BP healthcare to continue strong expansion in 2013

The outlook remains strong for the privately-held leading healthcare provider which started the New Year by unveiling its takeover of the Sime Darby Specialist Centre Megah daycare facility in Petaling Jaya in its first ever acquisition.

"We remain on a dynamic growth path. Last year, we again achieved double-digit growth and we are confident of sustaining that in 2013," said BP Healthcare Group executive director Chevy Beh.

"Customers can expect more specialist services and facilities as we continue to build on our healthcare culture based on coordinated care with evidence-based practice."

Size is a big advantage for us in terms of range of patient services and sourcing to make our pricing affordable.

We see great potential in strengthening our healthcare products, pharmacy business, laboratory services, medical and specialist referrals, health business IT solutions, specialist dental services, nutrition and wellness restaurant, medical equipment and food testing.

In line with plans to own a chain of hospitals, Beh said the Group, which currently has over 20 companies in its stable, would continue to expand organically and look for the right opportunities to make more acquisitions.

This year, it will significantly add over 30 new outlets each of diagnostic centres, Lovy Pharmacy, hearing centres and food testing facilities, increase the number of its existing five specialist centres, another three specialists dental clinics and a second Garvys health and wellness restaurant, Beh added.

The Group, which started as a clinical laboratory in Ipoh in 1982, has diversified with innovative concepts to cover a wide spectrum of healthcare.

It now counts over 1,000 employees with more than 70% of them being medical professionals including specialist doctors, pharmacists, audiologists, nutritionists, dietitians, sonographers, radiographers, radiologists, ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialists, pathologists and microbiologists.

BP Healthcare is Southeast Asias largest medical diagnostic chain with over 100 outlets spanning every state in Malaysia and a joint venture in Indonesia with the well-known Ciputra Group. It also has 70 laboratories as well as 50 pharmacies and dispensaries.

About BP HealthCare Group BP Healthcare Group (www.bphealthcare.com) is a prominent integrated healthcare provider in Malaysia with over 20 subsidiaries with core strengths in diagnostic, laboratory and medical technologies.