Cilin Hospital, the 1st foreign-funded hospital, opened
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 01 July 2014 10:05
On June 26, Cilin Hospital, the first foreign-funded hospital in Ningbo, was opened. The municipal party secretary and municipal standing committee member Liu Qi met the delegation led by Thomas Frost, thefounder of HCA and Cilin Hospital
Liu made a brief introduction of the economic and social development of Ningbo. He said that Ningbo needed to attract foreign capital for its economic development. At the same time, foreign capital is also welcome to join in the development of medical and healthcare industry in Ningbo so as to provide modern medical equipment and better healthcare service for the local people. HCA enjoys good reputation in the world. We hope that the group can have further cooperation with related department and companies in Ningbo in medical treatment and healthcare for the old.
HCA is the largest chain medical institution in the world, with 165 hospitals and independent operation centers in the USA and UK. Its annual income reaches about $37bn. Cilin Hospital is located in Guanhaiwei of Cixi, which is co-funded by Cixi Healthcare Development Co.Ltd and China Healthcare Co.Ltd founded by Thomas Frost. The hospital was built with the standard of third level comprehensive hospital, integrating medical treatment, R&D, prevention, healthcare, recovery, emergency. It is the first Sino-US joint venture hospital in Zhejiang.
Thomas Frost said HCA was very willing to introduce its mature experience, technology and advanced medical equipments to Ningbo. They would try to build Cilin Hospital into a model of joint venture hospital in China and provide good medical service for the people of Ningbo.
