The half-year results of Australia-based multinational hospital group Ramsay Health Care were received positively by investors as revenue, profit and EBITDA all saw a jump.
Affidea subsidiary Fortius Clinic, which is the UK's largest orthopaedics company, is acquiring Schoen Clinic London, an orthopaedics hospital in central London which is part of Germany-based Schoen Clinic Group.
Retail tech giant Amazon has completed its $3.9bn acquisition of US primary care chain One Medical, after The US Federal Trade Commission gave the deal the green light. For the first time ever, a big tech company will now be involved in the delivery of clinic-based health care services.
Last month, thought leaders from private healthcare systems across the globe gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, to network, share their findings, and consider how emerging markets can become more resilient. HBI was there, and these are our key themes and takeaways.
Providers in Southeast Asia have made a pronounced push towards primary care in recent years - but it hasn’t been all plain sailing with logistical challenges and high costs to contend with. Singapore and the Philippines are leading the way, as attendees at the recent IFC conference in Cape Town, South Africa, heard.
The Hungarian government has demonised the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) after the doctor's union warned its members not to sign up to an on-call system for GPs. It sparks fresh concerns of a workforce exodus at a time when patients are increasingly turn to private care - and could be a boon for for-profits.
The landscape for diagnostic imaging has fundamentally changed over the last two decades, as imaging has shifted out of the hospital and teleradiology has taken off. Are cloud-based enterprise reporting platforms the answer? We speak to an enthusiastic reporting platform CEO and a more sceptical imaging operator to find out more.
Metro Pacific Hospitals, the Philippines' most expansive hospital chain with 12 hospitals and seven medical centres across the country, is considering going public at a valuation of up to $1bn in a revival of a plan that was initially shelved in 2019, according to reports.
Michael Sen, CEO of multinational healthcare conglomerate Fresenius, finally set out his long-awaited plan for a “Future Fresenius” at the group’s end of year results this week. But is it a radical shake up, or PR puff? HBI investigates why shareholders appear unconvinced.
Despite its reputation for excellent public healthcare and an economy as close to socialist as a capitalist country can be, private medical insurance (PMI) is on the up in Scandinavia. HBI speaks to three operators to find out more.
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