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Jiangsu Tianchuan Lake Elderly Care Project Phase Two Expansion Starts

August 8th 2018

Located in Huai’An City, Tianchuan Lake Phase One has more than two thousand units built, together with a 320-bed hospital, clinic and other facilities. Work has started on Phase Two, building an additional two thousand units. A total of 13,000 units are planned.  Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company provides elderly care management services at Tianquan Lake.

Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company was established by Sinophi Healthcare, Jinling Hotels Group and other partners to focus on elderly care management projects. The company is based in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

Sinophi Supports Visit of UK Prime Minister Theresa May to China

February 5th 2018

Sinophi Healthcare supported Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to China from from January 31 to February 2nd 2018.  Sinophi joined both the UK-China Healthcare event in Beijing opened by Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State, Department of International Trade and led by Minister Counsellor Kevin Holland, and the Shanghai Business Forum event.

Dr Hanif Kanji, CEO of Sinophi Healthcare commented: “The visit of Prime Minister May provided many valuable opportunities for Sinophi to meet with Chinese healthcare officials and companies. The Department of International Trade team in China organised innovative events which brought together healthcare thought leaders and practitioners from the UK and China.  Sinophi works with a variety of UK healthcare institutions, service and product partners for our hospitals in China.  As we invest in and partner with more hospitals in China’s 3rd and 4th tier cities and grow our elderly care management business, we are keen to bring in more of the UK healthcare value chain to China.”

HuaiYin Hospital Serves Another Record Number of Patients in 2017

January 19, 2018

Sinophi-invested HuaiYin Hospital in Huai’an City, Jiangsu province (next to Shanghai) provided treatment for a total of 547,923 out-patients in 2017 (up from 537,195 in 2016), an average of more than 1,500 patients served each day.  In-patient numbers also increased to 48,799 (up from 47,740 in 2016).  These service figures surpass the previous record breaking levels achieved in 2016.

Sinophi Healthcare invested in HuaiYin Hospital in 2014.  It is a Class AA, formerly public, hospital with over 1,000 beds located in the central HuaiYin District of Huai’an City.  As the second largest hospital in Huai’an City, the hospital serves the approximately one million residents of HuaiYin District and attracts patients from across the other urban and rural areas of Huai’an City and its 5.5 million inhabitants.

Sinophi JV Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company Signs Elderly Care Management Contract with Jiangsu Tianchuan Lake Company

Nanjing, August 30th 2017

At the UK Healthcare Mission event held in Nanjing, Sinophi Healthcare’s elderly care management joint venture Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company signed a contract with Jiangsu Tianchuan Lake Company to manage Phase One of their elderly care project.   Located in Huai’An City, Tianchuan Lake Phase One has more than two thousand units built, together with a 320-bed hospital, clinic and other facilities.  A total of 13,000 units are planned.  The contract was signed by Mr Wei Qiang, General Manager of Jiangsu Tianchuan Lake Company and Simon MacKinnon, Chairman of Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company and Sinophi Healthcare.

Aerial view of completed Tianchuan Lake Phase One.   (The hospital and clinic facilities are located in the buildings with the black rooftops at the centre of the photo)

Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company  was established by Sinophi Healthcare, Jinling Hotels Group and other partners to focus on elderly care management projects. The company is based in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

Residential facilities at Tianchuan Lake Phase One

The signing was witnessed by the Mr Kevin Holland, Minister Counsellor, Healthcare and Life Sciences with the Department of International Trade in the British Embassy Beijing and Ms Deborah Kobewka, Chief Executive of Healthcare UK.

Tianchuan Lake Phase One has conveniently accessible hospital, clinic, nursing home and leisure facilities on site for residents

Tianchuan Lake Company General Manager, Mr Wei Qiang and, Mr Simon MacKinnon Chairman of Jiangsu JSR Senior Care Company and Sinophi Healthcare sign the management agreement at the UK Healthcare Mission event in Nanjing   

 Dr Hanif Kanji, CEO of Sinophi Healthcare commented: “We are very pleased to be working with the Tianchuan Lake Company which has been awarded Model Elderly Care Project status by the Jiangsu Provincial Government.  Together with our Jinling Hotel Group partners, we will be bringing the best of Chinese and UK elderly care experience to this and to other elderly care projects in the area.”

Tianchuan Lake Phase One staff and administrative team

About Jinling Hotels Group  (click here)

Jinling Hotels Group is part of Jinling Holdings Ltd and is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.  Based in Nanjing in Jiangsu Province next to Shanghai, Jinling Hotels has more than 150 member hotels.

About Healthcare UK   (click here)

Healthcare UK is a joint initiative of the UK government bringing together the Department of Health (DH), the Department for International Trade (DIT) and NHS England.  Healthcare UK is based in London and helps UK healthcare device, pharma and services providers do more business overseas.

