Medical Malls would offer the widest array of medical services and provide a convenient, one stop environment designed for the healthcare consumers it serves.

It would also serve as an effective platform for interaction and commerce between professionals in the healthcare arena - doctors, healthcare providers, medical equipment / device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, medical insurance providers, etc.

The medical malls would also provide an ideal setting for healthcare conferences and exhibitions.

"A premier multispeciality hospital had an average of 25 patients using its preventive healthcare services every day. Given the drain on hospital resources and space limitation the hospital decided to relocate the health check-up department. This freed up more space for the acute care facilities for which there was a huge demande. Within a short duration, the numbers increased to 50 because of the better ambience, easier accessibility & dedicated equipment allocation. A win-win situation for both consumer and provider."

The rapid development of retail is also spurring consumption levels. There were only three shopping malls in india the year 2001 but by the year 2008 this figure is expected to grow to 328 shopping malls. As per Technopak analysis, almost 87million sq. ft. of mall space shall develop by 2007. Favorable demographics, enhanced infrastructure development and increasing consumer demand all serve to fuel this trend.

As Medical clinics in retail malls mature and grow, we also envisage the emergence of Medical Malls which offer the widest possible range of healthcare services on an ambulatory setting .This is seen as natural and logical progression, which would capitalize on the observed advantages and learning curve of the retail medical model while simultaneously addressing its limiting factors.

This would evolve from a retail medical clinic setting (outlined in chapter 1) to a pure medical mall per se. The pace of transition would depend on the success of the retail medical malls and the growth of the healthcare market.