Columbia Asia opens its fifth hospital in Malaysia

Oct. 16, 2008 - Columbia Asia, the international healthcare provider, today officially opened its fifth hospital in Malaysia, located in Taiping, Perak.

The company operates a chain of modern hospitals designed to serve the growing middle-income groups in Asia. The 82-bed facility in Taiping joins four other Columbia Asia hospitals in Malaysia, in Miri, Seremban, Shah Alam and Puchong.

The company, which opened its first hospital in 1994, has 13 hospitals overall and is undergoing a major expansion. Upon completion Columbia Asia will have 21 hospitals and an airport clinic in India, 11 hospitals in Malaysia, three hospitals in Vietnam and three hospitals in Indonesia.