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Ageing societies won’t guarantee healthcare services capital

The healthcare services industry presents the greying of populations across much of the world as a guaranteed source of future demand. Investment, it is assumed, will flood in looking to fuel the industry’s subsequent growth. But the message from The Economist’s Ageing Societies conference was that the industry must extend its pitch to investors beyond narrow demographics.
December 5, 2016

Medlife to IPO by end of the year

Medlife, Romania’s largest healthcare group, has announced it plans to list up to 44% of its shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVBp, by IPO, by the end of the year.
December 2, 2016

Elsan expands to Morocco ahead of leveraged loan financing

France’s second largest hospital operator Elsan has bought a hospital in Morocco – Healthcare Europa understands. The moves comes as banks are lining up a leveraged loan backing owner CVC ahead of Elsan’s acquisition of MédiPôle Partenaires, the country’s third largest hospital group.
December 2, 2016

Interview: Daniel Öhman, CEO, GHP

With 18 facilities across Sweden, Finland and the UAE, GHP has pioneered “holistic” centres, each focused on specific conditions. So someone with a back problem can get physiotherapy, surgery, osteopathy and even psychiatry from one centre. GHP is also now managing four hospitals with 700 staff in the UAE. We talk to Öhman about GHP’s work with Swedish insurer Skandia which now pays the company on a per capita/quality basis for patients with orthopaedic and spine problems, conditions which make up nearly half of all pay-outs for insurers. We think this move to per capita payments for such conditions from some form of DRG payment is unique in Europe.
December 2, 2016

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December 2, 2016

Healthcare drones – no longer a flight of fancy

The reality of drones (unmanned aircraft) in healthcare has arrived: there is a whole squadron now performing flights in both the developed and developing world. Safety regulations have grounded the lofty ambitions of some drone companies - but not US-based Zipline. It has launched successfully in Rwanda and, with US$43m of investment behind it, the company looks to be flying high.
December 1, 2016

Singapore healthcare provider Fullerton aborts IPO

Singapore healthcare provider Fullerton has deferred its long-awaited IPO after a wave of complaints surrounding its business model, citing uncertain market conditions. We speak to Vivek Jetley, CEO of advisory firm Urbana Health.
December 1, 2016

BDMS targets tourists with Phuket brain health centre – and plans wellness network

Thai hospital giant, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), has opened a brain health centre in the southern tourist hub of Phuket. It aims to attract medical tourists as well as combatting the growth of cognitive impairments resulting from the region's ageing population. We spoke to the CEO of the institute Kongkiat Kespechara.
November 30, 2016

Blow for Vithas in Nisa’s take over

Accionistas X Nisa, the platform regrouping Spanish hospital group Nisa’s minority shareholders, has managed to obtain a combined stake of over 50%. The news comes as a blow to Vithas, Nisa’s largest single shareholder, which has been trying to secure control of the company since the summer.
November 30, 2016
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