ENARADA, Bangalore, August 08, 2013:
Manipal Health Enterprises, the Healthcare arm of the Manipal Education and Medical Group, announced the acquisition of a 70 bed hospital in Klang, Selangor District of Malaysia.
This acquisition by “Manipal Hospitals” also includes a new 200 bed Tertiary care hospital which is presently under construction in a nearby location, which will be commissioned by last quarter of the Financial Year 2014-15. The facility is being implemented in accordance with the Malaysian health care guidelines, MSQHA and also JCI.
The hospital will focus on a healthy combination of Wellness, Prevention and Curative care (Secondary and Tertiary) levels – for both the domestic and an emerging overseas patient traffic into Malaysia from neighboring countries.
The hospital was set up by Datuk Dr Poraviappan A/L Arunasalam, an eminent Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant in Klang about 14 years ago. Today, the hospital has an eminent panel of consultants spread across specialties including ENT, General Surgery, Pediatrics and Gynaecology.
According to Mr. Swaminathan Dandapani – Executive Chairman of Manipal Health Enterprises “This acquisition is a part of the company’s evolving strategy to expand its footprint in India and in identified countries of Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific”.
According to Mr. Rajen Padukone – CEO and Managing Director of Manipal Health Enterprises, “Manipal is a well-established name in Malaysia, with over 25% of the doctors in the country being Alumini of the Manipal University. The access to this pool of talent, trained in India at Manipal University and at Melaka, has been a key driver for Manipal to venture into setting up Hospitals in Malaysia. The existing employees and doctors would continue to be engaged with the hospital in Malaysia. Dr. Poravi will continue to provide help and guidance as required to the new dispensation. Mr. Ramkumar Akeila will be leading the operations as CEO and MD”.
