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“Hawaii of China” promotes international medical tourism

The "Chinese Hawaii" is being promoted heavily as an international medical tourism destination, with tax incentives and the promise of "accelerated construction" by a regional government keen to encourage international investor and operator interest.

March 14, 2018

NMC growth makes it a FTSE 100 one to watch

London-listed Middle Eastern healthcare group NMC Health saw impressive 31% revenue growth – half organic - and 43% EBITDA growth in 2017. Net profit, margin and EPS are also up, and the healthcare segment has outperformed distribution significantly.

March 12, 2018

Margin drops steeply in Belgian care homes

Lower occupancy rates and more medicalisation spells tough times for Belgian care homes.

March 9, 2018

Mediclinic swings to loss after investment write-offs

Shares in London-listed South Africa-based Mediclinic fell steeply but then rallied, as the group released its 2018 results for the year to March.

March 1, 2018

Profits up at Fresenius after strong hospital sales and Quironsalud acquisition

Strong sales in the hospital segment of Germany-based healthcare giant Fresenius, and the acquisition of Quironsalud in Spain, were behind a rise in net profit in FY2017- but potential changes to staff ratio rules in Germany could limit profits going forwards.

February 28, 2018

Natalie Douglas quits Healthcare at Home

The CEO of Healthcare at Home, the high revenue, low margin medicalised homecare giant with billions in revenue in the UK and a sales presence in DACH, has stepped down.

February 28, 2018

Italy’s largest hospital chain building 16-story hospital in Milan

Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato, Italy's largest private hospital chain, is building a 16-story hospital in Milan. Milan.

February 28, 2018

Abraaj puts new investments on hold, as founder relinquishes control

The founder of Dubai-based private equity fund Abraaj, Arif Naqvi, has handed the running of the fund to two chief executives, placing new investments on hold while independent consultants review the company’s corporate governance and controls.

February 27, 2018

France cuts the MCO tariff by 1.2% for for-profit sector

The French government has today announced that tariffs to reimburse healthcare will be decreased by 1.2% from March 1, 2018 compared to the 2017 tariff levels.

February 26, 2018

Rhoen plans campus hospitals

Rhoen Klinikum is to get an extra €15m a year for 2017 and annually hereafter until at least 2021 from the state of Hesse for its research and teaching work at Giessen and Marburg, the only privatised University hospital in Germany. CEO Stefan Holzinger's new strategy is to persuade outpatient specialists to move their offices to Rhoen outpatient units to create more referrals in its specialist hospitals and a better patient experience. But 2017 saw an adjusted GAAP EBITDA margin of only 8.1%, low compared to the mid-teens achieved by bigger rivals such as Helios and Sana.

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