MD Medical Group Opens New Clinic in Volgograd
MD Medical Group Investments Plc (“MD Medical Group”, “MDMG” or the “Company” – LSE: MDMG), the leading Russian private healthcare provider, announces that it has opened its first out-patient clinic in Volgograd.
The new clinic Mother&Child Volgograd has an area of approximately 380 sq. m. It offers a wide range of the Group’s core services for women such as IVF, ultrasound, minor gynaecological operations in the day-patient centre, OBGYN, and foetal medicine. In addition, the clinic offers services in endocrinology, urology, andrology, ophthalmology, etc.
The Group’s total investment in the project amounted to approximately 40 million roubles.
The new clinic is able to carry out up to 500 IVF cycles, including under the Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI) programme, and it can accommodate up to 20,000 doctor’s appointments, and up to 1,000 minor gynaecological operations per year.
Mother&Child Volgograd has been created in line with MD Medical Group’s customary high standards of medical care and is fitted out with world-class equipment.
Mark Kurtser, CEO of MD Medical Group, said:
“We have continued the strategic expansion of our footprint in the regions of Russia which are the most attractive for our business. By entering Volgograd, we make it possible for not only the residents of this million-strong city, but also residents of the neighbouring southern regions of the country, to get access to our hi-tech medical services.“The clinic in Volgograd is an excellent example of our commitment to providing our patients with a wide scope of services including our traditional focus on women’s and children’s healthcare. The clinic will not only offer our core services such as IVF under the MHI programme, but also medical services for all family members, including endocrinology, urology, andrology, ophthalmology, among others.“Today, we are present in more Russian regions than other private healthcare player and offer services to patients in 11 out of 15 cities in Russia with a population of more than a million. Thanks to our ongoing regional expansion, our team has gained valuable experience in efficiently launching new facilities, positioning us well to realise new value-enhancing projects as we continue to expand our business.”
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About MD Medical Group
MD Medical Group is a leading provider in the highly attractive Russian private healthcare service market. The company manages 38 modern healthcare facilities, including 5 hospitals and 33 outpatient clinics in Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Perm, Samara and the Samara Region, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Kostroma, Novokuznetsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Barnaul, Vladimir, Tyumen, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, and Volgograd.
The Company’s shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker “MDMG”) in the form of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) since 12 October 2012.
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