Icon signs agreement with China’s world-class Sanbo Hospital Group

Today, 28th February 2019, Icon Group (Icon) officially signed a milestone agreement with China’s Sanbo Brain Hospital Management Group (Sanbo) to deliver radiation oncology services. These services are set to open later this year in their Chang’an hospital in Chongqing.

Sanbo is a group of Chinese hospitals internationally recognised for delivering specialist neurological services, including treatments for brain cancer. The agreement will see Icon operate the Chang’an Chongqing centre, with the site already in initial stages of development.

Icon will manage the facility in partnership with Sanbo, embedding a blend of international expertise to deliver a high-quality approach to cancer care. The centre will have the capacity to treat 900 patients annually.

“To be able to provide this expertise is a game changer and will further complement the services we will be delivering on-the-ground in China,” Mr Middleton said.

This centre is the first of many expected to be announced by Icon, with further agreements in various stages of completion.This announcement is another step forward in Icon’s growth into Asia and the realisation of making a difference to the millions of cancer patients in the region.