Leading tertiary healthcare Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals has appointed Mr. Shashank Saini, a technology specialist with a cross-industry experience of over a decade, as its Head of Digital Health. The new appointee will further firm up the technological foundations of the company as it aims at expanding its reach across the country over the next few years.
Mr. Saini brings with him deep and cutting-edge knowledge of technology, engineering and analytics across IT, print & electronic media including digital marketing services. Cutting his teeth spanning a number of functional roles ranging from chief sales officer, head of sales, zonal sales manager, and vice president to general manager, he has had an illustrious and eventful career. Mr Saini led the sales vertical at DocOnline, OYO, DocTalk Solutions Inc, Practo and Airtel. He has a wide interest in healthcare and in his last stint, he headed sales division at DocOnline. He is also an active member of Project Step One, a pan India health initiative of many doctors and technologists.
At Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, Mr. Saini will be responsible for steering the company into the next-generation technology era at a time when Covid-19, which has fuelled unprecedented growth in the digital healthcare sector.
“We are delighted to welcome Mr. Shashank Saini as our new Head of Digital Health. With a proven track record as a successful leader in Sales & Marketing, he has consistently delivered results over the years. He has a deep understanding of technology and business administration. I have tremendous confidence in his capability to align Ujala Cygnus’ world-class patient care with global best Sales & Marketing and digital strategies to drive and extend the next phase of our group’s market leadership,” Mr Probal Ghosal, Chairman, Board of Directors, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals.
Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, said, “We are extremely delighted to welcome Mr Shashank Saini as the Head of Digital Health in Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals. Shashank’s technical acumen as well as intuitive understanding of technology will go a long way in guiding the company in the right direction when digital health has become the need of the hour. With Shashank helming the technology element of the company, there is no doubt that Ujala Cygnus Group will achieve even greater successes in the coming future.”
Mr Saini has been an alumnus of the prestigious AIHM, Chandigarh,
“It gives me immense pleasure to become a part of an organization which is redefining the provision of healthcare in the country. As a pioneer and category-creating organization in its field, Ujala Cygnus has blazed a trail in the Indian healthcare sector. I hope to use my experience and expertise to further push the boundaries of what technology can achieve with a view to develop robust and sustainable business strategies thereby taking the company to even greater heights, “said Mr Shashank Saini.
About Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals-
Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Services, an Amar Ujala Group Collaboration, operates 13 NABH- accredited hospitals having 1300 beds and 2000 local medical talents across Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It focuses on delivering Tertiary Healthcare to the underserved Communities in small towns with its thrust on emergency medical facilities to increase the patient’s chances of survival during the golden hour. To compliment this effort further, they institutionalized centers for excellence in intensive care, neurology and cardiology. Their recent achievement – being recognized with prestigious Gold Certificate for Quality Culture under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY Scheme, making it the first hospital in Haryana and the second in the country. Under the scheme, they have treated 5,500 beneficiaries in less than two year’s time. The major healthcare services offered by Ujala Cygnus’s Hospitals are Trauma, Cardiology, High end critical care, Neurosurgery, Joint Replacement & Advanced Laparoscopy.
