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Apollo Hospitals group signed an agreement with Chinese infrastructure firm Hainan Ecological Smart City Group (HESCG) to jointly develop an integrated modern healthcare services facility and systems in Hainan province, where a smart city is being developed in China’s largest special economic zone.
The collaboration with Apollo Hospitals would begin with the development of a state-of-the-art hospital and colleges, and will lead to the development of advanced healthcare IT systems and telemedicine solutions, a statement from both the groups said. The agreement also aimed at expanding the collaboration to other parts of China and also into India with a suitable model of collaboration, the joint statement added.
HESCG will provide land, the funding for the construction, commissioning and equipping the hospital, besides all operative expenses, while Apollo will be responsible for planning and commissioning, besides handling the operations and management of the hospital and other related facilities.
The smart city being built on the island of Hainan will have residential infrastructure for high quality, pollution-free community living and the proposed world-class hospital with medical, nursing and paramedical colleges will cater to not only the people of the Hainan province, but also attract medical tourists from mainland China and other nations.