Sinophi Joins UKIHMA to Build on Strong Ties with the UK’s Healthcare System

April 26, 2017

Sinophi Healthcare has become a member of UKIHMA (the UK International Healthcare Management Association), a UK trade association owned and operated by its members.  UKIHMA was founded in 2015 by Healthcare UK, a  government agency, as a way of creating partnership and consortium led responses to overseas requests for UK organizations to help run healthcare facilities.

UKIHMA members represent the full spectrum of expertise, knowledge and experience from the UK health sector.  Its broad membership base is able to deliver the skills needed to plan, design, build, manage and improve efficiency in hospitals and primary care facilities.  The organization’s membership is comprised of world-renowned NHS Trusts, specialist private clinical providers, facilities management firms, architects and technology suppliers.

Dr Hanif Kanji, CEO of Sinophi Healthcare commented: “Sinophi works with a variety of UK healthcare institutions, service and product partners for our hospitals in China.  As we invest in and partner with more hospitals in China’s 3rd and 4th tier cities and grow our elderly care management business, we are keen to bring in more of the UK healthcare value chain to China.  As a member of UKIHMA we will be able to more efficiently access best-in-class partners and service providers from the UK.”

About UKIHMA  (click here)

UKIHMA promotes and grows the capability of UK providers internationally, both NHS and commercial.  Its broad membership base offers the skills needed to plan, design, build and run hospitals and primary care facilities, and includes supporting services such as quality assurance, technology, IT, commissioning, education and financial service offerings.

As a membership association, UKIHMA enables members to rapidly come together in response to international opportunities, and create successful partnerships that bring all the elements of healthcare provision together, in a single service line offer, or in a complete end-to-end solution.

About Healthcare UK (click here)

Healthcare UK is a joint initiative of the UK government bringing together the Department of Health (DH), the Department for International Trade (DIT) and NHS England.  Healthcare UK is based in London and helps UK healthcare device, pharma and services providers do more business overseas.

Sinophi Attends China Medical Equipment Fair, UK Pavilion

Shanghai, May 15-18, 2017.

Sinophi Healthcare attended the 77th China Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), held in the National Convention and Exhibition Centre (NCEC) in western Shanghai.  CMEF is now the largest healthcare trade show in China and the largest medical equipment exhibition in Asia Pacific region, this year attracting over 60,000 visitors from over 150 countries, with over 2,000 exhibitors from 21 countries and 13 national country pavilions.

More than 25 UK healthcare companies exhibited at the UK pavilion organised by the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) and the UK Department of International Trade (DIT).

Scenes from the UK Pavilion at CMEF

Dr Hanif Kanji, CEO of Sinophi Healthcare commented: “Sinophi works with a variety of UK healthcare service and product partners in our hospitals in China. As we invest in and partner with more hospitals in China’s 3rd and 4th tier cities, we want to bring more UK suppliers to our hospitals and are seeking quality and price competitive products which are approved in China.  Working closely with the UK Dept of International Trade’s China team and with ABHI, the UK pavilion at CMEF was a very efficient way for us to meet with new UK suppliers and to share our experience of operating and managing hospitals in China.”

Minister-Counsellor Kevin Holland, Director for Life Sciences, Health and Social Care for China at the UK Department of International Trade addressing delegates at CMEF

HuaiYin Hospital Serves Record Number of Patients in 2016

February 12, 2017

HuaiYin Hospital in Huai’an City, Jiangsu province (next to Shanghai) provided treatment for a total of 537,195 out-patients in 2016 (up from 515,674 in 2015), an average of more than 1,470 patients served daily.  In-patient numbers also increased to 47,740 (up from 47,470 in 2015).

Sinophi Healthcare invested in HuaiYin Hospital in 2014.  It is a Class AA public hospital with over 1,000 beds, located in the central HuaiYin District of Huai’an City with approximately one million population.  As the second largest hospital in Huai’an City, the hospital serves the people of HuaiYin District and attracts patients from across the other urban and rural areas of Huai’an City and its 5.5 million inhabitants.

Sinophi Signs Elderly Care Management Cooperation with Jinling Hotels Group

Shanghai, December 6, 2016

At part of the UK-China High Level People-to-People Dialogue meetings held in Shanghai from December 6-7, 2016, Sinophi Healthcare signed an agreement to work in senior care management with Jinling Hotels Group.  Sinophi and Jinling will form a joint venture to be based in Nanjing, to focus initially on elderly care projects in Jiangsu Province.  The agreement was signed by Jinling Hotel Group Chairman Mr Tang Wenjian and Sinophi Healthcare Chairman Simon MacKinnon.  The signing was witnessed by the UK’s Secretary of State for Health, The Right Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP, and by Ms Deborah Kobewka, Chief Executive of Healthcare UK.

Jinling Hotel Group Chairman, Mr Tang Wenjian and Sinophi Healthcare Chairman, Mr Simon MacKinnon sign the agreement with UK Secretary of State for Health, The Right Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP and Chief Executive of Healthcare UK, Ms Deborah Kobewka looking on

Dr Hanif Kanji, CEO of Sinophi Healthcare commented: “With the large demand for elderly care services in China and favourable central government policies for the development of elderly care facilities, we are delighted to bring together Sinophi’s China and international healthcare expertise with the management experience of the Jinling Hotels Group to address this important need in China.  We look forward to drawing upon the best of Chinese and UK experience in the management of elderly care projects.”

