Indian private hospitals to add 10K beds by next fiscal, 6K added in FY25: Report. Together, the 10,000 beds will equal the number of beds added between fiscals 2020 and 2024. Half of the new beds will come from greenfield expansions, highlighting significant investment in new healthcare infrastructure. About 40 per cent will comprise brownfield development, focusing on modernising and optimising existing facilities. The remaining 10% will result from large players taking over under-construction hospitals and small and mid-sized hospitals, reinforcing organic growth efforts, the report said. The interest coverage ratio and total debt to EBITDA — both key debt protection metrics — are expected to stay healthy at around 8.0 times and 1.2 times, respectively. This mirrors last year’s performance and lending stability to credit profiles. The ability of hospitals to sustain operating profitability and regulatory changes will remain monitorable in the road ahead, according to the Crisil Ratings report. The report was based on an analysis of 91 private hospitals.
