02-Mar-17 China’s Hony Capital backed Hospital Corporation of China has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise as much as HKD500 mn (USD64 mn). HCC plans to consolidate its medical resources in the region and establish medical service centers. HCC owns two hospitals, Yangsi Hospital and Fuhua Hospital, located in Shanghai. [image: Hospital Corporation of China]

22-Feb-17 Virtual Reality (VR) is gaining traction in Hong Kong medical care as universities and hospitals increasingly adopt it for patient rehabilitation and medical professionals training. As VR gets cheaper, more physicians, scientists and other medical practitioners use VR in diverse medical disciplines including rehabilitation, robotic and minimally invasive surgery simulation, and immersion therapy such as for depression and phobia. [image: Healthcare Innovation]

22-Dec-16 British organisations have signed deals worth more than GBP250 mn (USD308 mn) during the largest ever healthcare trade mission to China. 30 UK organisations participated in the largest ever healthcare mission to China. International Hospitals Group and China’s Dalian Wanda signed a 20 year JV to operate the first of Wanda’s hospitals, Qingdao Wanda IHG International Hospital. [image: GOV.UK]

09-Dec-16 A HKD6.3 bn (USD812 mn) private hospital to be run by the Chinese University - envisioned as Hong Kong's first not-for-profit and self-financed teaching hospital - will offer 70% of its services in fixed packages to cater for the middle class, plus specialist quotas for Hospital Authority patients. The 619-bed hospital is to be commissioned in 2020. [image: The Standard]

15-Nov-16 MetLife Hong Kong has announced the launch of its new MetLife Borderless Best-in-Health Benefit, which provides seamless overseas access to world-class medical advice and treatment. The plan connects customers to overseas medical experts for a case review and second opinion, and pays for overseas medical treatment costs, as well as travel and accommodation. [image: MetLife Hong Kong]