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Ramsay Sante’s Capio integration and finances paint a puzzling picture

It's been nearly two years since Australian-owned French hospital group Ramsay Sante completed the acquisition of Nordic-French acute care operator Capio. Contacts give HBI their assessment of how the integration is going and we take a look at Capio's performance since it was acquired. 
October 15, 2020

Valencia continues to dismantle Alzira model

The left has removed another hospital from the pioneering Alzira model, whereby a consortium of a for-profit payor, a provider and a property company is paid on a per capita basis to handle all the primary and secondary health care needs of 100,000-250,000 people.
October 15, 2020

COVID-19: The view from Africa

Africa needs to come together to find a solution to the COVID crisis, which has proved to be as much an economic one as a healthcare one - and cannot and should not rely on help from outside. This was the view of an expert panel which convened online to discuss COVID-19, healthcare more generally, and African economics.
October 15, 2020

Liberia during COVID: A case study for Africa?

A health crisis leading to an economic downturn and a political crisis. Here is a case study of how COVID has hit Liberia based on the view of Gyude Moore, senior policy fellow at the Centre for Global Development, and former Minister of Public Work speaking on Saturday (October 10).
October 15, 2020

Korian shares dive 10% as it announces capital raise for Inicea deal

Shares in pan-European elderly care group Korian dived by 10% after it announced a €400m capital raise to fund the acquisition of France's third-largest psychiatry provider Inicea from infrastructure investor Antin. But did it pay over-the-odds and do all shareholders support the capital raise? We talk to an analyst from Bryan, Garnier & Co.
October 8, 2020

Covid grows the lab market in 2020

HBI Intelligence is now forecasting that most European lab markets will be larger in 2020, than our pre-Covid forecasts. That is despite deep dips in March and April, with some groups thinking about firing two-thirds of their staff and defaulting on rent.
October 8, 2020

Mediclinic shareholder invests in low-end primary care triage platform

Invenfin, the venture capital arm of Mediclinc investor Remgro, has taken a stake in a primary care provider that aims to serve the 40% of South Africans that are employed, but uninsured. National HealthCare Group says its Whatsapp triage solution can cut the cost of primary care by up to two thirds and that Remgro will now encourage roll out in its portfolio companies.
October 8, 2020

HBI updates dental market forecasts as operators face second wave

Dental markets have reopened following the pandemic peak but the impact may be felt for many months to come, not least because of a second wave winter. HBI has added new post-COVID market size data on the Intelligence platform based on conversations with operators. Most think new national lockdowns are unlikely but regional lockdowns, prolonged economic uncertainty for patients, and scared patients are all causing concern.
October 8, 2020

Concerns COVID is turning dentistry into a reactive service

Delays in treatment caused directly by COVID-19 and a reluctance to attend routine appointments are turning preventative dental markets into reactive ones. The financial pressures resulting from the pandemic means there might not be a big enough supply of dentists to cope with the pent up demand.
October 8, 2020
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