Mayo Clinic has been enlisted to support billionaire Gautam Adani’s plans for two new affordable hospital campuses in India.
The hospitals, set to be built in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, were announced this week by Adani’s firm, the Adani Group, as part of a $690 million initiative aimed at providing “affordable, world-class health care to people from every section of Indian society.”
While India has made significant progress in health outcomes over the past two decades, stark disparities persist between the wealthy and the underprivileged. The country’s public health spending as a percentage of GDP remains among the lowest globally, leaving tens of millions without adequate care or at risk of financial hardship due to medical expenses.
“I am confident that our engagement with Mayo Clinic, the world’s largest integrated not-for-profit medical group practice, will help elevate health care standards in India, with a special emphasis on complex disease care and medical innovation,” Adani said in a statement.
The hospitals will be the first developments under what is being branded as Adani Health City. Each campus will follow an integrated model, featuring a 1,000-bed hospital, a medical college, and research facilities.
As part of the project, the Adani Group will consult with Mayo Clinic on clinical practices and technology integration. However, unlike its previous venture in Abu Dhabi, the Rochester-based health system will not own, operate, or staff the hospitals.
“This is strictly advisory; it is not a joint venture or a partnership,” Mayo Clinic spokesperson Elizabeth Baxter clarified in an email.
The hospitals, located in two of India’s most populous cities, are part of Adani’s broader commitment to investing billions in improving health care and education across his home country.