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Should private investors fund Proton Therapy Centres?

The Proton Therapy Center (PTC) in Prague, one of the very few private proton centres in Europe, is the source of a dispute between Erste Bank, which lent it CZK 4.2bn (€153m) and VZP, the largest Czech insurer. We look at what is going on, and at the business model behind it.
February 7, 2014

German healthcare tourism streaks ahead

Germany treated 224,000 foreign patients in 2012. But how many flew to Germany for treatment, as opposed to being sick holiday-makers? How do the numbers compare to the UK and other European countries? And how many are treated in the private sector? One thing is sure: Russia is Germany’s largest market today.
January 28, 2014

FREE BLOG Filling the vacuum

It is striking that there are no more than a handful of private hospitals focused on private, self-funding patients in Russia and the former Warsaw Pact countries.
January 13, 2014

Americans scour Europe

US property investors are getting much more adventurous. Some are considering investing in Greek and Spanish hospital groups. We look at why and how they will invest.
December 6, 2013

Interview: Dag Andersson, CEO, Diaverum

With close to 300 dialysis centres in 19 countries, Diaverum's Dag Andersson claims to run “the most global healthcare service in the world”. The company is majority-owned by private equity house Bridgepoint, which hired JP Morgan in January 2013 to review the company's strategic options. We speak to Andersson about Diaverum's future.
November 18, 2013

Interview: Pawel Maj, Management Board Member, Skyline Ventures S.A.

Polish venture capital fund Skyline Ventures' primary healthcare investment is in care home and homecare company House Domowa Opieka. With private players struggling to break into the Polish homecare market, we interview one of the players behind a rare successful investment on the scene. The company has around 1,000 employees, with six offices in Poland and one in Germany. Sales have increased five-fold from 2012, with the company breaking even this year.
October 14, 2013

Russia paves the way for private care operators

Russia is moving forward with policies to allow private players to enter the Russian nursing care market, says managing partner at Senior Group Russia Alexei Sidnev, who is deep in talks with the state. Russia spends around 30% of its government budget on social care. On top of that, it is estimated that the population of over-80-year-olds will double by 2020. Right now, just 1% of long-term care beds in Russia are private. Sidnev outlines five policy changes to Healthcare Europa.
October 11, 2013

Falck starts clinic chain in Russia

Danish emergency services and clinic provider Falck is moving into Russia. In mid-July, the company will open a clinic in Vladivostock with 15 overnight beds, employing 125 staff and offering a range of mostly low-acuity elective surgery.
June 21, 2013
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