New Delhi: Pacific OneHealth, backed by the Pacific Malls Group, has unveiled a Rs.300 crore investment plan to build a large-scale network of micro-hospitals, positioning them as the missing middle layer between small clinics and overburdened tertiary hospitals.
The company will initially invest Rs.100 crore to set up five micro-hospitals across Delhi NCR over the next two years. These facilities are designed as high-efficiency, community-based surgical and care units, acting as referral hubs while reducing pressure on large hospitals.
Unlike traditional hospitals, Pacific OneHealth’s micro-hospitals will operate on a short-stay, high-turnover model, where nearly 70% of procedures are expected to be completed as day-care or within 24–48 hours. Each unit will have 30 to 80 beds and offer focused specialties such as gastroenterology, gynaecology, urology, ENT, and orthopaedics, along with 24×7 emergency care and diagnostics.
Calling the model critical for India’s healthcare future, Padma Shri Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Former Director General of Health Services, Government of India, said, “Micro-hospitals are no longer optional—they are essential. A distributed network of such facilities is the only scalable way to manage India’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases while ensuring affordability and accessibility.”
Pacific OneHealth’s strategy hinges on decentralising secondary care, bringing surgical and diagnostic capabilities closer to neighbourhoods, thereby cutting down unnecessary referrals and long hospital stays.
Saket Bansal, Founder, Pacific OneHealth, said, “Our micro-hospital network is built to deliver quality care closer to where patients live. By reducing dependence on large hospitals for routine surgeries and stabilisation, we aim to improve efficiency across the healthcare system.”
From year three onwards, the network will expand to 10+ facilities nationwide, with a long-term target of 20 micro-hospitals over the decade. The company estimates the model could impact around 500,000 lives by 2030.
At the core of the model is digital integration, with each micro-hospital connected through electronic health records (EHR), telemedicine, and coordinated care pathways—ensuring continuity even beyond the hospital setting.
Dr. Swadeep Srivastava, Co-Founder and President, explained, “Micro-hospitals are not standalone assets—they are nodes in a connected care ecosystem. By integrating them with home healthcare, chronic care pathways, and digital platforms, we are enabling continuous, coordinated care.”
Beyond clinical care, the model extends into eldercare and community health, addressing gaps often left by traditional hospital systems.
Dr. G. S. Grewal, Director, SeniorCare Plus Programme, noted, “Micro-hospitals allow us to stay embedded within communities, which is crucial for eldercare. They enable not just treatment, but ongoing engagement, monitoring, and support.”
By focusing on smaller footprint, faster turnaround, and integrated care delivery, Pacific OneHealth is positioning micro-hospitals as a scalable solution to India’s twin challenges of access and affordability, while easing the load on tertiary care infrastructure.
