The Cayman Islands government announced their plans this week to build a new 500-bed, world class hospital specializing in cancer and neo natal intensive care, and it is hoped it will open it’s doors within years and go by the name of Aster Cayman Medcity.
This announcement brings new hope to the island, particularly for those requiring organ transplants and local cancer patients who require urgent radiotherapy treatment as the high-quality facilities offered will mean those patients will no longer have to travel overseas for treatment.
Grand Cayman’s Premier, Alden McLaughlin, said: “With the uncertainty that the global pandemic brings, it is even more important that we encourage health care projects that close the healthcare gaps we have on island, giving residents greater access to healthcare services locally without having to travel overseas.”
The wide range of healthcare services which will be offered in Aster Cayman Medcity brings new opportunities for Cayman’s economy by reinforcing the territory as a flagship medical destination within the ever growing, billion-dollar medical industry.
Dr Azad Moopen, founder of Aster DM Healthcare, claims the facility will target the 1.4 million medical tourists who travel overseas from the United States annually for healthcare, as well as other patients living in Canada and other countries throughout the Caribbean.
The project will be managed by local developer Gene Thompson, who ensures nearly 2000 job opportunities for locals to work on the construction of the facility, shedding a light at the end of the tunnel for those who have struggled with unemployment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Azad Moopen’s decision to open his 366th Aster DM Healthcare medical facility in Grand Cayman comes after he expressed his favourable attitude towards the local government.
He said: “They are a supportive government with associates who will make this project a reality, thus we believe Grand Cayman to be an ideal location.”