US healthcare giant’s inaugural clinic set to open on New Cavendish Street next year.
An American leading healthcare provider and academic medical institution’s inaugural UK clinic will focus on providing a “conductor of the orchestra” of patient care to “de-segment” treatment, said Dr. Sandeep Kapur, medical director of Cedars-Sinai Clinic in London.
Dr Sandeep Kapur, medical director, and Dr Vikas Mehta, head of executive health and concierge medicine at Cedars-Sinai Clinic in London spoke to the Harley Street Health District Digest ahead of the opening of the US healthcare brand’s flagship clinic, which is expected to complete construction and open on New Cavendish Street during the first quarter of next year.
The New Cavendish clinic plans come after the Cedars-Sinai team opened its first London clinic in the Royal Brompton outpatient clinic on Wimpole Street in March following signing a strategic partnership agreement with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust.
The two organisations said when the partnership between the two ‘academic medical leaders’ was unveiled that it was formed to share expertise to overcome “common challenges and opportunities” in the UK and US health systems and drive forward a common “commitment to the highest quality patient care enabled by leading-edge research and innovation”.
The Cedars-Sinai Clinic in London currently offers access to MRI, CT, cardiac testing and Ultrasound via its partnership with GSTT. The new ‘flagship’ facility will also offer ultrasound, echo and Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) onsite, and plans to reveal further specialties to be offered at the New Cavendish Street clinic ‘in the near future’.
Speaking earlier this month, Dr Kapur explained how the new clinic’s mission will be to “de-segment” private patients’ care in London by providing a missing “conductor of the orchestra” for coordinated patient care.
“The primary ethos of private health care in London has typically centred around offering patients’ faster access to procedures. But, in my view, simply shortening waiting times isn’t enough,” he said.
“Patients deserve more than just speed – they expect a standard of service that matches their needs. In any other industry, subpar service would be unacceptable, and the same should apply to health care.”
What’s often missing for patients here is a coordinator of their care – a team who truly understands the patient, navigates their medical journey, and ensures that treatments fit seamlessly into their lives. Just like GPs used to do years ago, we know our patients – what their lifestyles are, what they do for a living, what’s feasible for them, and that level of personalised care is what we’re committed to providing,” he added.
Dr Mehta said the organisation will continue to expand and add specialties as the needs arise. “We want to ensure that our team is committed to putting patient care and experience at the heart of all we do”.
Since establishing its first hospital well over a century ago in 1902, Cedars-Sinai now treats over 1m patients and employs over 2.8K doctors. It is also involved in clinical research and currently has 2.2k projects underway including studies looking at new approaches to cardiology and the use of AI in imaging to detect multiple conditions.
Its global footprint includes clinics, offices, and strategic collaborations around the world spanning Mexico, Ecuador, Singapore, Qatar and China.
“Our network continues to grow, but our focus never changes – the patient is always at the centre,” said Dr. Heitham Hassoun. Chief Executive, Cedars-Sinai International.
Learn more at cedars.sinai.co.uk.
