Aravind eye hospitals network in south india, is a large provider of eye care, known for its high volume, affordable and quality eye care services. Innovation is inevitable when there is a relentless focus on purpose and a mindset to achieve it with what is. What started off as an 11bed hospital has now become the conglomerate, aravind eye care system. Prajna wondered whether the present revenue model of aecs 65%. Two care models that have gained considerable global acclaim are the aravind eye care system aecs and the lv prasad eye institute lvpei. A model with a vision of gifting eye sight to the needy conference paper pdf available october 2014 with 2,341 reads how we measure reads. Venkataswamy with the mission to eliminate needless blindness. Aravind eye hospitals is a hospital chain in india.
The project has decentralized the eye care system and has also reduced the burden of secondary level hospitals. Aravind is the largest eye care provider in the world and has pioneered many process innovations that have reduced the cost of eye treatment substantially. Today, aravind operates a growing network of eye care facilities, a postgraduate institute, a management training and consulting institute, an ophthalmic manufacturing unit, a research institute and eye banks. Aravind eye care hospital aravind eye care system is known to be one of the worlds largest provider of eye care services, they see thousands of patients a day and perform almost 1,000 surgeries between four and five out reach camps. This case relates the genesis and evolution of vision centres vcs for primary eye care at aravind eye care system aecs. Aravind eye care systemaecs improved cost structure.
In india, an eye hospital has become a legend for its surgery and compassionate capitalism. As of 2012, aravind has treated nearly 32 million patients and. Aecs, based in the south indian state of tamil nadu, is the worlds largest eye care provider. A team of congolese and indian expatriate staff were recruited and trained in aravind eye care system. Starting as a modest 20bed hospital, aravind had grown into a 1,400bed hospital complex by 1992.
To get the new market share or new customer is becoming tougher and tougher. The mission of aravind eye care system is to eliminate needless blindness at the national and international level. Venkataswamy, aravind eye care system aecs a private nonprofit hospital system, has advanced from a 20 bed hospital in 1976, to one of the largest hospitals of its kind in the world, currently operating. Now the aravind eye care system includes 5 tertiary care centers, 6 secondary care centers, 6 outpatient eye examination clinics and 62 vision centers. Aravind eye care system social enterprise institute at. Aravind eye hospitals, making aravind eye care system the largest eye care program in the world.
He was surprised to note the steady decline of surplus generated by aecs since 2009. Aravind comprises several hospitals, dozens of eye clinics, a research foundation, a manufacturing centre for ophthalmic products, an eye bank and a. The company has a culture that encourages responsive service by a trained and motivated staff. For all participating waehmembers it was very inspiring to visit the hospital that has. A well trained manpower is extremely important to achieve this mission. Certificate course in optical dispensing aravind eye. Mar 05, 2010 whether they pay or not, all patients get the same quality of care, maintains dr. In 1976, the govel trust began with running a modest 11 bed hospital, named as the. Whether they pay or not, all patients get the same quality of care, maintains dr. Aravind eye care system is the largest eye care centre in the world, treating over 2. In todays competitive world companies are striving hard to retain their existing market share. Aravind eye care system, dr ravindran, eye care, cataracts, social care, social entrepreneurism, indian eye care, charity, eye surgery, providing eye surgery created date.
The case deals with issues on the management of values in a family organization when it is growing and undergoing a generational transition. Home aravind eye care system aravind eye care system. In 1991, by taking decision of producing their own iolsinocular lens, they reduced their price of iols form rs. Aravind eye care systemaecs improved asset utilization. The case is based in 2014, exactly a decade after the first vision centre was opened, and evaluates the role of vcs in. V partnered with david green to apply aurolabs lowcost, highvolume business model to eye surgery services. V was categorical that patients who could not afford to pay should get the same service and attention as those who could. This model is adopted by aravind eye care system aecs, madurai, sankara nethralaya, chennai and many more in different parts of india, mainly by private organizations. Aravind was established in october 1976 and its mission is to eliminate needless blindness through compassionate and quality eye care affordable to all.
With the mission of eliminating needless blindness, the aravind eye care system the largest eye care provider in the world. The annual waeh meeting of the year 2014 has been hosted by the aravind eye care system, madurai, india. Venkataswamy, a man known to most of us simply as dr. Also planning to reduce the price 100 per iols as factory improved its working. Aravind and lv prasad response to eye care needs in india india, under the heavy economic and disease burden from blindness and visual impairment, spawned many innovations in eye care. In order to achieve this goal, aravind has launched its training programmes, pg degree and diploma courses, fellowship programmes, paramedical training and. During the past 30 years, it has grown into a highvolume eye care provider that features a network of five hospitals with 3,400 beds, a world.
