Court documents reveal that the administrators of UAE's largest hospital group NMC Health are expecting a formal vote on the restructuring deal in June, as the process is held up by a complex legal case.
Under new measures introduced by Mario Draghi’s government at the end of April 2021 healthcare workers who refuse the vaccine will be transferred, demoted, or suspended without pay.
Global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care has made a £1bn offer to acquire listed UK group Spire Healthcare, but some investors may reject the offer and share price movements show another bid may be expected. The 29.9% shareholder, Mediclinic, has agreed to sell to Ramsay despite making a similar takeover offer three years ago. It comes during a UK market pivot towards NHS activity to help clear massive backlogs after Covid.
Assisted living operators in Switzerland are using the same asset-light business model that is dominant in France and Germany. As HBI continues to grow its HBI Intelligence report on assisted living, we speak to Stefan Buser, who used to work for Swiss nursing home and assisted living operator SENIOcare, to find out why.
For Europe's digital health start-ups, the average size of a funding round has doubled since 2020 and quadrupled since 2018. New reimbursement schemes, better regulation and the pandemic have driven more and more investors to the sector.
GPs in the UK have said that telehealth has left practices feeling overwhelmed by patient demand, with some requesting e-consultations every single day. It's not the first market where telehealth has driven over-consumption of healthcare services.
Pan-Nordic care group Attendo, which runs 350 nursing homes in Scandinavia, is struggling to recover occupancy in Sweden. The picture is better in Finland, but a scandal over the treatment of a whistle-blower in the Swedish press has damaged the groups image.
Global dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care has issued bonds with an aggregate principal amount of US$1.5bn across two tranches. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of outstanding indebtedness.
Listed Swiss Investment company Aevis Victoria has agreed to buy out the remaining physician shareholders of Zurich-based Klinik Pyramide and integrate it into its hospital subsidiary Swiss Medical Network.
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