Aravind Eye Care System: A unique model It was year 1976. Padmashree Dr. G. Venkataswamy‚ popularly referred to as Dr. V.‚ had just retired from the Government Medical College‚ Madurai‚ India as the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology. Rather than settling for a quiet retired life‚ Dr. V. was determined to continue the work he was doing at the Government Medical College‚ especially organizing rural eye camps to check sight‚ prescribe needed corrective glasses‚ do cataract and other surgeries
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are blind and India is home to 1/3 of the world’s blind population. Yet‚ for many of these cases‚ it is preventable and treatable. In developing countries‚ the leading cause of blindness is attributed to cataracts‚ in which the natural lens of the eye clouds over time. This requires surgical removal and replacement with an artificial one. In 2006 alone‚ India had nearly 7 million cataract-blind individuals‚ with roughly 3.8 million new cases occuring every year. However‚ with 25% of Indians considered
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Mission * Quality eye care to rich and poor alike. * Blindness is needless and curable most of the times. * Start the community outreach programmes. * No cross-subsidization. Objective * Increase the awareness of blindness-cures and need for early treatment. * Helping other hospitals to increase their level of productivity. * Increase the %age of IOL surgeries. * Increase the productivity of doctors. * Increase learning of doctors. * Large volumes were necessary
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Venkataswamy‚ Aravind Eye Case System was created with the idea of creating a sustainable eye care system. The mission if AECS was to eliminate needless blindness. They wanted to provide quality eye care that everyone could afford‚ to rich and to poor alike. It expanded itself to multispecialty eye care. AECS charged usually lower than comparable hospitals in its payable section. They followed the principle of high volume which would in turn also supplicate high quality in eye care. For patients
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The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Mandurai‚ India: In Service of Sight 44118637‚ 44019122‚ 46650842 and 42441715 Executive Summary Key Success Factors Utilizing Porter’s Evolution of Global Competition‚ the following section identifies several key factors that led to Aravind’s success. The factor conditions‚ firm strategy and rivalry‚ related industries and demand conditions were fundamental to this eye hospital’s social and financial realization. 1. Factor Conditions: Labor and capital conditions contributed
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Case: Aravind Eye Hospital * What is Aravind’s mission? How successful is Aravind at achieving its mission? The mission is to bring eyesight to the masses of poor people in India‚ Asia‚ Africa and all over the world. To provide quality care as a non-profit eye hospital. To spread the Aravind model and offer hope in all parts of the world. Aravind has grown from a 20-bed hospital in 1976 to 1224 beds in 1992 as one of the biggest hospitals of its kind in the world. The Aravind organization
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Aravind Eye Care System Case Analysis [pic] A VISIONARY’S MISSION To ELIMINATE NEEDLESS BLINDNESS Group 19 Group Members Ahmed Shariq Mamsa PGP-08-095 Barath.K PGP-08-105 Harini.R PGP-08-119 Harshitha.S.Kumar PGP-08-122 Neeraj Jain PGP-08-143 Santhosh Rathnam Palani PGP-08-165 Contents 1. Brief Introduction 3 2. Mission and Vision 5 3. MODEL & STRATEGY 7 3.1 AECS Model 7 3.2 AECS Strategy and Positioning 8 4. CATARACT
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Aravind Eye Hospital – Case Study Exhibit 4 – Historical Patient Statistics(Consolidated) Year | Paying(screening visits) | Paying(surgery) | Free and Camp(screening visits) | Free and Camp(surgery) | 1976 | - | 248 | - | - | 1977 | 15‚381 | 980 | 2‚366 | - | 1978 | 15‚781 | 1‚320 | 18‚251 | 1‚045 | 1979 | 19‚687 | 1‚612 | 47‚351 | 2‚430 | 1980 | 31‚334 | 2‚511 | 65‚344 | 5‚427 | 1981 | 39‚470 | 3‚139 | 75‚727 | 8‚172 | 1982 | 46‚435 | 4‚216 | 79‚367 | 8‚747 | 1983 | 56‚540 |
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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India In Service for Sight Professor V. Kasturi Rangan Rev: June 7‚ 1993 Harvard Business School N9- 593- 098 Rev June 7‚ 1993 The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India: In Service for Sight I (the casewriter) arrived early at 7.00 a.m. at the outpatient department of the Aravind Eye Hospital at Madurai‚ India. My sponsor‚ Thulasi (R.D. Thulasiraj‚ hospital administrator) was expecting me at 8.00 o’clock‚ but I came
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Aravind Eye hospital is an inspiring example of a how a great leader with a great vision is all it takes to build a successful organization. And when the vision is that of service to mankind‚ culture and values play a major role in shaping that success. Dr.V of Aravind Eye hospital was able to bind his organization with his vision and values. Most importantly they had the right business model which supported them through their cause. A critical analysis of the success factors will help us understand
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