Medical tourism complex planned in Maine

A Beijing-based developer wants to convert two former shoe factory buildings in the state of Maine into a medical tourism complex for well-off patients who come to the US from China for treatment, according to the Lewiston Sun Journal.

The newspaper reported on July 31 that Auburn would be the site for the upscale residence proposed by the Shengton Group. The company would target wealthy retirees or seniors and financially stable middle-age people who would be able to afford to come to the US for treatment, according to the newspaper. That treatment would include care at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and traditional Chinese treatment at the residence.

The company completed the purchase of the buildings in July through a Maine company it created, Miracle Enterprises, the newspaper said.

One of the developers said the company was attracted by Auburn’s clean air and water and fresh food, according to the newspaper.

The investors said they estimated it would cost $30 million to $40 million to renovate the buildings and develop the site.

— Chan Jun