BEIJING, June 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ —
Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (“Concord Medical” or the
“Company”) (NYSE: CCM), the operator of the largest network of
radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced that it will add
two new centers to its extensive network by furthering its
partnership with the PLA Navy General Hospital (“Navy General
Hospital” or “the hospital”), located in Beijing.
Concord Medical will add two new centers to the Beijing-based Navy General Hospital’s
existing facilities, bringing the total number of centers under the
Company’s management at the hospital to seven. One of the centers
will house an Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) system and the
other center will house a Body Gamma Knife system. The IGRT center
commenced trial operation in mid June and both centers are expected
to enter into full operation in the third quarter of 2010. Prior to
these new centers, Concord Medical had been managing five
radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers at the Navy General
Hospital, one of Concord Medical’s earliest hospital partners. With
the additional centers, the hospital will further strengthen its
position to become one of the top cancer treatment facilities in
China.
“We are excited to further expand our services at the Navy
General Hospital with the addition of two new centers. This
expansion underscores our ability to grow with our hospital
partners through quality service and effective management, and puts
the Navy General Hospital into one of the top cancer treatment
facilit
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