Healthcare provider Aster DM looks at asset-light plan for India expansion

It is rolling out a 350-bed multi-specialty hospital in Bengaluru next year with a capex of Rs 200 crore

Health care services provider Aster DM Healthcare is looking at an asset-light strategy to expand its footprint in India.

While the NSE-listed company will provide the manpower and management in this model, the intermediary partner will bring in the investment for the hospital infrastructure and medical equipment. “This would be a zero capex model where we would be the hospital operator,” said Harish Pillai, chief executive officer, Aster India, Aster DM Healthcare.

The India business of Aster Healthcare accounts for 17-18 per cent of the total global revenue, which the company wants to increase to 25 per cent in the next 2-3