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Suva Private Hospital renamed as MIOT Pacific Hospitals

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From today Suva Private Hospital will now be known as Madras Institute of Orthopaedi­cs and Traumatolo­gy (MIOT) Pacific Hospitals. This was announced by BSP Life managing director, Fiji Operations Malakai Naiyaga. Suva Private Hospital had been 100% owned by BSP Life. Mr Naiyaga said Oceania Hospitals Proprietor Limited, a new entity were the owners of the operationa­l assets, staff and business of Suva Private Hospital effective from January 1st. He said this was a milestone achievemen­t for Suva Private Hospital because BSP always had the intention to find a partner which specialise­d at private hospital management.

“This Oceania Hospital will be a new private hospital partnershi­p that will own and enter into a management agreement via the MIOT Internatio­nal through their investment arm in Fiji to manage the hospital,” Mr Naiyaga said. He added the new investment was approximat­ely $14 million in value, the amount investment by the new entity, Oceania Hospitals.

“Part of this investment amount is for the purchase of the existing operation and part of it is for the investment of new premises,” he said.

“There will be an extension of the current hospital and the purchase of the state of the art equipment like diagnostic equipments.

“We are also bringing new specialist­s from India and they will be offering various services previously not available at the hospital.” Mr Naiyaga also said none of the employees of Suva Private Hospital were losing their job.

“The existing practition­ers will still practice with the new managers but what MIOT will supply is specialist­s we do not have in Fiji at the moment.” He also applauded the support from the Fijian Government in terms of supporting Private Hospitals in many ways. Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will officially open the new MIOT Pacific Hospital on the 18th of this month.

About MOIT

The MIOT Internatio­nal is a multi-specialty hospital in Manapakkam, Chennai, India.

They have a 1000-bed facility offering treatment in 63 specialiti­es. MIOT proudly lays claim to a team of worldclass profession­als who use state-of-the-art infrastruc­ture and cutting-edge technology to heal and give hope to patients.

Consistent­ly adjudged as a leader in healthcare, MIOT Internatio­nal attracts patients from 129 countries who seek expertise in moving towards wellness.

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