Evercare Group has announced the official inauguration of its latest venture, Evercare Hospital Chattogram on Monday, a press release said.
This is the first ever multispecialty tertiary care hospital in the port city of Bangladesh.
The hospital is open to the public and operational since April 2021, the formal inauguration by both Evercare and Bangladeshi leadership was delayed due to the COVID pandemic.
The inauguration proceedings were led by Matthew Hobart, co-managing partner, TPG Growth and chairman of the Evercare Group board of directors; Bob Kundanmal, chairman of Evercare Hospitals, Bangladesh; and Massimiliano Colella, group cEO, Evercare Group, along with the presence of other distinguished guests including the chief guest Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and guests of honor Health Minister Zahid Maleque, member of Parliament Bar. Anisul Islam Mahmud and chairman, CDA Alhaj M. Zahirul Alam Dubash were also present.
Commenting on the significance of developing and opening Evercare Hospital Chattogram, Tipu Munshi, Minister of Commerce, said, “When we formed the government for the fourth time in 2019, we promised our people that we will transform Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041 to achieve Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib’s dream of a Golden Bangladesh.”
In his remarks during the inauguration event, Health Minister Zahid Maleque added, “Together with our brothers and sisters around the world, we are successfully overcoming the unprecedented health crisis presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Matthew Hobart, Chairman of Evercare’s board of directors and co-managing partner of TPG Growth, who leads healthcare investments for The Rise Fund, said, “Evercare Hospital Chattogram demonstrates how impact-driven private capital can deliver high quality and accessible healthcare to developing markets and produce positive outcomes for underserved populations.”
Evercare Hospital Chattogram features 470 beds, a fully equipped 24/7 Emergency Department, state-of-the-art Intensive Care Units (ICU), and 27 specialties and subspecialties, which will fill in the capacity gaps in the region.
Located in Chattogram’s Ananna Residential Area, Evercare Hospital Chattogram spans over 492,000 square feet. The hospital is larger in scale and capacity than the group’s flagship facility- Evercare Hospital Dhaka.
