2012-02-14 07:35:11 -

Omasairaala Oy will be a hospital for outpatient surgery, specialising in the
examination and treatment of orthopaedic diseases and injuries. The hospital
will be founded in Helsinki and it will begin to operate in early 2013.

Omasairaala Oy will focus on the examination and treatment of musculoskeletal
diseases and injuries. Harri Aho will act as the hospital's Managing Director,
and Markus Torkki, M.D., will take up his duties as the hospital's Chief Medical
Officer in early September. The operating theatre capacity of the new hospital
is planned to accommodate annually some 7,000 outpatient surgeries.
Guaranteeing quick access to treatment is in everyone's best interests

Annually, some 700,000 Finns are injured at home or during their leisure time.
Each year, road accidents and other accidents cause more than two million days
of   sickness absence. Investing more in the prevention of accidents and ensuring
quick access to treatment and rehabilitation would reduce the number of lost
working days significantly.
"Top-quality service is at the core of our operations. This means starting the
right treatment as soon as possible. Our objective is to take care of our
customers in the best possible way, from the accident until recovery. Quick
recovery is also beneficial to employers and the society," says Harri Aho,
Managing Director of Omasairaala.

Services of the new hospital available to everyone
Omasairaala Oy is owned by Pohjola Insurance Ltd, which holds a significant
market share of the non-life insurance business in Finland. Partnership with
Omasairaala will supplement Pohjola Insurance Ltd's partner network of 160
medical centres and hospitals currently in charge of the treatment of Pohjola
Insurance Ltd's customers' diseases and injuries.

"Omasairaala's orthopaedic services will be available to everyone, and we will
not limit the access to hospital services only to Pohjola Insurance's
customers," says Managing Director Harri Aho.

Central location and good connections essential in choosing the hospital
building

The final decision regarding the hospital building has not yet been made, but we
already have several alternatives.

Harri Aho came to lead Omasairaala Oy from Fonecta Ltd. As Terveystalo Ltd's
Managing Director, Mr Aho was involved in building a nationwide network of
private health care services.

Markus Torkki, M.D., will come to Omasairaala Oy from medical centre
Lääkärikeskus Dextra and take up his duties as Chief Medical Officer in early
September.

We will provide more information on the progress of the project in late March or
early April.


For more information, please contact:
Harri Aho, Managing Director, Omasairaala Oy, tel. +358 (0)400 783 777
Jouko Pölönen, President, Pohjola Insurance Ltd, tel. +358 (0)10 253 2691
firstname.lastname (a) pohjola.fi




Harri Aho: 
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Markus Torkki: 
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