Columbia Asia facilities provide trusted affordable care with an emphasis on the most prevalent medical issues of a region, from births and children's health to waterborne illnesses, broken bones, diabetes and other health challenges.
Our clean, modern facilities have many qualities that set them apart and make them the preferred choice for businesses, workers and their families:
- Advanced technology:
All our hospitals are connected by a common software operating system that allows for seamless record-keeping, diagnostics and billing.
"Our designs are the result of our belief that hospitals in the 21st century were going to be much smaller than those built in the past, and that they would rely heavily on computer systems," said Rick Evans, chairman of Columbia Asia. "There are more computers in our community hospitals than there are inpatient beds."
- Excellence and trust:
Every hospital is staffed with highly trained doctors recruited from and working in their native country to provide care that is compatible with the culture of the region. Each facility also has its own pharmacy where patients can trust that they receive safe, quality medications that are not outdated, tampered with or contaminated.
"We at Columbia Asia practice in accordance with medical by-laws that require the highest ethical standards in medicine," said Dr. Nandakumar Jairam, Medical Director of Columbia Asia Hospitals Pvt Ltd - India.
- Affordability:
Our emphasis on efficient administration, accurate diagnosis and effective care helps keep costs affordable for patients. With fewer beds, our community hospitals can offer higher quality care and allow patients to return home sooner. The average stay at a community hospital is less than two days.
The price of delivering a child at one of our Malaysia facilities, including overnight stays, doctor fees, and other charges, is less than US$500. The cost at our Indian hospitals is even lower.
- Proximity:
Each facility is located close to patients and is right-sized to become a true community health center where people receive care in their own neighborhoods.
- Patient focused:
Every waiting room is equipped with a plasma display screen to tell every patient exactly how many people are ahead of them and when they will be seen.
Specialties and Services
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Maxillofacial Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Opthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Urology.
Facilities
We have 14 facilities open and providing care, with 17 new hospitals scheduled to open by the end of 2011.
- Our most common type of facility is a community hospital, providing primary and secondary medical services. They usually have no more than 100 beds and are staffed by as many as 250 people, including as many as 150 nurses and 30 doctors.
These facilities are usually two stories and include inpatient rooms on the top floor, operating rooms, emergency room and pharmacy on the ground floor and a basement for parking
- The second type is a tertiary facility, which performs the procedures not done at the community hospitals. These include invasive cardiology procedures, organ transplants and other procedures that require a hospital stay of at least four days.
The building is designed to be four to six stories, with 150 beds and six operating rooms. Our first completed tertiary facility opened in Bangalore in 2008.
- Our third type is a neighborhood hospital, which has about 25 beds and is built to serve smaller markets. It offers most of the services provided by a community hospital and includes two operating rooms, two birthing rooms and clinics for six specialists.