About Jinling Hotels Group   (click here)

Jinling Hotels Group is part of Jinling Holdings Ltd and is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange  Based in Nanjing in Jiangsu Province next to Shanghai, Jinling Hotels has more than 150 member hotels.

About Healthcare UK  (click here)

Healthcare UK is a joint initiative of the UK government bringing together the Department of Health (DH), the Department for International Trade (DIT) and NHS England.  Healthcare UK is based in London and helps UK healthcare device, pharma and services providers do more business overseas.

Updates on Proton Therapy

The following three updates were made on November 26th 2016, January 24th 2017 and February 7th 2017.

TERMINATION OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND TWO PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH ADVANCED ONCOTHERAPY PLC

February 7, 2017.

Further to the announcement on January 24th, 2017, confirming the termination of the Purchase Agreements dated March 24th 2015 for Huai’An and October 20th 2015 for Changchun there have been additional discussions between the parties, which have led to an Agreement dated February 3rd 2017 between Sinophi Healthcare and Advanced Oncotherapy plc, in which the Distribution Agreement, pursuant to which Sinophi Healthcare represented Advanced Oncotherapy plc in the People’s Republic of China and SE Asia, has been terminated.

TERMINATION OF SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH ADVANCED ONCOTHERAPY PLC

January 24, 2017.

Sinophi Healthcare has terminated the Sale & Purchase Agreements for proton therapy systems with Advanced Oncotherapy plc dated March 24th 2015 for Huai’An and October 20th 2015 for Changchun, by way of termination notices, as provided for in both agreements, dated 20 January 2017.

UPDATE ON PROTON THERAPY PROJECTS

November 26, 2016

In early November 2016, Sinophi Healthcare’s two project cooperations with China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University and Huai’An First People’s Hospital to install Advanced Oncotherapy LIGHT proton therapy machines were terminated due to delays in the proton therapy machine delivery schedules.  Sinophi is not looking for other sites for these machines in either Changchun or Huai’An and will look elsewhere.

As a result, Sinophi does not expect there to be any progress with the four Framework Agreements with Chinese hospitals signed in 2015 to use and install Advanced Oncotherapy LIGHT proton therapy machines until such time as Advanced Oncotherapy  has a working prototype capable of commercialization.  As this is a new technology, still in the research and development stage, we are unable to predict when this will be achieved.

Sinophi Commences Work on US$100 million, 500 Bed extension of HuaiYin Hospital in Huai’An City, Jiangsu, China

November 28, 2016

Sinophi China Hospitals Limited, the majority owner of HuaiYin Hospital, has commenced work on an extension project to add an additional 500 beds to its existing 1,100 beds.  The new wing is planned to hold mostly medical specialties with the surgical beds expanding in the old wing, retaining access to the operating rooms.

The land for the new wing has been acquired from the government and design work is underway.

Architect Rendering of the new 500 bed Extension of HuaiYin Hospital

The acquired land has been cleared and is in preparation for construction to commence in 2017.  Further announcements will be made when the full planning and construction permits have been obtained.

It is anticipated that the investment for land acquisition, design, construction and commissioning will be in the region of US$100m, taking the total investment into the Huai Yin Hospital and the extension project to approximately US$230 million.

Additional Architect Rendering of the new 500 bed Extension of HuaiYin Hospital

About Sinophi Healthcare  (www.sinophi.com)

Sinophi Healthcare is a UK company investing in and managing hospitals in China, focused on public general and specialty hospitals.  Sinophi works in partnership with hospitals in China’s rapidly growing urban areas to deliver improvements in the delivery of healthcare. Sinophi brings to hospitals in China international hospital expertise, links with hospitals in the UK’s National Health Service system and partnerships with leading UK and international healthcare service and product partners

Huai’An City

Huai’An City (population 5.5 million) is located in Jiangsu province (population 80 million, next to Shanghai) in East China.  Huai’An City is a famous cultural and trading center on the Grand Canal and is the hometown of former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.

HuaiYin Hospital

HuaiYin District (population around one million) is in the center of Huai’An City.  HuaiYin Hospital, the largest district-level hospital in HuaiYin District in Huai’An City in Jiangsu Province. It is the third largest hospital in Huai’An City in terms of bed count.

The Huai Yin Hospital has been recognised as one of the best local level II general hospitals in HuaiAn City.  It covers a total of 116,000 square meters and gross floor area of 56,000 square meters with 1,085 beds, 17 functional departments and 24 clinical medical departments.  The departments of general surgery and urinary surgery are the two municipal key clinical specialties. The hospital has achieved over a 100% bed utilization rate for the past three years with over 490,000 annual outpatient visits in 2013.

Rapid economic development has contributed to a surge in local medical demand, which underpins HuaiYin Hospital’s important market position in Huai’An City.