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IHH Healthcare to shed over 300 employees across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia

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The regional consolidation follows a June partnership with Infosys to introduce an artificial intelligence-driven enterprise resource planning system that standardises operations across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Management confirmed that clinical operations, healthcare professionals, and patient services will remain entirely unaffected by the support staff reductions. To assist departing personnel, the organisation is providing enhanced severance packages, outplacement services, and confidential assistance channels that surpass local statutory requirements. Additionally, existing contractual agreements with vendors, partners, and suppliers will proceed without any immediate altera…

Key points

  • The corporate restructuring specifically targets business support services while shieldin…: The corporate restructuring specifically targets business support services while shielding clinical operations and patient-facing healthcare workers entirely.
  • An artificial intelligence-driven system developed with Infosys serves as the technologic…: An artificial intelligence-driven system developed with Infosys serves as the technological foundation for standardising the group's regional processes.
  • Current commercial contracts with suppliers, partners, and external vendors will remain u…: Current commercial contracts with suppliers, partners, and external vendors will remain unaffected by the internal support service realignment.

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The healthcare provider is also moving some employees into redesigned roles as it consolidates its business support services.

SINGAPORE: Healthcare provider IHH Healthcare said on Wednesday (Nov 4) that more than 300 employees in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia were leaving the company as it consolidates its business support services.

IHH Healthcare, one of Asia's largest private hospital providers, said in a media release that about 0.5 per cent of its 76,000 employees would "transition out of the organisation" across the three markets. The firm did not state the figure, but this amounts to about 380 affected staff members.

In response to CNA's queries, an IHH Healthcare spokesperson said those leaving had either been given a separation offer or let go of, "based on different established market practices".

Some employees will also move into redesigned roles as part of the consolidation, IHH Healthcare said in the media release.

“These changes do not affect clinical services, healthcare professionals or patient-facing teams,” it added.

The company said it was consolidating its business support services to “harmonise processes, unlock synergies across its network…

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