Krishnendu Bose, Founder & Chief Consultant, S.B. Enterprise

S .B. Enterprise, formerly HospiStyle was founded on the realization that hospital design must go beyond striking exteriors to focus on spaces that truly support healthcare delivery. For years, corridors, wards, diagnostic areas, and operating theatres were often planned without considering patient flow, infection control, or the practical needs of staff. Recognizing this gap in the Indian healthcare landscape, S.B. Enterprise set out to bridge architecture and functionality, by creating hospital environments that are efficient, safe, and patient-centric. The firm differs in that while bridging this vital gap. While standard interior designers and architectural firms usually only bother with looks or compliance, it integrates operational expertise, clinical process flow, and audit compliance into every one of its designs. Through a patient-focused approach to planning and a staff-focused approach to layout, the company ensures that hospitals are not only attractive but also safe, functional, and efficient.

“Designing hospitals is not just about walls and floors; it’s about creating spaces where care can thrive”, says Krishnendu Bose, Founder & Chief Consultant, S.B. Enterprise. The firm’s mission is to transform the hospital setting into a healing, comfort-oriented, and effective working environment within national and international auditing standards. Founded and guided by Krishnendu Bose. It provides decades of acquired knowledge in hospital engineering, maintenance, and project management. His joint experience allows the company to merge practical onground experience with technical consulting and thus make all projects operationally and cost-effective sounding.  

S.B. enterprise believes that in every brick they place and every corridor they plan, their goal remains simple to make hospitals safer, smarter, and more humane

Bridging Aesthetics with Operational Efficiency

The company was born out of the realization that hospital design in-house has to be handled by experts who are different from standard architects. Krishnendu was working in the field of hospital designing, planning, MEP, maintenance and projects for over 30 years of his professional exposure via elite Kolkata hospitals such as Bellevue, Woodlands, Apollo, and CMRI. During all these years he identified existent critical, yet generic issues of faulty diagnostic layouts, shared patient facilities, and suboptimal infection controls and prioritised process efficiency, regulatory compliance, and patient safety as solutions.

As a result the firm S.B. Enterprise offers complete hospital internal planning services including OPD and IPD floor layout optimization, diagnostic and operation theatre location, departmental clustering to realize workflow efficiency, and infection control integration. Each plan is made for enhancing hospital operations with patient safety in view, with considerations such as clean and contaminated item separate corridors, properly placed lifts, and zoned departmental arrangements. “Every hospital we plan must make life easier for staff and safer for patients”, says Krishnendu. By combining practical experience with technical planning, the firm ensures hospitals operate smoothly while maintaining regulatory readiness.

Projects, Innovations & Technology

The past five to six years have seen S.B. Enterprise undertake a varied set of projects in Eastern India and elsewhere including Peerless Hospital (Kolkata & Guwahati), CMRI (Calcutta Hospital), Ruby General Hospital (Kolkata), Medella Hospital (Kolkata) Karkinos Oncology Institute (Kolkata), H.P. Ghosh Hospital, Netaji Multi-Specialty Hospital, Kalyani General Hospital, Amoy Polyclinic, and St. James Hospital.

A special case is the 250-bedded multispecialty hospital at Durgapur, where phased planning has allowed half of the facility to be operational soon while the second half of the hospital remains under construction. Effective stratification of departments maximized patient capacity, optimized staff efficiency, and guaranteed uninterrupted workflow throughout the hospital.

The firm makes extensive use of technology to drive hospital performance, efficiency, and safety. Computer technologies automate admissions, billing, diagnostics, and report collection, reducing wait times and optimizing space. Operation theatres are enabled with inbuilt monitoring systems and cutting-edge biomedical equipment to facilitate high-quality patient care. These interventions, together with operationally informed layouts, comprise smarter, safer, and more patient-focused hospitals. The company offers services to a diverse range of clients including hospitals, medical colleges, nursing homes, polyclinics, diagnostic centers, architects, engineers, physicians, and entrepreneurs seeking functional healthcare facilities.

Future Vision 

Design solutions by S.B. Enterprise in hospital domains have been acknowledged across the healthcare sector. As General Manager—Maintenance, Engineering & Project of Apollo Hospital, Krishnendu conducted, India's first ISO 14,001 and 50,001 energy audit simultaneously at the Hospital. He has provided expert consultancy on fire protection and infection control, as part of S.B. Enterprise and the company has set standards of operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

Awards and testimonials talk about its commitment in designing efficient, safe, and functional hospital environments. He has personally received numerous awards and recognitions over his career, including four ‘Green Building Awards’ during his tenure at Apollo Hospital, as well as recent acknowledgments for his contributions to hospital planning and operational excellence. The firm is expanding its ambit from internal planning to project management consultancy, execution, and maintenance services.

The firm is innovating new solutions in hospital design, such as digitalized patient journeys, modular solutions, and green building solutions. By continuously integrating technology, operational knowledge, and safety solutions, it aims to redefine healthcare infrastructure and carve pathways to reduce infections among patients in India.