Manivannan Selvaraj

Dr. Manivannan Selvaraj is the Founder and Managing Director of Kauvery Group of Hospitals. Dr. Manivannan is a trained anaesthesiologist. His vision of making Great Healthcare affordable became reality in 1999, when he co-founded Kauvery hospital along with Dr. S. Chandrakumar.

Kauvery Hospital's Mission is to bridge the burgeoning gap in trust between patients and hospitals and restore the importance of empathetic healing.

Dr. Manivannan's firm belief of adoption of best practices to eliminate wastage, rationalizing treatment, optimization of the stay of patient in hospital helps in reducing the cost of treatment thereby making great healthcare affordable. This also helps in reducing the negative impact on tertiary health care due to complexities of various diseases and lack of availability of high end investigation tools.

Dr. Manivannan's focus on implementation of lean methodologies and 5S practices has helped Kauvery Hospital win several awards in 5S, Quality Circle initiatives (employee's ability to assess and resolve issues on their own).