Global Health Limited, d/b/a Medanta, is an Indian hospital chain based in Gurgaon, India. The chain was started in 2009 by cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan and Sunil Sachdeva. History In 2004, cardiac surgeon Naresh Trehan began working on Medanta, along with Sunil Sachdeva, after leaving Escorts Heart Institute. In June 2006, Avenue Capital Group invested in the venture. In 2009, Medanta launched its first hospital, Medanta - The Medicity in Gurgaon, a 1250-bed super-specialty hospital spread over 43 acres which was built at a cost of about . In 2013, private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired Avenue Capital Group's 27% stake in Medanta for , valuing the company at . In 2015, Singapore-based Temasek Holdings purchased Punj Lloyd's 17.74% stake in the company. In 2015, Medanta launched a 160-bed hospital in Indore. Later that year, Medanta acquired the Abdur Razzaque Ansari Memorial Weavers' Hospital on the outskirts of Ranchi from Apollo Hospitals. In 2018, Medanta opened a 200-bed hospital in Sri Ganganagar. In 2019, Medanta began operations of a 1000-bed, multi-specialty hospital in Lucknow called Medanta Avadh, which was constructed at a cost of . In 2019, it was reported that Manipal Hospitals had agreed to acquire Medanta for . However, the deal was called off later that year. In 2021, Medanta inaugurated the 500-bed Jay Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital in Patna. In November 2022, Medanta launched its initial public offering. Rankings India rankings Medanta-The Medicity: 2nd rank, India's Best Hospital 2020 by Newsweek. Medanta-The Medicity: 2nd rank, India's Best Hospital 2021 by Newsweek. Medanta-The Medicity: 2nd rank, Best All India Multi Speciality Hospital Ranking 2022 by Outlook (Indian magazine). Medanta-The Medicity: 2nd rank, Best Cardiology Multi Speciality Hospital Ranking 2022 by The Times of India. Global rankings Medanta-The Medicity: 132nd rank, World's Best Hospital 2022 by Newsweek. Controversies In 2012, a donor died during the liver transplantation operation despite the fact that a pre-operation medical report clearly stated that donor's liver "was not ideal for donation." In April 2013, the former Chief Justice of India J. S. Verma died from multiple organ failure at Medanta-The Medicity Hospital. The family of Jurist Verma alleged that he died due to medical negligence. Later, in 2014, the hospital and its team of doctors got the clean chit from the Delhi Medical Council. In 2018, a report was published in The Wire (India) where it mentioned the role of India's Ministry of