HEJJE, India's First Luxury Transition Care Centre, opens in Bengaluru

HEJJE, India's first luxury transition care centre, opened their doors on Monday (December 2), ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with an aim of revolutionizing recovery and rehabilitation, thereby setting new standards in healthcare. Dr MR Seetharam, Vice Chairman of Ramaiah Group of Institutions, ex-Minister and current MLA did the honours of lighting the lamp to inaugurate HEJJE. The Launch of HEJJE saw the much-anticipated panel discussion featuring luminaries such as Dr. Nandini Mundkur, Prof. Shekar Sheshadri, Dr. Saraswathy Viswanathan, Dr. Arjun Srivatsa, and Mr BS Badrinath Rao. The guests were later taken on a guided tour of the facility and to experience the innovative facilities in person. HEJJE is an offshoot of the prestigious MS Ramaiah Family Conglomerate.

The Ramaiah Group of Institutions has been a leader in medical education, healthcare, and research for over 40 years. HEJJE, a vital part of this group, plays a significant role in fostering excellence. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital delivers world-class care to patients from over 30 countries, specializing in neurology, orthopaedics, urology, and more. Ramaiah Medical College trains future doctors through programs like MBBS and MD, supported by expert faculty and modern facilities. The Advanced Learning Centre (ALC) offers hands-on training in advanced surgical techniques. With cutting-edge research labs and global partnerships, the Ramaiah Group continues to drive healthcare innovation. Co-Founders Sunder Ram and Dr. Varun Devdass while sharing their vision said, “HEJJE is the first of its kind in the country, combining a transition care facility with luxury hospitality, an enabling garden, a multisensory environment, an integrative art and music therapy and virtual gaming rehab.

This ground-breaking approach will provide a healing environment and effective interventions. It will be particularly beneficial for conditions such as autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, deformity correction, paralysis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. This centre of excellence will put Bangalore on the global map as home to such a unique facility.” The centre is mainly involved in paediatrics with developmental disabilities and deformity correction cases and will also provide services to adults and the elderly, caring for patients recovering from serious trauma, post-surgical procedures, neurological disorders, and geriatric issues. HEJJE, has 20 premium rooms for IP, along with OP and Daycare facilities. HEJJE's is situated in a serene residential estate at MSR North City, Hebbal.

State-of-the-art medical technologies - including an unweighing system developed to facilitate mobility training, robotic rehab equipment for motor recovery, Oculus virtual reality therapy to enhance cognitive outcomes, and robotic laser therapy for proactive pain management and tissue repair – are all integrated into the facility. HEJJE's leading-edge technologies also includes administrating Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS), a treatment known to be effective on neurological and psychological conditions such as depression and anxiety.

HEJJE has a 10,000-square-foot enabling garden, a space designed to promote recovery through a stimulating sensory experience. The garden is the only such facility in India that is accessible to differently-abled people. It has sensory plants, an amphitheatre, and a coffee shop and is designed to be a calming and therapeutic space for patients and their families.