Content Writer: Janice Chew • Wednesday, 25/11/2025 - 22:28:25 - PM
The newly opened iRad Hospital, located within the Studio City Macau integrated resort, has entered a strategic partnership with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) to launch a comprehensive cross-border medical concierge service covering the Greater Bay Area.
The partnership, announced on 17 November 2025, is based on iRad’s resort-style healthcare model and HKSH’s century-old reputation for medical excellence. The arrangement aims to provide patients access to expanded specialty resources, integrated care coordination, personalised treatment planning and smooth institutional referrals across Macau and Hong Kong.
The initiative also aligns with the Macau SAR government’s “1 + 4” industrial diversification policy, by bolstering the non-gaming component of integrated resorts and positioning Studio City as a destination not only for leisure but also for health tourism.
The iRad facility itself, part of Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s expansion in Macau, officially opened in October 2025. It offers advanced diagnostic and imaging services—including MRI and CT scans—within the resort complex, which is marketed as a first-of-its-kind private hospital in an integrated resort environment.
For patients, the concierge programme enables scheduling of cross-institutional specialist visits, streamlined coordination between iRad and HKSH, and tailored healthcare pathways linking resort-based diagnostics with full tertiary care if required.
From a business and strategic perspective, this partnership reflects the broader trend of gaming/resort operators pivoting into wellness, healthcare and tourism-adjacent services. For Melco and its affiliates, embedding premium medical services deepens the resort’s value proposition and helps capture higher-margin non-gaming spend. Meanwhile, HKSH extends its network reach into Macau and the Greater Bay Area via association with iRad.
In summary, the iRad-HKSH alliance marks a significant step in Macau’s shift from a purely gaming-driven economy toward a mixed leisure-health-tourism hub. With integrated resort platforms embracing healthcare, the region may see new synergies between travel, wellness and high-end medical services — potentially redefining what a “destination resort” means in the Greater Bay Area context.
