Australia-based hospital operator Ramsay Health Care, which also operates in France, Indonesia, Malaysia, the UK and Italy, released its 2016 annual report on Thursday last week (6/10/16) for the year ending June 30. We speak to an analyst about the group’s results - and prospects for the future.
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GVM to launch its first China facility in early 2017
Days after opening a €3m diagnostics centre in Moscow, Italian hospital operator Gruppo Villa Maria (GVM) says its first facility in China is to launch early next year. We speak to vice-president Bruno Biagi about the group’s international strategy.
October 4, 2016
Eurofins buys Spanish group Megalab for €40m
French laboratory giant Eurofins has bought Madrid-based lab group Megalab for €40m.
October 4, 2016
Singapore-based Fullerton to IPO
Singapore-based healthcare provider Fullerton has received approval to list on the Singapore stock exchange, but could its S$1.5bn (almost €1bn) valuation be too high?
September 29, 2016
FREE BLOG Could Unilabs deal hasten the long-awaited sale of Cerba?
Might whichever group that buys Unilabs be tempted to go for another major asset on the market – French reference lab Cerba?
September 29, 2016
Pharmaceutical cost group model to be introduced in Czechia from 2018
Czechia is switching to a pharmaceutical cost group (GCP) model, which will allow capitation payment to be risk-adjusted for patients with chronic diseases. The move, originally scheduled for 2017, is deferred to 2018.
September 29, 2016
Unilabs set to sell for €1.5bn within weeks
Sources close to the Western European diagnostics chain say JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are in the process of raising the money to allow Synlabs to buy Unilabs in a deal valued at €1.5bn. And what about French reference lab Cerba, which PAI plans to sell before Christmas?
September 28, 2016
Brazilian HMO Unimed ABC to sell to Bain Capital-owned NotreDame Intermédica
Brazilian insurer-provider group Unimed ABC is to sell to Bain Capital-owned NotreDame Intermédica Saúde SA.
September 27, 2016
Italian care home group Sereni Orizzonti to expand in southern Italy
Sereni Orizzonti, which claims to be Italy’s third largest care home construction and management chain, wants to strengthen its presence in southern Italy –and build ten new facilities across Italy in the next five years.
September 22, 2016
Sistema may buy new hospital near Moscow
Russian conglomerate Sistema is one of two investors competing to buy up to 51% of a new hospital in the Moscow region for an estimated €11m, according to local reports.
September 22, 2016
NHS trusts still reluctant to outsource tests
NHS trusts in the UK are still avoiding outsourcing tests to private labs, despite the private sector demonstrating greater efficiency, says a consultant who has been working closely with both.
September 20, 2016
US investor Quantus plans $500m hospital project in Vietnam
US life sciences investor Quantus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) to develop a large hospital and medical research centre.
