Evercare Group takes on full ownership of hospital in Lahore
Continues to provide quality service and professional management in Lahore. Irfan Khan takes over as CEO
October 23, 2021
Continues to provide quality service and professional management in Lahore.
Irfan Khan takes over as CEO.
The Evercare Group today reaffirmed its commitment to healthcare in Pakistan by acquiring the remaining shares of Evercare Hospital Lahore, resulting in the Group’s full ownership of the hospital. Evercare Hospital Lahore, Pakistan, opened in June 2019 and is a multi-disciplinary hospital offering comprehensive clinical services and other specialities. As a current owner of the majority of shares in Evercare Lahore, the Evercare Group’s acquisition of the remaining shares will allow the new management to spearhead a transformation that will align the hospital with international best practices to further boost patient experience and operational efficiency.
Irfan Khan, who takes over as the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, has many years of experience in managing healthcare facilities across Africa and Asia. He said, “This is an exciting time for Evercare Hospital Lahore. The team brings together both local and international expertise and will see us improve the quality of healthcare service in Pakistan. We will bring in international standards to our patient experience and business operations, and being wholly owned by the Evercare Group means we will now share their vision of providing quality healthcare to millions of people. This is a new era for the hospital.”
Evercare Hospital Lahore was Pakistan’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment) Gold certified facility in the country and is Punjab Healthcare Accredited meaning it is fully committed to providing quality healthcare.
Massimiliano Colella, CEO, Evercare Group, said: “We are committed to providing quality care for our patients in Lahore and are pleased to have the opportunity to take on a greater role in doing this. With full control of the hospital, we are excited to execute and implement our development/improvement plans and deliver high-quality, world-class specialty care that serves the community and best meets its needs.”
The Evercare Group continues to provide impact driven, quality healthcare in emerging markets across Africa and South Asia.
About the Evercare Group
The Evercare Group believes access to healthcare is a fundamental right and invests in emerging markets to bring private, quality driven healthcare to meet the needs of local people.
Evercare has responded to a global challenge to ensure well-being at all ages is provided to those living in emerging markets as a pillar to support sustainable economic development. With this the Group is leading the way in transforming the traditional healthcare model through its integrated cross-continents platform, its impact driven model and quality driven hospitals.
The Evercare Group operates as an integrated healthcare delivery platform in emerging markets across Africa and South Asia.
The Group’s portfolio includes 30 hospitals, 16 clinics and more than 80 diagnostics centres. Evercare is proud to be the most diverse healthcare group in the countries it operates in with 11,000 caregivers working together to develop a systemic healthcare change in emerging markets.
Evercare is wholly owned by the Evercare Health Fund, a US $1bn emerging markets healthcare fund managed by TPG and backed by The Rise Fund. The Evercare Health Fund is comprised of the world’s leading impact investors and global development finance institutions.
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