Parkway hospitals in Asia

Parkway hospitals in Asia

SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's Gleneagles International Pte
Ltd (GI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Parkway Holdings Ltd,
plans to set up more hospitals and health-care facilities in
Asia, a Parkway official said on Thursday.

"Currently, we are exploring setting up more hospitals in
Indonesia, particularly in Cikarang (in) West Java and Surabaya
in East Java," Lim Cheok Peng, managing director of Parkway Group
Healthcare Pte Ltd (PGH), told reporters.

Lim said PGH were also looking into opening up more diagnostic
centers in Indonesia, South Asia and Myanmar.

"Our goal is to be a leader in Asian private health care with
facilities in the major Asian countries," he said.

PGH owns and operates Gleneagles, Mount Elizabeth and East
Shore hospitals in Singapore.

"Through our overseas hospitals, we will effect technology
transfers to regional countries," Lim said.

PGH has established regular medical exchanges with countries
including Indonesia, Burma, China, Sri Lanka and India, he said.