Starcare Health Systems is a UK-based healthcare management company with expertise in hospital management and providing consultancy services. Considering our distinctive understanding and experience in the Sultanate, we decided to initiate the business process in the GCC, starting in Oman.

A few years back a group of entrepreneurs, doctors, and businessmen had a brainstorming session on increasing and improving the throughput of surgical cases in India. The idea of Nova short-stay surgical centers was born out of this discussion. Until recently, short-stay surgery has not been given much attention except in the UK, where all services are provided free, and where the potential cost benefits of short-stay hospital facilities are particularly attractive to the Exchequer.

Poor eating habits, sleep deprivation, and sedentary lifestyles have contributed to the growth of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, strokes, heart diseases, fatty livers, osteoarthritis, and so on. Our hospital has a team of highly qualified doctors and support staff to combat the full spectrum of lifestyle diseases.

I think expatriates make up 75% of our business, with the rest being Omani. They are primarily Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Sri Lankans. It is not that other countries are not represented, but these make up the majority of our clients. I am also happy to tell you that Omanis come, and they genuinely enjoy their time here.

Today, our portfolio is balanced evenly between the retail pharmacy and the supplies business, which again is split equally between public and private sales. We have developed in tandem with the national and at the same pace of progession.

The healthcare sector is a high-growth, high-opportunity market in Oman. The private healthcare system is mushrooming and several regions are becoming increasingly industrialized and developed. Projects coming up in the next few years, such as International Medical City, will provide huge opportunities across the sector.