Sancheti Hospital Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence; Unveils New Advanced OrthoCare Facility and AI Innovation Lab

December 11, 2025 maharashtralokmanch

Pune : Sancheti Hospital, one of India’s most trusted names in orthopaedic care, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. With six decades of medical excellence, Sancheti Hospital is entering into the future by strengthening global collaborations, expanding AI-driven diagnostics and rehabilitation, enhancing its sports medicine ecosystem, scale academic training, and introduce Mobile OrthoCare Units to reach underserved communities. To commemorate 60 years, Sancheti unveiled SANBO, a futuristic AI-inspired mascot symbolising movement, innovation and compassion. SANBO will play a role in enhancing patient engagement, supporting rehabilitation, participating in community programmes, and strengthening digital outreach.

Established on 12 December 1965 by Dr. K. H. Sancheti — recipient of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan the hospital has grown from a 10-bed unit into a national centre of excellence serving lakhs of patients every year. Guided by the belief that “Mobility is dignity,” Sancheti has built a legacy of leadership in orthopaedics, rehabilitation, research and medical education.

Over six decades, the institution has developed one of India’s most comprehensive orthopaedic ecosystems with specialised services across joint replacement, spine care, paediatric orthopaedics, trauma, sports medicine, rheumatology, neuro-rehabilitation, and several other sub-specialties. Sancheti continues to be a referral centre for complex orthopaedic conditions from across India and abroad.

Marking this milestone year, the hospital has launched the new 150-bed Sancheti Advanced OrthoCare Hospital, significantly expanding its infrastructure and clinical capacity. The new facility includes advanced operating suites, multidisciplinary critical care, high-end diagnostics, precision-based robotic rehabilitation, and expanded speciality clinics. With this addition, Sancheti now operates with a combined capacity of more than 300 beds.

The anniversary celebrations also mark a major technological leap with the launch of the Sancheti Artificial Intelligence Department, the Sancheti AI Innovation Lab, and the AIMD (Artificial Intelligence MD) Platform. This ecosystem introduces dedicated AI tools for patients, orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, anaesthetists and medical students, supporting diagnosis, rehabilitation planning, education and clinical decision-making.

As part of its commitment to next-generation rehabilitation, Sancheti also recently introduced one of India’s most advanced robotic rehabilitation programmes. The initiative is already demonstrating strong clinical outcomes in mobility improvement, pain reduction, sports injury recovery, and neuro-rehabilitation. “These technologies have redefined recovery by ensuring precision, consistency and measurable outcomes,” said Dr. Darshita Narwani, Head of Physiotherapy.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Parag Sancheti said, “Completing 60 years is not just a milestone — it is a reaffirmation of our purpose. Sancheti was built on Movement, Innovation and Compassion. As we begin a new chapter, we are committed to advancing healthcare through cutting-edge technology, expanding our services and ensuring that every patient feels cared for with dignity and humanity.”

Dr.Ashok Shyam, Head Academic Research Division Sancheti Hospital said that Sancheti Hospitals was amongst the first to start an initiative like ortho AI when AI was in its nascent stage in 2023. Till date it has been used by 8000 doctors. Moving forward into the future we will be launching the AI department, AI Innovation Lab to help in innovating through AI for the medical field . AI MD will be an extension of Ortho AI and will expand to other specialities like neurology, cardiology . Technologies like AI will not replace doctors but will help doctors offer better care. Sancheti AI will also offer tools and interface for patients to answer their day to day queries and help in home rehab programs.

Through the Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, the hospital continues to contribute to India’s academic and research excellence, having trained thousands of orthopaedic professionals. Its community initiatives include disability outreach, senior citizen screening, , para-athlete support and rural orthopaedic care.