Mediclinic-owned Swiss hospital group Hirslanden is in talks to sell a hospital to rival Swiss Medical Network (SMN). The latter group recently sold a large minority stake in its property-owning company.
The price of pharmacies in Italy is soaring, HBI hears – and one new group looks to be setting the early pace in the race to create a network after legislation was passed allowing corporate ownership. Previously, pharmacy businesses could only be owned by licenced pharmacists but, on the recommendation of the Italian Competition Authority, […]
America’s largest private equity-held hospital operator Steward Health Care looks to be eyeing up a number of Southeast European countries, while its deal to run half of Malta’s public hospitals attracts scrutiny.
The NHS in England prides itself on the strength of its primary care. This service is set to become the backbone in the delivery of integrated care with primary care doctors coming together with pharmacies, care homes, hospitals and wider social care. The aim? To deliver better care that encourages prevention and patient recorded outcomes. So far the movement feels a little hobbyist. But payment and rewards are coming into place and it has funding for the next five years. Even the massive silos between social services and healthcare are being bridged. We report from Confed19 in Manchester.
The minority owners of Fortis' SRL are once again trying to exit the Indian lab market, as GCC's Aster DM look set to enter with the launch of a new lab business.
French nursing home group Domidep may have found a buyer, according to a market source. We look at other private equity and investor-owned nursing home groups in Europe and India
Listed EMEA hospital group Mediclinic International is building six additional day surgery clinics in South Africa as the move to outpatient care ramps up. We go through the major drivers of the trend, in South Africa and globally.
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