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March 2007

A top-notch hospital finds consumers willing to pay premiums for luxury care

In need of a holiday? A visit to the Xiyue Postnatal Hospital in Shanghai would be hard to beat.

Meaning "happiness" or "joyous" in Mandarin, the Xiyue is more like a holiday resort than a place of healing. Combining well-furnished rooms for mothers and children and a swimming pool, a golf course, tennis courts and karaoke bars for visitors, the hospital provides a powerful incentive for extending the recuperative period.

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