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San Donato set to buy American Heart of Poland

The largest Italian hospital group is set to buy a majority of American Heart of Poland, a fast-growing Polish hospital group, in its first serious move outside Italy, although it has also outlined expansion plans in the Middle East. This deal is also backed by GKSD Investment Holding, the vehicle of Tunisian entrepreneur, Kamel Ghribi. But what exactly is San Donato buying?
August 25, 2023

Counting the Cost: The impact of inflation on Europe’s health care market

What impact has the high inflation of the past 18 months had on growth in Europe’s health care market? Have for-profit operators been able to pass on cost increases to payors? And have patients paying out of pocket, in the face of rising prices and squeezed budgets, cut back at all? In this first instalment to answer these questions, we focus on the for-profit hospital, imaging and nursing home sectors in the UK, France and Germany.
August 18, 2023

Counting the Cost: The impact of inflation on Europe’s health care market

What impact has the high inflation of the past 18 months had on growth in Europe’s health care market? Have for-profit operators been able to pass on cost increases to payors? And have patients paying out of pocket, in the face of rising prices and squeezed budgets, cut back at all? In this first instalment […]
August 18, 2023

Interview – Ingeborg Oie, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer, Huma 

In this wide ranging interview we discuss the future of remote patient monitoring (RPM) software and government progress in ehealth. Through its RPM platform,  Huma claims to massively cut costs and improve outcomes for patients with chronic conditions.
August 16, 2023

American Heart of Poland set to sell before election

We hear that American Heart of Poland, with €250m revenue, has found a buyer. M&A is quiet in much of Europe but roaring in Poland where groups are set to sell before general and presidential elections late in the autumn of 2023. Click here to see the largest hospital groups in Europe by revenue in […]
August 11, 2023

Diagnostic imaging capacity by country – and its impact on mortality

Diagnostic imaging capacity varies significantly by country, even amongst rich nations. Using OECD data, we look at how the number of CT scanners and MRI scanners per million inhabitants varies between 39 OECD+ countries, and whether this has an impact on avoidable mortality for 27 of those countries. We used 2019 data, to avoid any distortion from Covid.
August 11, 2023

Stalemate for the only solution to doctor shortages

An innovative distance learning platform that trains doctor for just €100,000 has frozen its 2023 intake thanks to the intransigence and obfuscation of the medical profession. Malta-based EDU, accredited by Maastricht University Hospital, has faced four years of delay in accreditation from the Medical Association of Malta despite being able to demonstrate that its doctors outperform those trained in university hospitals.
August 11, 2023

See the Global Top 50 by Market Cap

Who are the Global Top 50 Health Care Service Companies by market cap and what does this tell us about the industry? What is striking is how very few of the top 50 are now EMEA companies - just 13, and of those only four are headquartered in Europe, rather than the Middle East or South Africa. 
August 11, 2023
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