The Founders
Dr. S. N. Patil and Dr. Suvarna Patil, the Founders and Directors of Sumathi Nursing & Maternity Home, have been General and Maternity Practitioners since 1974. With over 5 decades of rich experience in Medicine and Obstetrics, the doctor couple strived hard at the grassroots level and served the people in remote areas of Karnataka before they moved to Bengaluru to set up this hospital.
With no GodFather to support them, they started the hospital from scratch on their own. The challenges they faced all along have chiselled them as the best Administrators in the Medical domain. And it’s with great pride that Sumathi Nursing and Maternity Home boasts of being home to experienced and knowledgeable staff for over 40 years. They take pride in saying that more than half their staff have been working with them for more than 30 years.
In 2022, for their selfless, sincere, and dedicated service to the community, Dr. S. N. Patil and Dr. Suvarna Patil were honored and felicitated by the then Health Minister of Karnataka, PHANA (Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association), and the MLA of Rajarajeshwari Nagar.
Dr. S. N. Patil and Dr. Suvarna Patil
The Founders
Dr. Ashwinikumar Kudari
Chief of Executive Committee
A Doctor with gifted hands – “his touch just heals us” say his innumerable patients.
A Surgical Gastroenterologist, a Robotic and a Laparoscopic Surgeon, Dr. Ashwinikumar Kudari hails from Hubballi, Karnataka. He completed his earlier education there. His academic years were filled with hardships. It taught him to become resilient and hardworking. The spirit to excel in whatever he pursued, led him to complete his post-graduation from the best institutions of India.
- MBBS – Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
- MS- Karnataka Medical College, Hubballi
- MCh- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh. It is a matter of great pride that he was the first student to complete MCh in Surgical Gastroenterology from Punjab.
- Fellowship in Hepato-Biliary Surgery – Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute, Lucknow
- Advanced Bariatric Surgery- Bruges, Belgium.
There are many firsts to his credit. An expert in his field, he leaves no stone unturned to see to it that the patient who approaches him gets the best treatment, and leaves the hospital smiling and satisfied.
Ms. Sumathi Kudari
Administrator
Ms. Sumathi Kudari, though a computer science engineer by qualification, switched gears to hospital administration as she found her calling there. With her vivacious nature and great communication and negotiation skills, she sought happiness in communicating and connecting with people. She manages the administration at the hospital, is curious in a positive way, and comes up with great ideas to continuously improve the policies and processes in the hospital. She is the bridge between the staff and management, and she finds solace when the patient leaves the hospital healthy and happy.
She is also instrumental in regularly organising and conducting general health check-up camps and women’s wellbeing camps (which include both general medicine and gynecology) to provide quality healthcare services to the deprived and spread awareness about good health.
Ms. Vida Vidyangi Patil
Administrator
Vida Vidyangi Patil, affectionately known as Vidya, is a versatile advisor with extensive experience in Biomedical Engineering having worked at Siemens Medical Imaging, Merck Medical Imaging, Varian Medical Systems, UCSF MRI Medical Imaging, etc. A Neuroscientist by training, she has a remarkable knack for nurturing entrepreneurial ventures. Her 15+ years of expertise span diverse domains, from business and product development to marketing and engineering. As an advisor to a leading hospital, Vidya’s impact is profound, extending beyond conventional boundaries.
Notably, Vidya has been a driving force in both the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. She has actively contributed to the Shri Shankara Cancer Foundation, demonstrating her commitment to social responsibility. Furthermore, Vidya’s contributions are felt on a global scale as she played a pivotal role in architecting the automated platform for the Cureus Journal of Medicine, now an integral part of Springer Nature. With her visionary leadership, Vidya Vidyangi Patil is a catalyst for innovation, growth, and positive change in healthcare and beyond. She has authored book on self help, leadership and now currently on her third book. More here – Vidyangi Books
Ms. Veena
Manager
Ms. Veena. has been a pillar of strength and support for Sumathi Nursing Home for the past 30 years. The hospital has been her second home, and she played a pivotal role in getting NABH accreditation for the hospital. Her sincerity, honesty, and dedication are unparalleled, she has greatly contributed for the smooth functioning of the hospital. Veena manages the finances and insurance-related queries professionally and efficiently.
History
Short Story About SNH
Destiny played a crucial role in the life of Dr. Patil, the founder of Sumathi Hospital and Maternity Home. It was an accidental meeting with his Hindi teacher, when he was going for admission to Engineering, that steered him away from engineering and got him to do Medicine. The Hindi teacher advised him to take up Medicine, as there is no retirement age for a Doctor, whereas an engineer retires at 60. This sentence was enough to make our Doctor get off the bus and go and join the Medical College. Dr. Patil completed his medicine in 1971 and worked in a small town till 1980. While working in a nursing home, Dr. Patil was looking for a place to start practicing.
Married to a medical graduate, an obstetrician, and a gynaecologist, a medical representative suggested he start practicing at Rannebennur as that place had no clinics or hospitals. Paying heed to him, Dr. Patil and his wife started practice there.Besides destiny driving him to medicine, a divine intervention saved him from a near-fatal accident, where he was treated at a friend’s hospital. When Dr. Patil recovered, the Doctor who treated him showed him the hospital he was building. This is when Dr. Patil decided to have a hospital of his own. Soon, Dr. Patil, at the behest of his relative, came to Bangalore, took a tour of the city on his bike, and zeroed in on a location and started with a 7-bed nursing home, which eventually has grown to a 22-bed nursing home.
Destiny played a crucial role in the life of Dr Patil, the founder of Sumathi Hospital and Maternity Home. An accidental meeting with his Hindi teacher, when he was going for admission in Engineering, steered him away from engineering and got him to do his medicine. The Hindi teacher advised him to take up Medicine, as there is no retirement age for a Doctor, where as an engineer retires at 60. This sentence was enough to make our Doctor get off the bus and go and join the Medical college. Dr Patil completed his medicine in 1971 and worked in a small-town till 1980. While working in a nursing home, Dr Patil was looking for a place to start practicing. Married to a medical graduate, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, a medical representative suggested he start practicing an Rannebennur as that place had no clinics or hospitals. Paying heed to him, Dr Patil and his wife started practice there.
Besides destiny driving him to medicine, a divine intervention saved his from a near fatal accident, where he was treated at a friend’s hospital. When Dr Patil recovered, the Dr who treated him showed him the hospital he was building. This is when Dr Patil made up his mind to have a hospital of his own too. Soon, Dr Patil, at the behest of his relative, came to Bangalore, took a tour of city on his bike and zeroed in on a location and started with a 7 bed nursing home, which eventually has grown to a 22 bed nursing home.