KEF Infra wins contract to deliver KMCH’s new College Hospital in Coimbatore

KEF Infra, leaders of innovative, integrated offsite manufacturing and prefabrication in India, and Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Ltd (KMCH), Tamil Nadu’s most trusted multi-speciality hospital, on Friday announced their partnership, while breaking ground on the new college Hospital building in Kalapatti, here.

The facility is KEF Infra’s latest hospital project that will be prefabricated at its integrated factory in Krishnagiri, TN and then shipped here and assembled at site. Spread across over 6.50 lakh sq ft, the multi-speciality facility is being developed with an investment of over Rs 200 crore in 15 months. 

The 700 – bed facility will have centres of excellence in healthcare and features including individual intensive care suites, consulting rooms, operating theatres and emergency units – treatment bays, setting global benchmarks in healthcare experience. 

Founded by Faizal E Kottikollon in 2014 as a subsidiary of KEF Holdings, KEF Infra, headquartered in Bangalore is at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, in the field of construction and infrastructure. The company uses integrated offsite manufacturing technology, automation and robotics to manufacture hospitals, homes, hotels, commercial buildings and schools at 50% lesser time than traditional construction.  

Dr Nalla G Palaniswami, Chairman, KMCH said “This is our first facility to be built using offsite manufacturing and modular technology. We have seen many hospitals being constructed efficiently in the West using this expertise. We are glad that we have a company bringing this technology to India.”

Kottikollon, Founder-Chairman, KEF Infra, said “India has only 1.3 hospital beds per 1,000 people, which is significantly lower than the 3.5 beds defined by the World Health Organization. To address this, we have pioneered a fast and reliable solution termed catalogue approach. Our catalogue hospitals range from small 15-bed to 500-bed facilities, with the number of pre-designed modules changing based on the facilities requirements.” 

KEF’s ‘assemble rather than build’ solution is bringing about a paradigm shift in healthcare infrastructure development. They made their foray into the healthcare infrastructure sector with MEITRA Hospital – a 4 lakh sq ft, 500 bed (Phase 1, 209 completed) super-specialty tertiary hospital built in 18 months in Calicut, Kerala.