<p><strong >Manipal Health Enterprises</strong>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal_Hospitals#cite_note-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[5]</a> commonly known as <strong >Manipal Hospitals</strong>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal_Hospitals#cite_note-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[6]</a> is an Indian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For-profit_hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">for-profit</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">private</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_network" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hospital network</a> headquartered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bangalore</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Karnataka</a>. The hospitals trace their origins to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasturba_Medical_College" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kasturba Medical College</a>, founded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._M._A._Pai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">T. M. A. Pai</a> in 1953.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal_Hospitals#cite_note-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[7]</a> Manipal Hospitals is the second largest healthcare provider in India,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal_Hospitals#cite_note-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[8]</a> with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_networking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">network</a> of 33 hospitals.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal_Hospitals#cite_note-pune-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a> Manipal Hospitals is part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.</p>