diet, are free of charge, and the institution generates no patient revenue. Operations are funded entirely by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, with go-to-market executed through a community-led model leveraging the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation network in 11 Indian states, supplemented by a structured appointment and walk-in patient correspondence system. The hospital runs NBE-accredited DNB training programmes in six specialties and operates the Sai Rehabilitation Programme for post-operative cardiac follow-up across its 11-state footprint.

Name

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram

Legal name

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences

Website

https://prasanthigram.sssihms.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram is a 300-bed, non-profit tertiary care super-specialty hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India, offering cardiology, CTVS, urology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, and gastroenterology services completely free of charge to economically disadvantaged patients across 11 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Tertiary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Hospitals (622), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAB

Community & Regional General Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

Keywords

• Tertiary healthcare services
• Cardiac surgery services
• Free medical treatment
• Super specialty hospital
• Telemedicine consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Prasanthigram, Puttaparthi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Healthcare Services: The hospital provides world-class tertiary healthcare completely free of charge to all patients. There is no billing department. The hospital does not generate revenue from patient services - it is funded entirely by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and operates as a charitable institution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram is a 300-bed super specialty tertiary care hospital providing world-class medical services including Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, and Gastroenterology, supported by Radiology, Laboratory, Blood Bank, Anaesthesiology, and Telemedicine services. The hospital operates without a billing department, offering all consultations, surgeries, procedures, medications, nursing care, and inpatient diet completely free of charge to every patient regardless of background.

Product overview

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram is a 300-bed super specialty tertiary care hospital offering world-class medical services completely free of charge. The hospital operates multiple medical specialties including Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS), Urology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, and Gastroenterology. Support services include Radiology (with 128-slice CT, 1.5T MRI, PACS), Laboratory Services, Blood Bank, Hospital Management Information System (Enterprise Manager from DXC), Telemedicine, Tele-Education, and Dietary Services. The hospital recently inaugurated the SSi Mantra Robotic Surgery System for advanced surgical procedures. All services are provided free of charge to all patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Services
• Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS)
• Urology Services
• Ophthalmology Services
• Orthopaedics Services
• Plastic Surgery Services
• Gastroenterology Services
• Radiology Services
• Laboratory Services
• Blood Bank Services
• Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)
• Telemedicine Services
• DNB Training Programme
• SSi Mantra Robotic Surgery System

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of coronary artery bypass surgeries performed without cardio-pulmonary bypass machine
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2007ISRO provides satellite link connectivity for telemedicine and tele-education programmes. Enables tele-consultation services with remote telemedicine centers in West Bengal, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh, and tele-education sessions for medical staff.
• Sankara Nethralaya, ChennaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in Continuing Medical Education (CME), webinars and online discussions as part of tele-education programme. Academic collaboration for medical staff training.
• Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, ChennaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates in tele-education sessions for medical and paramedical staff. Part of continuing medical education programme.
• SSSIHMS Whitefield, BengalurucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister institution connected via video conferencing for academic meetings, case discussions, and patient data sharing. Weekly video conferencing sessions between cardiology and CTVS departments of both campuses.
• NU Hospitals, BangaloreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrology department holds didactic lectures and academic discussions via teleconferencing with urology consultants from NU Hospitals.
• Vedanayagam Hospital, CoimbatoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrology department conducts academic discussions via teleconferencing with Vedanayagam Hospital, Coimbatore.
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthopaedics department runs research projects in collaboration with SSSIHL at Central Research Instruments Facility (CRIF) developed by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust.
• Sri Sathya Sai Seva OrganisationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of Seva Organisations across 11 states run telemedicine centers, Sai Rehabilitation Programme, and community outreach. Manages follow-up care for post-operative cardiac patients in their home states including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand.
• Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi, JabalpurcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates telemedicine center at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh for post-operative cardiac patient follow-up care.
• Sri Sathya Sai Seva Kendra, BarrackporecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates telemedicine center at Barrackpore Cantonment, West Bengal for cardiac patient tele-consultations.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore: One of India's oldest charitable tertiary hospitals with a similar low-cost/high-volume model, strong DNB training pipeline, multi-specialty services, and a mission-driven ethos — comparable in operating philosophy and clinical breadth to SSSIHMS Prasanthigram.
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield: Sister institution under the same Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, located in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Operates an identical free tertiary-care model with the same multi-specialty configuration, shares video-conferencing and patient data via the same Enterprise Manager HMIS, and runs joint academic programmes — making it the closest functional peer.
• Tata Memorial Hospital: Premier charitable specialty hospital (cancer) funded by the Tata Trust, providing heavily subsidized tertiary care and DNB training — analogous model of trust-funded charitable specialty care at national scale, though focused on oncology rather than multi-specialty.
• Narayana Health (Narayana Hrudayalaya): Indian hospital chain known for affordable cardiac surgery at scale — directly comparable to SSSIHMS on cardiac case volume and economically-disadvantaged patient focus, though operates commercially across multiple cities rather than as a single-site charity.
• Sankara Nethralaya: Chennai-based charitable eye hospital that is an active academic/tele-education partner of SSSIHMS. Comparable as a non-profit tertiary specialty hospital offering free/subsidized care, NABH-accredited, with a national reputation for clinical excellence in ophthalmology.

Others

• SS Innovations: Developer of the SSi Mantra robotic surgery system installed at SSSIHMS. Adjacent ecosystem participant (medical device OEM) rather than a clinical competitor — included for context on the hospital's technology partner.

Broad incumbents

• Apollo Hospitals: India's largest private hospital chain offering tertiary and quaternary care across cardiac, oncology, orthopaedics, and transplant — overlapping clinical services but operating on a commercial model at much larger scale and with full digital patient engagement.
• Medanta – The Medicity: Large multi-specialty tertiary hospital group in India offering cardiac sciences, urology, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology — comparable specialty footprint to SSSIHMS, but commercially operated with paid services and broader geographic presence.
• PGIMER Chandigarh: Premier government tertiary teaching and research hospital providing free/subsidized care with high-volume DNB training across cardiology, CTVS, urology, and ophthalmology — comparable mission and scale to SSSIHMS, government-funded.
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): Government-funded apex tertiary teaching hospital providing largely free care with DNB-equivalent training and gold-medal residency outcomes. Comparable scale and multi-specialty breadth, though funded by the government rather than a private charitable trust.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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