Georgia Healthcare Group announced the completion of the construction of Mega Laboratory, the large diagnostics laboratory in Georgia as well as in the entire Caucasus region. Mega Lab will be formally opened on December 17, 2018. The multi-disciplinary laboratory, equipped with the most up-to-date infrastructure and equipment, covers 7,500 square metres. High-capacity automated systems will enable GHG to provide accurate, high quality results for the country's whole population. The laboratory will cover a full set of clinical and pathology tests, some of which are being introduced in the region for the first time. The high technology unified laboratory will collect samples, initially from the Group's hospitals and polyclinics throughout Georgia. The test results will be distributed automatically to each hospital and polyclinic within the Group, through internal Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), enabling to be significantly more efficient and provide a reliable service to patients. As the Group's internal demand will cover only one third of laboratory's capacity, Mega Lab plans to develop a retail network and to work on additional B2B contracts, contracting and serving healthcare facilities outside the Group. Currently, the laboratory is in the process of consolidating the Group's internal demand and building an effective logistic system that will be finalised within two to three months. The project is supported by colleagues from Jordan, "Biolab", a subsidiary of IDH Group, who have several years of experience in this field. Biolab is the only laboratory in the Kingdom that has received JCI accreditation as an independent laboratory, and will support Mega Lab to get the same accreditation over the next few years. They are conducting training and knowledge sharing for personnel and are also creating an initial technical base.