The hospital is aligned to government aspirations for promoting medical tourism with the establishment of our new cardiology department, and our first successful open-heart surgery.
The Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital is ready to deliver the dreams envisioned by the Fiji Government, to turn Fiji into a lucrative health tourism destination, says founder and managing director Parvish Kumar.
PSH is fully equipped with the most modern medical equipment and specialist staff to cater for the special segment of the tourism market, he said.
“Working in line with the Fiji government’s vision to develop the health tourism sector, the hospital is all geared up to live up the expectations of all stakeholders concerned and deliver world-class health services at the most competitive and cost-effective rates,” Mr Kumar said.
“The hospital is aligned to government aspirations for promoting medical tourism with the establishment of our new cardiology department, and our first successful open-heart surgery.
“The 100-bed specialist hospital has modern medical equipment and highly trained specialist staff and collectively we have achieved a milestone by successfully carrying out our first open-heart surgery in Nadi.
Triple graft successful
Kusum Lata, 61, of Natabua, Lautoka went through a delicate surgical procedure known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) that was carried out by a team of highly trained cardio thoracic specialists.
The team carried out a triple graft procedure without any complications on Monday, November 11, and the patient was subsequently discharged on the following Friday after showing great signs of improvement and recovery.
The hospital is located near Nadi International Airport.
“There is a need to develop Fiji’s health infrastructure to support locals and medical tourists,” Tourism minister Viliame Gavoka said.
“Medical tourism involves traveling to another country for medical care, driven by factors such as cost-effectiveness, availability of treatments and quality of care.
“Fiji aims to emulate successful examples like India, which attracts many Fijians and Pacific Islanders annually for medical treatments.”
Two per cent
In 2022, approximately two percent of visitors engaged in health and medical activities in Fiji,” Mr Gavoka revealed.
Mr Gavoka said the Government was incentivising private investment in healthcare through investment allowances for building, renovating, or expanding private hospitals.
“The medical investment package includes concessions and duty-free entry for certain medical machinery, encouraging investors to support the development of private healthcare facilities,” he said.
Pre and post recovery
Tourism Fiji chief executive officer Brent Hill said for patients around the world, including neighbouring Pacific Islands to know the level of capability available in Fiji, was significant.
“Fiji is a place where the pre and post recovery can be done in the most beautiful surroundings, and we look forward to more patients being successfully treated in Fiji.”
Curtain raiser
Former president of the Fiji College of General Practitioners, Dr Ram Raju, who is also the president of the Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) said the major achievement – not just for Nadi, but the entire country – was a curtain-raiser for many great things to come as far as complicated medical procedures and the promotion of Fiji as a quality health tourism destination was concerned.
“It just happens to be the perfect turn of events at the right time and at the right place as I see huge growth potential in this segment,” Dr Raju said.
Source: Fiji Sun https://fijisun.com.fj/2024/11/19/world-class-service-competitive-rates/#google_vignette
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