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Second Russian hospital to list in London in US$1bn IPO

Russian hospital group European Medical Center is set to list on the LSE in the first half of 2018. Its minority private equity owners, Baring Vostok Partners, will seek an exit in a listing that could value the company close to US$1bn.

Care Delivery: Building integrated care for patients with many co-morbidities

The term integrated care can sometimes feel like an over-used buzzword.  So it can help to think about what it means for the very patients who are most often failed by existing fragmented systems of care. For Jonathan Darer that means those with complex co-morbidities and how they are treated across the medical system from acute to their homes. Here we to talk to Dr.Darer, Medical Director, Siemens Healthineers and former chief innovation officer at Geisinger to explore why and what integrated care for such patients should look like and how to best deliver it. Few healthcare systems in the world are yet capable of delivering a continuity of care experience that is needed for these complex patients.

Disappointing birth rates in China slash ob/gyn group Harmonicare’s profit

A disappointing birth rate saw profits plunge at Harmonicare Medical Holdings, the largest private Chinese hospital group dedicated to gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics, despite China scrapping its single child policy.  The company's 2017 FY report shows Harmonicare’s net profit dropped by 71% to RMB27.39m (US$6.8m) and diluted earnings per share also plunged by 71% to RMB36.10 (US$5.7m). EBITDA also […]

Ivory Coast has opportunities in imaging, labs and complex surgery

We talk to a consultant who tells us of a sea of private operators seeking financing from abroad, particularly in the areas of diagnostic imaging, medical laboratories and complex surgery - the three areas with the highest capex requirements. An unmet need for those services could mean a sound business opportunity. 

FREE BLOG Emerging market players are a match for anyone

There is a view that big European and US operators have a management expertise which will enable them to enter emerging markets in their chosen sector be it hospitals, elderly care, rehab or labs. That isn’t true. On the contrary, we are seeing Emerging Market operators who are better, faster and cheaper than anything Europeans […]

Luz Saude to delist

Fosun owned Luz Saude, the second largest Portuguese hospital group, is set to delist from the Lisbon stock exchange and trading has been suspended ahead of the move.

Philips buys stake in Med360

Imaging giant Philips has bought a stake in Med360, Germany's largest imaging service provider. Such vertical integration has long been talked about but is now becoming reality. 

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