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SIME DARBY HEALTHCARE EYES CHINA MARKET
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) - Sime Darby Healthcare, the new unit of
Sime Darby Bhd which will house all its healthcare businesses under one roof is
eyeing emerging markets such as China for expansion.
Sime Darby Healthcare currently runs a medical centre, a specialist
centre and a nursing college.
"Sime Darby Group is operating in over 20 countries. (So) there is
opportunity for the healthcare business to establish presence in some of these
countries," Sime Darby Healthcare Supervisory Committee Chairman, Wan
Zahid Mohd Noordin said.
Among other countries, he said China is already in their radar but
declined to disclose further details.
"While we enhance our presence and look at ways and means of growing our
operations in Malaysia, we are also looking at opportunities in emerging markets
such as China," he said at the launch of Sime Darby Healthcare here,
Tuesday.
Locally, the company plans to open one more healthcare centre in Desa Park
City.
On the realignment and renaming of the unit, Wan Zahid said a total of RM3
million was spent over a period of time for the rebranding exercise.
He said with the rebranding exercise, Subang Jaya Medical Centre is now
known as Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya, while Megah Medical Specialists
Group is Sime Darby Specialist Centre Megah and the SJMC Academy of Nursing and
Health Sciences is Sime Darby Nursing and Health Sciences College.
For the financial year ended June 30, 2008, Sime Darby Healthcare
registered
a revenue of RM250 million and a net profit of RM20 million. Its contribution to
the group was less than 10 percent.
The healthcare unit's chief executive officer, Elaine Cheong said on
average the healthcare unit has expanded by eight percent year-on-year.
Healthcare industry provides steady cash flow business and to some extent
help to cushion economy impacts, said Sime Darby Bhd's executive vice president,
group strategy and business development, Hisham Hamdan.
Wan Zahid said there were also plan to expand Sime Darby Nursing and Health
Science College's intake and the number of courses it offered.
The intake is expected to go up to between 500 and 600 from the present 200
with increasing demand for nursing personnel.
"Nurses from our college are in great demand by other outfits particularly
in the Middle East," he said.
The college plans to apply for university college status and offer other
Allied Health courses by next year.
Sime Darby is a major company in Malaysia and one of South East Asia's
largest multinational corporations with involvement in over 20
countries.
-- BERNAMA
Sime Darby Bhd which will house all its healthcare businesses under one roof is
eyeing emerging markets such as China for expansion.
Sime Darby Healthcare currently runs a medical centre, a specialist
centre and a nursing college.
"Sime Darby Group is operating in over 20 countries. (So) there is
opportunity for the healthcare business to establish presence in some of these
countries," Sime Darby Healthcare Supervisory Committee Chairman, Wan
Zahid Mohd Noordin said.
Among other countries, he said China is already in their radar but
declined to disclose further details.
"While we enhance our presence and look at ways and means of growing our
operations in Malaysia, we are also looking at opportunities in emerging markets
such as China," he said at the launch of Sime Darby Healthcare here,
Tuesday.
Locally, the company plans to open one more healthcare centre in Desa Park
City.
On the realignment and renaming of the unit, Wan Zahid said a total of RM3
million was spent over a period of time for the rebranding exercise.
He said with the rebranding exercise, Subang Jaya Medical Centre is now
known as Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya, while Megah Medical Specialists
Group is Sime Darby Specialist Centre Megah and the SJMC Academy of Nursing and
Health Sciences is Sime Darby Nursing and Health Sciences College.
For the financial year ended June 30, 2008, Sime Darby Healthcare
registered
a revenue of RM250 million and a net profit of RM20 million. Its contribution to
the group was less than 10 percent.
The healthcare unit's chief executive officer, Elaine Cheong said on
average the healthcare unit has expanded by eight percent year-on-year.
Healthcare industry provides steady cash flow business and to some extent
help to cushion economy impacts, said Sime Darby Bhd's executive vice president,
group strategy and business development, Hisham Hamdan.
Wan Zahid said there were also plan to expand Sime Darby Nursing and Health
Science College's intake and the number of courses it offered.
The intake is expected to go up to between 500 and 600 from the present 200
with increasing demand for nursing personnel.
"Nurses from our college are in great demand by other outfits particularly
in the Middle East," he said.
The college plans to apply for university college status and offer other
Allied Health courses by next year.
Sime Darby is a major company in Malaysia and one of South East Asia's
largest multinational corporations with involvement in over 20
countries.
-- BERNAMA
