Specialty Surgical Oncology Hospital (SSO), a sequence of surgical most cancers hospitals in Western India, has secured $2.8 million in funding from the Everhope Oncology platform, based and backed by Narayana Well being, W Well being Ventures and 2070 Well being.

SSO was based in 2021 by a staff of seven most cancers surgeons led by Dr Sanket Mehta, a Tata-trained most cancers surgeon, to deal with vital gaps in most cancers surgical procedure, significantly the challenges pushed by overcrowded hospitals, lengthy ready occasions and procedures typically carried out by basic surgeons with restricted entry to superior care.

SSO is pioneering organ-specific surgical groups that handle even advanced instances in services devoted solely to most cancers surgical procedures. Since its inception, SSO has grown to 5 centres and a staff of 20 surgeons, who’ve collectively carried out over 20,000 advanced oncology procedures.

“SSO Most cancers Hospital started with a easy perception: geography or revenue ought to by no means resolve a affected person’s destiny,” stated Dr Sanket Mehta.

“This partnership marks a defining second for our staff. It allows us to launch three new centres in Mumbai and make investments deeply in scientific expertise, superior infrastructure and sturdy programs, so we are able to persistently ship care on the highest potential customary.”

Dr Pankaj Jethwani, Managing Associate at W Well being Ventures, stated, “When physicians are trusted to form care supply, they transcend simply scientific excellence – they construct programs that bridge gaps in affected person care and drive significant outcomes. SSO’s method is considerate and displays that founders don’t simply see themselves as clinicians however as establishment builders. Healthcare fashions grounded on this stage of experience and intent from doctor-preneurs are precisely those that we wish to assist construct and scale.”

Viren Shetty, Narayana Well being’s government vice-chairman, famous, “At Narayana Well being we’ve learnt that if you design for the middle-income affected person, you find yourself constructing essentially the most resilient and scalable mannequin of care. Over the following few a long time, thousands and thousands of Indians will dwell with most cancers, and they’re going to want entry to high-quality surgical procedure near the place they dwell, not simply in a handful of huge hospitals. SSO has utilized that philosophy to most cancers surgical procedure with organ-specific groups throughout services, and we’re excited to again them by way of the Everhope platform as they take this mannequin to many extra cities throughout India.”