During the period of Changzhou-Shanghai economic cooperation week, Columbia Pacific Capital Management (CPC) planned set up the first foreign sole-capital medical institutions with total investment of 300 million us dollars in PHOENIX NEW CITY of Tianning district. Through field trip and several rounds of communication, both sides have signed investment agreements, and 100 mu project areas have been formalized.

CPC was established in 2006, which oversees an international healthcare business that develops and operates hospitals, clinics and senior housing, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Chen Meilan, CEO in great China of CPC said she was deeply touched by Changzhou government's emphasis on the project of Columbia international Health Village. And the aging problems have been arousing great attention all over the world. 

She said the medical institutions invested by CPC in Changzhou will pursue Medical-Nursing Combined Care Mode, which will be part of the community’s service for the elderly with the institutions set up within the communities. The first phase of the project contains 200 medical beds and 200 senior housing beds. Presently the charging standard of CPC Medical-Nursing Combined in Shanghai is about 12000 yuan per month, and will be 8000 yuan per month in Changzhou after the completion of establishments with the same hardware facilities and service level as in Shanghai.

    上海活动周期间，哥伦比亚太平洋管理集团计划在天宁区凤凰新城设立省内首家外资独资医疗机构，总投资约3亿美元。双方经过实地考察和多轮沟通，已签订投资协议，正式确定项目面积100亩。

   哥伦比亚太平洋管理集团成立于2006年，是专注于开发及运营国际医院及养老机构的投资企业，总部位于美国华盛顿州西雅图。

   哥伦比亚太平洋管理集团中国区CEO陈美兰表示，常州市政府对哥伦比亚国际医疗园区项目的重视令她感动不已。目前，无论国际国内，人口老龄化问题都引起越来越广泛的关注。

   她说，哥伦比亚集团在常州投资的医疗机构，将推行医养结合模式，把养老机构设立在社区，作为社区一分子为老年人服务。机构一期将建成医疗床位200张、养老床位100张。目前，哥伦比亚在上海地区的医养结合收费标准约为每月1.2万元，常州的机构建成后，收费标准拟定为每月8000元，将采取与上海机构相同的硬件设施与服务水平。