{{Short description|Multinational healthcare group}} {{Infobox company | name = VPS Healthcare | logo = | logo_caption = VPS Healthcare | type = [[Private Limited]] | traded_as = VPS Healthcare | industry = Conglomerate | founder = [[Shamsheer Vayalil]] | location_city = [[Abu Dhabi]] | location_country = [[United Arab Emirates]] | locations = | area_served = [[India]], [[Middle East]], [[Europe]] | services = Health Care Services | num_employees = 13000+ | homepage = {{URL|https://vpshealth.com/}} }} '''VPS Healthcare''' is an Emirati multinational healthcare group headquartered at [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Healthcare |first1=VPS |title=VPS |url=https://www.vpshealth.com/ |website=VPS healthcare |accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> The group was founded in 2007 by Indian-born businessman [[Shamsheer Vayalil]]. The healthcare group now runs 23 hospitals, and about 125 medical centres spread across the Middle East, Europe, and India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet a new generation of rising stars of the Indian diaspora making a mark in diverse fields around the world |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/meet-a-new-generation-of-rising-stars-of-the-indian-diaspora-making-a-mark-in-diverse-fields-around-the-world/articleshow/70208158.cms |accessdate=29 July 2019 |publisher=The Economic Times |date=14 July 2019}}</ref>
==Hospitals== [[File:Medeor Hospital, Dubai.jpg|thumb|Medeor Hospital, Dubai]] VPS Healthcare was founded and established in 2007 in [[Abu Dhabi]], the United Arab Emirates by [[Shamsheer Vayalil]], a doctor-turned-entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vayalil |first1=Shamsheer |title=Dr |url=http://drshamsheer.com/ |website=Dr Shamsheer Vayalil |accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> The first hospital to be opened by the group was LLH Hospital in [[Abu Dhabi]], UAE, in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Abu Dhabi lays foundation to make anti-cancer generic drugs |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/markets/abu-dhabi-lays-foundation-to-make-anti-cancer-generic-drugs |accessdate=5 January 2019 |publisher=Khaleej Times |date=19 September 2014}}</ref> As of 2019, VPS Healthcare owns 22 hospitals which are operational in UAE, [[Oman]] and [[India]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=VPS Healthcare |url=https://www.vpshealth.com/leadership-team |website=VPS Healthcare |accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-shamsheer-vayalil-built-vps-healthcare-into-a-1-billion-global-firm/|title=How Shamsheer Vayalil Built VPS into a $1 Billion Global Firm|website=Knowledge@Wharton}}</ref> * LLH Hospital – Abu Dhabi (2007) * LLH Hospital – Mussaffa (2008) * Lifeline Hospital, [[Sohar]], Oman (2011) * Life Care Hospital, [[Baniyas]], Abu Dhabi (2012) * Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi (2012) * Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, [[Dubai]] (2013) * Life Care Hospital, [[Musaffah]], Abu Dhabi (2014) * Tajmeel Kids Park Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi (2014) * Medeor Hospital, Abu Dhabi (2015) * Medeor Hospital, Dubai (2015) * Burjeel Hospital, [[Muscat]], Oman (2016) * Medeor Hospitals, [[Delhi]] NCR, India (2016) * Medeor International Hospital, [[Al Ain]], UAE (2016) * OccuMed Clinic, Abu Dhabi (2016) * Tajmeel Specialised Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi (2016) * Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Kerala, India (2016) * Burjeel Day Surgery Centre, Abu Dhabi (2017) * Burjeel Royal Hospital, Al Ain, UAE (2018) * Burjeel Specialty Hospital, [[Sharjah]] (2019) * Burjeel Medical City (Abu Dhabi) 2020 * Burjeel Retail Pharmacies (Abu Dhabi)
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