Columbia Asia Hospitals, the Malaysia based hospital chain, plans to set up
15 new multi-speciality hospitals in India in three years. The company proposes
to pump in $100 million (approx Rs 490 crore) which will take up the bed
strength from 570 to over 2,000 beds.
The company intends to set up these facilities under the 'community hospital'
model. The proposed hospitals will have 90-to-100 bed facilities with expertise
in all disciplines, except some hi-end treatment. It has identified few
locations like Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Pune, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram
and Hyderabad for the venture.
Meanwhile, Columbia Asia is also planning to set up smaller 30 bed hospitals
in tier IV cities and the first one is to come up in Karnataka.