Columbia Asia

{{short description|Hospital chain located in Asia}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Columbia Asia

| logo = Columbia Asia Logo.jpg

| type = Private

| foundation = 1996

| industry = Healthcare

| location = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| key_people = Group Managing Director; Dr. Chan Boon Kheng,

| num_employees = 5,820

| homepage = https://www.columbiaasia.com/

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Columbia Asia is a multinational chain of hospitals and one of the largest and fastest-growing healthcare companies in Southeast Asia. Columbia Asia started its operations in 1996, with the first hospital acquired a year later in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Currently, it has 22 medical facilities across Southeast Asia: 14 in Malaysia, 3 in Vietnam, and 5 in Indonesia.

In September 2019, a joint-venture partnership between Malaysian-based conglomerate, Hong Leong Group, and alternative asset firm, TPG had acquired most of Columbia Asia assets in Southeast Asia which include Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia with a total of 19 medical facilities.{{cite news | title=Hong Leong confirms US$1.2b acquisition of Columbia Asia Hospitals |url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/hong-leong-confirms-us12b-acquisition-columbia-asia-hospitals}}{{cite news | title=Hong Leong seeks to make healthcare a core business with Columbia Asia buy |url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/hong-leong-seeks-make-healthcare-core-business-columbia-asia-buy}}{{cite news | title=Hong Leong, TPG buy Columbia Asia's hospitals in three countries for RM5bil |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/09/13/hong-leong-partners-with-us-buyout-firm-tpg-to-buy-columbia-asia-hospitals}}{{cite news | title=TPG, Hong Leong to buy 17 Columbia Asia hospitals in South East Asia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/columbia-asia-my-divestiture/tpg-hong-leong-to-buy-17-columbia-asia-hospitals-in-south-east-asia-idUSL3N2642FL}}{{cite news | title=Hong Leong Group and TPG Announce Agreement to Acquire Columbia Asia Hospitals in South East Asia |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190918005246/en/Hong-Leong-Group-TPG-Announce-Agreement-Acquire}}{{cite news | title=TPG and Hong Leong to acquire Columbia Asia hospitals for $1.2bn |url=https://www.financierworldwide.com/tpg-and-hong-leong-to-acquire-columbia-asia-hospitals-for-12bn#.Xzo_yOgzbIU}}{{cite news | title=Hong Leong Group and TPG to acquire 17 Columbia Asia hospitals for US$1.2b |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2019/09/521165/hong-leong-group-and-tpg-acquire-17-columbia-asia-hospitals-us12b}}

Targeting the fast-growing middle-income group, Columbia Asia offers medical services by setting up mid-sized hospitals in residential areas.{{cite news|title= Columbia Asia raises $135M for hospitals|url= http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=57085B8DFC784786B850F4567A32D139|publisher= IndUS Business Journal|date= 2008-09-19|accessdate= 2008-10-30|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090503223241/http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=57085B8DFC784786B850F4567A32D139|archive-date= 3 May 2009|url-status= dead}}