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“AAR Healthcare prides itself on the fact that all our outpatient centres are within close proximity to the major residential areas in Kenya, hence being accessible to customers.” Other highlights include the growth implemented across specialist services on AAR Healthcare’s journey to becoming a one-stop shop. And in turn, market share has also grown, leading to numerous strategic partnerships with likeminded, major medical insurance providers. “Today, AAR Healthcare is in all the East African countries, providing emergency rescue and a comprehensive suite of outpatient
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services,” Poovan says. “AAR Healthcare has grown and offers a diverse portfolio of services; and in line with this, while the Company’s name has changed more than once, it has always retained its values of quality, innovation and excellence.”
services over the years on its road to becoming a holistic healthcare services provider in preventive, curative and diagnostic domains. Fast-forward to the modern day, and that same entrepreneurial commitment to continuous improvement is evident; as is Cater for the needs of the epitomised by AAR Healthcare’s population latest strategic plan. The strategy The significance of longevity should commenced - and is already in the not be overlooked in realising the advanced stages - of introducing a dreams of its founders, and AAR 100-bed secondary care hospital based Healthcare can consequently boast a in Nairobi. long, robust history of 33 years. This “The hospital will be a Greenfield began with the provision of emergency Project and will be a state-of-therescue services before adding health art facility offering a unique patient experience. We are aiming to break ground in January, 2018 and the duration of the construction is estimated at 18-24 months,” Poovan explains. “The Greenfield Hospital will provide outpatient services, diagnostic services, obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, ophthalmology, laboratory, physiotherapy, and neuro surgery. “In addition, the new facility will provide approximately 400-500 job opportunities once operational.” Simultaneously, the institution is also striving for enhanced processes and results across its bread and butter outpatient portfolio, with key areas of improvement being attributed to the overall management of chronic patients especially. “We are currently working on a project to determine the make-up of the various pharmaceuticals that are prescribed for the various chronic ailments with a view to costing it and providing it at an affordable price,” Poovan continues. “We are also currently working with Ernst and Young to determine the latest healthcare trends in Kenya. “The aim is to determine what trends are currently prevalent and how it compares to the global trend so that we ensure our strategic plan is
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