The Straits Times – This local firm is disrupting healthcare with a new business ecosystem

Ms Chin Wei Jia had always wanted a job that would make an impact on peoples’ lives. Today, her work is felt by 1.2 million patients each year.

She chose to study economics and international relations, hoping to join an international organisation after obtaining her Master’s degree from US-based John Hopkins University.

But life had other plans. Soon after graduation, her parents summoned her home to chip in at the hospital services company they co-founded. Formerly-listed HMI Group – which at the time ran Balestier Hospital, serving about 10,000 patients a year – needed help restructuring after the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak in 2003.

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