It has grown into a network of eye hospitals and has had a major impact in eradicating cataract related blindness in india. One of the worlds largest provider of eye healthcare services 1171 words 5 pages. Kohinoor business school, khandala backgroundvfounded in 1976 by dr. Aravind eye care system narendran k kerala j ophthalmol.
Teleophthalmology starting with a 11bed hospital in madurai in 1976 aravind eye care has grown into 7 hospitals with more than 4000 beds. In the uk about half a million eye surgeries are done in a year. A model with a vision of gifting eye sight to the needy. Aravind eye hospital inspired by the business model of mcdonalds has been able to achieve high rate of efficiency in health services. Aravind eye care sestem health care public health free. Lessons from the aravind eye care system 21 as a result, the surgeon can operate on one patient, swing the micro scope across to the next table, and then start surgery on another patient. Aside from this intense learning and debate was the yatra tradition, aka the enga madurai celebratory dance which serves as an ice breaker among. During the year 2015 16, the aravind eye hospital and postgraduate institute of ophthalmology, madurai was able to extend its services to 1,141,604 outpatients and provide 148,002 sight restoring surgical or laser procedures through its main hospital and 3 community eye.
Aravind eye care system case analysis 8210 words 33 pages. Aravind eye care system management concepts in eye care dr. One case that provides solution to such issue is aravind, the largest eye care system in the world, with over. Aravind eye hospital case study stephanie kessinger. As a result of a unique fee system and effective management, the organization is able to provide free eye care to 50% of its patients from the revenue generated from its 50% paying patients. It performs more eye surgery in a day than any other hospital anywhere, and every patient who pays for eye care subsidizes two who cannot. About 70% of eye surgeries are performed for free or below cost, while 30% are. Aravind eye care system aecs improved cost structure. Aravind eye care system is the largest and most productive eye care provider in the world.
The organization at the center of this study is aravind eye care system aravind, a nonprofit organization managed as a trust but fully financially selfreliant, both for its current expenses and its expansion needs. India, is the largest provider of ophthalmolo gical services in the world. New companies are entering with substitute product and services and. Venkataswamy, now 74 years old, had a goal to spread the aravind model to every nook and corner of india. By november 20, aravind had grown into a network of ten hospitals exhibit 1, and was treating 3. Aravind eye care system laico 3 dr service is a mixed bag for most part routine eye exam some investigations few requiring laser and even fewer surgery predominantly fixed cost though intravitreal injections are now increasing as treatment in case of diabetic macular edema so costing of the service for a period year is more meaningful than for each unit of service.
In fact, two thirds of the patients receive free or subsidized care at aecs. Aravinds eye care facilities include eye hospitals, 6 outpatient eye examination. Story of the aravind eye hospital transcription of pavi mehtas talk. Over the last 36 years, over 40 million outpatient examinations have been performed and over 5 million patients have undergone eye surgery or laser procedures. The meeting started in an inspirational and spiritual way by lighting candles by the board members of the waeh and the aravind eye care system. At the aravind eye care hospital in madurai, two panel discussions followed by a talent show made for a long day of interaction and debate. Named after sri aurobindo ghosh, his teachings form the basis for aravinds work 3. Today, the aravind health care system includes five aravind eye hospitals and two aravind man aged eye hospitals. Aravind eye hospitalmadurai was founded in 1976 by dr.
Basic requirements for the shalina eye clinic were strategically planned, developed and requirements like stateofthe art equipments, instruments, medicines, spectacles and consumables, finalized, procured and shipped to lubumbashi for the. Aravind also reaches out to the public by promoting sponsors in local com munities to create eye camps for rural patients who cannot access the eye care facilities in major cities and hubs. Aravind eye care sestem free download as powerpoint presentation. Lions aravind institute of community ophthalmology laico. Aravind eye care system case analysis pic a visionarys mission to eliminate needless blindness group 19 group members ahmed shariq mamsa pgp08095 barath. Kumar pgp08122 neeraj jain pgp08143 santhosh rathnam palani pgp08165 contents 1. Aravind eye care system has introduced an online application system for the fellowship programmes offered across its eight secondary and tertiary eye care centers in madurai, tirunelveli, theni, coimbatore, pondicherry, chennai, salem and tirupati. Pdf aravind eye hospital was founded in 1976, by dr. Aravind eye care system is the largest and most productive eye care facility in the world, in terms of surgical volume and the number of patients treated. Aravind eye care system revisiting the business model 2 remember that our goal of eliminating needless blindness is not achieved yet and do not ever deviate from the principle of serving humanity generously. The aravind eye care system is the largest and most productive eye care facility in the world for example, in the year 2007 2008, about 2. Aravind eye care system offers advanced training in optical dispensing and trains the optical technicians in a wellequipped optical training centre. Nevertheless, teleophthalmology is proving to be a effective.
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