Hospital group HCA Healthcare UK is taking on 30 nurse refugees from Lebanon to work in its UK hospitals. Its charity partner wants to roll out the scheme to other private hospitals.
There are two big deals in fertility this week, as global investment company KKR has acquired health, wellness and fitness group GeneraLife IVF (formerly Ginefiv) from Southern Europe focussed Investindustrial, and Mediclinic Middle East has acquired 100% of Bourn Hall Fertility Centre in the MENA region.
Romania's public hospitals are overrun with COVID patients. The 3,400+ beds owned by the private sector aren't being used for infected patients but instead as an 'overflow' for the otherwise ill. HBI speaks to the CEO of Regina Maria, who says visits to its ER are up 25% and looks at the results of rival Medlife, where revenue is up 57% in the first nine months.
The Finnish competition regulator has approved Mehiläinen's acquisition of Vetrea's residential care business, showing that the big groups can still push for greater market share.
The Chinese government has banned remote consultations without prior diagnosis and forbidden AI as a substitute for doctors in a major crackdown on the digital health sector. The new rules have left stocks reeling.
UK homecare group Cera Care is expanding its network with 15 digital healthcare hubs across the UK to deliver telehealth and medication services. The tech-savvy operator will further launch a digital flu tracker and treatment system. HBI talks with Igal Aciman, Chief Commercial Officer at Cera to find out more.
Biogroup, the fast consolidator of the French lab market, has moved into the Iberian peninsular for the first time by acquiring two assets: Analiza and Cerba Internacional. HBI hears the multiple looks very, very low.
Thailand has re-opened for medical tourists without quarantine as the country seeks to revive its ailing medical tourism sector. We look at the impact that the 18-month ban has had on the country's big hospital groups Bumrungrad International Hospital and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS).
Romania's largest healthcare provider Medlife says it has Balkan ambitions while acquiring half of regional oncology provider Neolife. The emergence of pan-EU players continues after the infrastructure investor that earlier bought Medipass, has bought a 14+ clinic network in Germany.
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