Perennial Holdings Opens Landmark Medical Cluster in Tianjin

26 Feb 2025 – Perennial Holdings Private Limited (“Perennial Holdings”) officially opened its medical cluster within the Perennial Tianjin South High Speed Railway (“HSR”) International Healthcare and Business City (“PIHBC Tianjin”) in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. The medical cluster comprises three hospitals with a total of 1,000 beds.

Among the three hospitals is China’s first wholly foreign-owned private tertiary general hospital. There is also a rehabilitation hospital and a specialist brain hospital. PIHBC Tianjin, China’s first-of-its-kind large-scale HSR transit-oriented development adjacent to the Tianjin South HSR Station, also incorporates eldercare and hospitality components.

Perennial Holdings also signed separate MOUs with SingHealth for bilateral cross-border knowledge exchange and with Tianjin Academy of TCM for expansion into Singapore. Highlights include:

• Perennial Holdings’ partnership with SingHealth will see the largest public health group in Singapore provide training for health professionals across PIHBC Tianjin’s four hospitals, eldercare homes and assisted living apartments. The training will span diverse specialties, including cardiology, orthopaedics, oncology and geriatric care.
• Perennial Holdings and the Tianjin Academy of TCM,  one of the six major national TCM research institutes approved by China’s State Council in 1987, will jointly enhance the application of TCM techniques, expertise and culture, leveraging the academy’s talents and deep expertise in TCM medicine and technology.
• The partnership will also tap on Perennial Holdings to build the academy’s Singapore flagship TCM centre, which will serve as a gateway to expand the reach and integration of TCM across Southeast Asia.
• The three hospitals commencing operations are:
  • Perennial General Hospital Tianjin: China’s first wholly foreign-owned private tertiary general hospital, with 500 beds and offering comprehensive medical disciplines.
  • Perennial Rehabilitation Hospital: 200-bed hospital spanning specialty rehabilitation from neurological conditions, critical illness, sports injuries, dysphagia and more.
  • Eber Perennial Brain Hospital: 300-bed tertiary hospital specialising in neurological-related surgeries and integrated surgical and rehabilitation treatment of cerebral palsy, hemiplegia and paraplegia, as well as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and movement disorders.

Mr Pua Seck Guan, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perennial Holdings, said, “Today marks a significant milestone as we officially open three hospitals in Tianjin, including the first wholly foreign-owned private tertiary general hospital in China. We thank the Chinese government for their strong support which has been key to our journey thus far. Our two MOUs announced today will further elevate patient-centred care across our precinct in Tianjin, ultimately uplifting the international standing of China’s medical industry, while also replicating our integrated care model, coupled with TCM expertise, in Singapore.”

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