Dr. B.R. Shetty, a visionary leader and Padma Shri, is the owner of BR Life, a prominent healthcare services firm that was founded in 1975. With more than 1000 beds, the group cares for around 5 lakh patients a year. Additionally, it has successfully completed more than 500 kidney transplants, marking a significant accomplishment. The group operates four hospitals in India: Bangalore (Karnataka), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), and Udupi (Karnataka). It also operates super-specialty hospitals in Nepal and Egypt. The newest member of the group is Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, which was the first SS SPARSH Hospital (Mysore Road) in Bangalore. Thiruvananthapuram’s Sree Uthradom Thirunal Hospital was opened by former Keralan Chief Minister E. K. Nayanar. This facility performed Kerala’s first coronary artery bypass surgery on a beating heart. SS Modern facilities abound in this 400-bed tertiary care facility located on Bangalore’s Mysore Road, SPARSH Hospital. Patients from all socioeconomic backgrounds receive preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care at Kalinga Hospital Limited in Bhubaneswar, which benefits the community. Through a partnership between the government and BR Life, the BRS Mother & Child Hospital in Udupi provides free medical care to the region’s impoverished residents.