New Chinese-Financed Modern Hospital Opens in Tbilisi

TBILISI – A new USD 2.1 million (4.5 million GEL) 100-bed hospital has been opened near the Tbilisi Sea, a reservoir in the eastern suburbs of Georgia’s capital, by China’s Hualing Group, the press office of Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, said in a statement on Wednesday

The new facility is equipped with modern medical technology and about 450 staff members. Kvirikashvili said the hospital would provide residents of the nearby Varketili and Vazisubani districts – two areas known for their crumbling Soviet-era infrastructure – with modern medical services closer to their homes.

“These two districts had no hospital before. It is important to have this type of medical facility close to where people live,” said Kvirikashvili at Wednesday’s opening ceremony.

He also noted that Hualing Group, as well as other Chinese investors, are now deeply involved in several economic and social projects in Georgia.

“In the near future we are expecting a lot of investments from China. I currently having several meetings with Chinese business groups that are interested in investing in Georgia’s logistics and transport sectors,” he added.

By Eka Karsaulidze

Edited by Nicholas Waller