"In regular check-ups we should trust,/ Since preventive health is a must,” so rhymed part-time poet and full-time industrialist Nadir Godrej, managing director of Godrej Industries who, along with his doctor wife Rati, inaugurated the Jehangir Hospital (JH) Wellness Centre in the heart of Poona on September 26, 2023.
Hospital chairman Sir Cowasji Jehangir (JJ to his friends) has maintained that wellness had always been an important focus area at JH. "Don’t just get well, stay well has been our aim and motto over the years,” he said. The new Centre’s hashtag — # DontGetWellStayWell — underscores the message that wellness should become a lifestyle choice aimed at healthy living. The chairman’s view echoed the sentiments of his grandparents, Sir Cowasji Jehangir and Lady Hirabai Jehangir, who founded the Jehangir Nursing Home in 1946 to provide affordable, personalized care to patients. In 1998, the Hospital partnered with the renowned Apollo Hospitals Group to modernize and manage the institute. With a team of over 300 consultants and 1,500 support staff, JH admits over 15,000 inpatients and treats 200,000 outpatients every year.
From l: Dr Rati Godrej, Sir Cowasji Jehangir, Lady Jasmine Jehangir, Nadir Godrej, Pheroz Pudumjee
The pristine Wellness Centre decorated by Lady Jasmine Jehangir is spread across 7,000 square feet in the Mills area near Poona Station and caters to the physical, mental and spiritual facets of well-being. "The decision to move the Jehangir Wellness Centre out of its former home at JH was a deliberate one,” said chief executive officer Vinod Sawantwadkar.
Headed by a team of expert doctors and consultants, the Wellness Centre offers comprehensive health check-ups and vaccinations; it has expanded its services to include art and music therapy, yoga, meditation, physiotherapy, nutrition services, gene mapping, genetic counseling, homeopathic treatments, diabetes management, tailored services for adolescents and neuropsychology for senior citizens.
As Nadir noted in his poem:
"Potential problems we can avert
When we get an early alert.
The right lifestyle therapy
Could avoid eventual surgery…
"Once the problems are assessed
The issues can then be addressed.
The right technique can be decided
Best therapies are provided.
Many choices you can find
To heal the body, calm the mind...
"With all the connections that one can find
Between the body and the mind,
The moves the yogis have designed
Strengthen the body, sharpen the mind.
They make you happy, preserve your health.
Which is, indeed, life’s real wealth…”