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HBI: Lessons learned from COVID in South Asian Hospitals

South Asia’s healthcare systems were hit hard by Covid. A panel of advisors, investors and operators at HBI 2021 shared their experiences of reacting to COVID and discussed how it had presented opportunities to do things differently.

HBI 2021: Half UK hospitals use robots

Around five in ten hospitals in the UK use robotic surgery, while 65% of university hospitals in Strasbourg have less than two rooms equipped with robots. How diverse are healthcare systems across different geographies in adopting robots? At a session on digital transformation at HBI 2021, the panel asked: 'What is possible with robotic surgery today, and how is it impacting the market'?

Voyage Care ‘about to sell’

HBI hears from multiple sources that the largest special adult care provider in the UK, Voyage Care, is about to be put up for sale. We look at how, why and when its longstanding private equity (PE) owners could make an exit.

HBI 2021: 40% of elderly care in France is short-stays

Four in ten nursing home residents in France are on short-stays according to an EU-based operator at HBI 2021. Covid-driven trends as the elderly care sector recovers was the other hot topic of conversation.

HBI 2021: The mental health pandemic running alongside Covid

The long term impact of COVID on mental health and psychiatry is unknown as demand is increasing, a panel of European experts at HBI 2021 conference said. They discussed polyaddiction and new symptoms, mental health tech, and the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workforce.

Amanat sells minority stake in IMC

GCC-investor Amanat Holdings has sold its 13% stake in hospital International Medical Centre, a month after CEO Mohamad Hamade told HBI that it was shifting its strategy towards majority investments.

Sweden’s new budget has money for care, but organisational issues remain

The Swedish government proposed a new budget totalling €7.3bn (SEK74bn) to the parliament, Riksdag, on Monday (September 20). Roughly  SEK2.5bn (€247m) is being allocated to elderly care to help the sector recover from COVID. Despite improvements, HBI hears lack of level-playing field between municipalities remains a real struggle.

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