Columbia Asia
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Columbia Asia is a chain of hospitals in Asia
, with 16 medical facilities across India
, Malaysia, Vietnam
and Indonesia
. The company is based in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia, and was founded in 1994.
The company offers full-service hospitals built in neighborhoods, rather than the central city. Columbia Asia's target market is the fast-growing middle income group.
Columbia Asia hospitals are smaller in size, which helps keep costs down. A typical hospital has about 65 adult beds, costing about $15 to $16 million to build. It sees about 8,000 patients a month, and brings in about $1 million in monthly revenue.
With streamlined administration and fewer beds, the hospitals have an average patient stay of two days.
Most of the company’s 2,600 employees are from the host countries. Columbia Asia hires its doctors and staff largely from the local areas.
The company is in the midst of expansion, especially in India. Columbia Asia has 14 hospitals under construction and owns the property for another 12. Upon completion the company will have 21 hospitals and an airport clinic in India, 11 hospitals in Malaysia, three hospitals in Vietnam and three hospitals in Indonesia, together representing an investment of over $600 million (U.S.).
, Malaysia. It opened in 2007 and cost RM55 million to build. The facility has 78 beds, 20 resident doctors and visiting consultants and serves a population of 280,000 people, from Puchong and surrounding areas.
The hospital also uses a US$3 million proprietary software system for medical records, billing and queuing of patients.
The facility is located at No. 1, Lebuh Puteri, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 47100 Puchong, in the state of Selangor
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, Malaysia.
The hospital opened in 2008 and cost RM70 million to build. The 95-bed facility has three operating theatres, a modern medical laboratory, full radiological facilities and the computerized operating systems found in all Columbia Asia hospitals.australia
The facility is located at No. 5, Jalan Perwira, 34000 Taiping, in the state of Perak
.
, Malaysia. The hospital opened in 1999 and now has 80 beds and offers outpatient and inpatient specialist services, a 24-hour clinic and emergency services.
The facility is located at No. 292, Jalan Haruan 2, Oakland Community Center, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
.
Columbia Asia Hospital – Palam Vihar, Gurgaon
is a private hospital in Delhi NCR. The hospital has 90 beds and offers outpatient and inpatient specialist services and emergency services.
The facility is located at F Block, Near Gol Chakkar, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon.
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, with 16 medical facilities across India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Malaysia, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The company is based in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia, and was founded in 1994.
The company offers full-service hospitals built in neighborhoods, rather than the central city. Columbia Asia's target market is the fast-growing middle income group.
Columbia Asia hospitals are smaller in size, which helps keep costs down. A typical hospital has about 65 adult beds, costing about $15 to $16 million to build. It sees about 8,000 patients a month, and brings in about $1 million in monthly revenue.
With streamlined administration and fewer beds, the hospitals have an average patient stay of two days.
Most of the company’s 2,600 employees are from the host countries. Columbia Asia hires its doctors and staff largely from the local areas.
The company is in the midst of expansion, especially in India. Columbia Asia has 14 hospitals under construction and owns the property for another 12. Upon completion the company will have 21 hospitals and an airport clinic in India, 11 hospitals in Malaysia, three hospitals in Vietnam and three hospitals in Indonesia, together representing an investment of over $600 million (U.S.).
Columbia Asia Hospital - Puchong
Columbia Asia Hospital - Puchong is a private hospital in PuchongPuchong
Puchong is a major town in the Petaling district of Selangor, Malaysia. The town used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town in the 1960s. During 1980s, Puchong consisted of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages...
, Malaysia. It opened in 2007 and cost RM55 million to build. The facility has 78 beds, 20 resident doctors and visiting consultants and serves a population of 280,000 people, from Puchong and surrounding areas.
The hospital also uses a US$3 million proprietary software system for medical records, billing and queuing of patients.
The facility is located at No. 1, Lebuh Puteri, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 47100 Puchong, in the state of Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
.
Columbia Asia Hospital - Taiping
Columbia Asia Hospital - Taiping is a private hospital in TaipingTaiping, Perak
Taiping is a town located in northern Perak, Malaysia. With a population of 191,104 , it is the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital. Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, but was then replaced by Ipoh...
, Malaysia.
The hospital opened in 2008 and cost RM70 million to build. The 95-bed facility has three operating theatres, a modern medical laboratory, full radiological facilities and the computerized operating systems found in all Columbia Asia hospitals.australia
The facility is located at No. 5, Jalan Perwira, 34000 Taiping, in the state of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
.
Columbia Asia Hospital - Seremban
Columbia Asia Hospital – Seremban is a private hospital in SerembanSeremban
Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban...
, Malaysia. The hospital opened in 1999 and now has 80 beds and offers outpatient and inpatient specialist services, a 24-hour clinic and emergency services.
The facility is located at No. 292, Jalan Haruan 2, Oakland Community Center, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....
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Others
- Columbia Asia Extended Care Hospital - Shah AlamShah AlamShah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...
- Columbia Asia Hospital - MiriMiriMiri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of about 300,000, and the government administrative centre of Miri District in Miri Division....
- Columbia Asia Hospital - BintuluBintuluBintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of Bintulu District in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri....
North
- Columbia Asia Hospital - Palam Vihar, Gurgaon
Columbia Asia Hospital – Palam Vihar, Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
is a private hospital in Delhi NCR. The hospital has 90 beds and offers outpatient and inpatient specialist services and emergency services.
The facility is located at F Block, Near Gol Chakkar, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon.
- Columbia Asia Hospital - Patiala
- Columbia Asia Hospital - Ghaziabad
South
- Columbia Asia Hospital - Hebbal (Bengaluru)
- Columbia Asia Hospital - Mysore
- Columbia Asia Referral Center - Yeshwanthpur (Bengaluru)
- Bangalore Airport Clinic
Vietnam
- Columbia Asia - Gia Dinh International Hospital
- Columbia Asia International Clinic - Saigon