About Shobha Hospital
Caring for Ambernath since 1985.
Founded by Dr. Sunil Kavathe, Shobha Hospital is a local hospital for surgery, endoscopy and intensive care.
Our story
Started by a surgeon in Ambernath.
Dr. Sunil Kavathe founded Shobha Hospital in Ambernath in 1985. Today it is a 30-bed hospital with a 10-bed intensive care unit, operation theatres, a pathology laboratory and its own ambulance.
The hospital focuses on surgery and digestive care: piles, fissure, fistula, gallstones, hernia and appendicitis, along with endoscopy and colonoscopy (camera tests of the stomach and bowel). It also offers general medicine and critical care.
Alongside Dr. Kavathe, the hospital’s doctors include a physician, a pathologist and a critical care specialist.
Milestones
Key moments since 1985.
- 1985
Shobha Hospital opens in Ambernath
Dr. Sunil Kavathe opens the hospital to serve Ambernath and nearby towns.
- 1992
Ambernath’s first laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Dr. Kavathe performs the town’s first keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder.
- Patent
The VDO Proctoscope
Dr. Kavathe co-designs the VDO Proctoscope, a patented instrument for examining the back passage.
By the numbers
The hospital in numbers.
- Hospital beds
- 30
- ICU beds
- 10
- Surgeries performed
- 40,000+
- Endoscopies performed
- 15,000+
Quality certification
NABH Entry Level Certified
NABH is the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers. Its Entry Level Certification checks that a hospital meets set standards for patient safety and quality of care.
Beyond Ambernath
At national meetings.
Photos from national meetings of colorectal surgeons in Indore, 2023.
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