Sundaram Medical Foundation is a not-for-profit 191 bed Multi Speciality General Hospital located at Anna Nagar, a prime locality in Chennai. Promoted by the Sundaram Finance Group as a trust in November 1990, SMF has been conceived and planned by Late Dr.S.Rangarajan, son of Late Mr.T.S.Santhanam, Chairman Sundaram Finance. Dr.S.Rangarajan was a qualified Chartered Accountant and an MBA (Finance), who subsequently obtained a post-graduation degree in Medicine to change his career. A professionally managed hospital with a strong parentage, SMF has substantial depth within the broad specialities offering secondary health care which gives it the ability to ensure early detection and treatment of diseases, followed by referral to specialized centers if required, for tertiary care. With a work force of 850 staff and 150 medical professionals, the hospital provides free medical treatment to 30% of its Outpatients and 15% of Inpatients.
The Vision of SMF and its Founder are spelt out below:
“SMF will provide Quality Health Care which is :
Sundaram Medical Foundation is also an approved training centre by the National Board of Examination for Post-graduation degree as a 'Diplomate of National board' in ten broad specialities. It also houses a training centre for Dental students and offers Post-Doctoral Fellowship programme in Critical Care Medicine, B.Sc Degree program in Emergency Medicine, and other reputed Academic programs such as Member of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM), Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) and Member of the Royal College of Peadiatrics & Child Health (MRCPCH).
It also provides medical training for para-medicals, such as Physiotherapy & Nutritional Support Service Internship, and also conducts conferences like Academy for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) and Focussed Overviews Reviews & Updates in Medicine (FORUM).
The hospital lays great emphasis on maintaining quality standards. SMF is certified by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers), ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 (Information Security Management Systems), ISO 15189: 2012 (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories).
It operates in an environment which is clean, caring and responsive to the needs of the patient, and serves as a Role Model of Health Care Delivery system in India.
In its years of service to the community, We are proud of the fact that SMF continues with a series of expansion and enhancement initiatives that will advance the vision of our founder.