BOSTON, Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Partners HealthCare International® (PHI) of Boston, Massachusetts, and Vitals Global Healthcare Limited (VGH) of Malta today announced the signing of an agreement aimed at enhancing health care services and clinical education in Malta. This announcement comes following the award of a service concession from the Government of Malta (GoM) to VGH for the management and operation of Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, Gozo General Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital. In collaboration with VGH, PHI will focus on the development of clinical quality and patient safety standards, benchmarks and systems, and the development of structures and systems for post graduate medical education.
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PHI is the global arm of Partners HealthCare, one of the leading integrated academic health care systems in the U.S. PHI's founding members, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the two largest Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals, and are consistently ranked in the top 10 on the U.S. News and World Report's list of Best Hospitals.
"Our main objective is to help deliver the highest standard of health care to Maltese citizens. It is our goal to deliver the excellent, comprehensive services that will result in a better experience for patients, staff, family and friends. To that end, we are confident in the experience and expertise that PHI brings to this important project, and look forward to working together," said Dr. Ambrish Gupta, MD, Chairman, Medical Board, VGH.
The joint effort between PHI and VGH will also be coordinated with Barts School of Medicine and Dentistry, a preeminent medical school located in the United Kingdom that is opening its first off-shore campus in Malta.
"Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, a faculty of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), is pleased to welcome the collaboration of Partners HealthCare International with VGH and the Government of Malta. The agreement between QMUL and the Government of Malta to develop a branch medical school in the country is even more exciting because not only will we be doing this in the newly expanded state-of-the-art clinical facilities VGH is planning to develop, but that we will also be working with an academic partner of the standing of Partners Healthcare International. We believe that this constellation of excellence will take the productivity and effectiveness of the clinical environment in Malta to a new level," said Professor Anthony N. Warrens, DM, PhD, Dean.
PHI leverages the vast knowledge available throughout the Partners HealthCare network which includes unmatched clinical expertise, leading research and education.
"At PHI we continue to be approached by health care organizations and academic institutions around the world that possess greater expectations for quality health care for their local citizens," said PHI's President and CEO, Gilbert H. Mudge, M.D. "PHI represents the full dimension of Partners HealthCare in the global market; we will mobilize the vast expertise that is available across the system to address this transformative project. To work with Barts and VGH in this collaboration brings unique partners to healthcare innovation."
About Partners HealthCare International
PHI was founded in 1997 to advance the Partners HealthCare mission worldwide through collaborations and partnerships designed to expand a global partner's capacity to deliver high quality health care. For over 20 years PHI has partnered with institutions and health care systems in over 40 countries to drive transformative, sustainable improvements in health care worldwide.
Partners was founded in 1994 by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, the two oldest and largest teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School, and includes community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, rehabilitation centers, home care and other health-care related entities. Partners' five top-ranked hospitals comprise part of the health care system, and all are recognized by the 2015 - 2016 U.S. News and World Report. To learn more about PHI and how we are extending the capabilities of healthcare systems, please visit www.partners.org/international.
About Vitals Global Healthcare
VGH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bluestone Investments Malta Limited which in turn is owned by Bluestone Special Situations 4 Limited, a private equity fund based in Singapore and managed by the Oxley Group. Oxley's principals and partners have a deep background in Healthcare and Aged Care and have invested in the sector globally. VGH's vision for the healthcare project in Malta and other countries can be captioned within its mission statement - "As members of a progressive and reputable healthcare system, we deliver comprehensive, high quality services to the local and extended local and international communities with excellence, compassion and competence. We do this by leading with innovation and evidence based medicine. Our values have one thing in common – quality of patient care".
About Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry are a faculty of QMUL. One of the leading medical schools in the UK, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry brings together two venerable teaching institutions: St Bartholomew's Hospital, which dates back to 1123, and The London Hospital Medical College, which was the first medical school in England and Wales, founded in 1785. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is offering a five-year programme in Medicine, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) taught on the Maltese Islands. The MBBS will be taught by Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, which is a faculty of QMUL, a member of the Russell Group of leading research-led UK universities.
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E-mail: sadams9@partners.org
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