BWI: Omega Healthcare to Hire 1,400 by July 2010 in Chennai

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Omega Healthcare
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 03:34 PM IST (10:04 AM GMT)
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Omega Healthcare to Hire 1,400 by July 2010 in Chennai
Inaugurates New Facility

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Wednesday, July 08, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Omega Healthcare Management Services, a leading healthcare KPO/BPO company, inaugurated their state of the art facility today at Kandanchavadi. The new facility in Chennai spans nearly 45,000 sq ft and can accommodate 2,100 employees in multiple shifts. Currently, Omega Healthcare employs a total of 2,600 people of which 1,900 are located in Bangalore and 700 in Chennai. The company is expanding rapidly in Chennai and plans to hire an additional 1,400 employees by July 2010, bringing the total Omega team to 4,000.

Mr. Gopi Natarajan, Co-Founder & CEO, Omega Healthcare said, "We are immensely proud of our achievements. This facility is dedicated to all our employees who have worked tirelessly and shown tremendous commitment towards Omega. This is a very important milestone for us to establish a scalable infrastructure in Chennai and allow us to harness the incredible talent available here."

Mr. Anurag Mehta, Co-Founder & Executive V.P. of Omega Healthcare said, "The US healthcare sector is relatively immune to recessions and our expansion plans are in line with the growth that this industry continues to offer. This expansive facility is a result of the commitment and faith our clients have shown in us which is helping us grow rapidly."

Employees hired in the Chennai campus of Omega Healthcare will be working on medical coding, accounts receivable management and data entry into various client application systems. Graduates and post graduates in the life sciences area including doctors, dentists, nurses, and physical therapists will be hired for medical coding. Graduates with excellent communication and typing skills will be hired for the other functions.

About Omega Healthcare

Omega Healthcare is one of the premier offshore providers of medical coding, billing, accounts receivable management, claims processing, and healthcare revenue management services. Omega Healthcare is dedicated to providing these services to medical billing companies, accounts receivable management companies, and other aggregators of physician and hospital revenue cycle business in the United States.


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