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Turkish hospital groups battle to protect under-threat medical tourism market

Medical tourism to Turkey from Libya, Russia and Western Europe has entered a drought, as Turkey feels the effect of political instability at home and abroad. Reliable data about healthcare is scarce but the headline figure for international arrivals is clear: they are down 41% this year. How are Turkish hospital groups fighting back? We investigate.
September 6, 2016

FREE BLOG Two business models that do work – after all!

A few years ago we scratched our heads and dismissed two very different business ideas as “no-goers” – teleradiology and formalising “Ladies from the East.” How wrong we were. For many years teleradiology really didn’t look like a flyer. Public sector hospitals  didn’t want to outsource image interpretation to the private sector. And (very well […]
September 6, 2016

Fresenius Helios buys Quirónsalud

Fresenius Helios has acquired Quirónsalud, the largest Spanish hospital group, in a move which finally takes the largest German group outside its home country. The deal creates a hospital division inside Fresenius with sales of around €8bn, making it by far the largest private hospital player in Europe and larger than international comparitors Ramsay, Mediclinic, Netcare or Life.
September 6, 2016

FREE BLOG Two business models we didn’t think would fly

A few years ago we scratched our heads and dismissed two very different business ideas as “no-goers” – teleradiology and formalising “Ladies from the East.” How wrong we were. For many years teleradiology really didn’t look like a flyer. Public sector hospitals  didn’t want to outsource image interpretation to the private sector. And (very well […]
September 5, 2016

Publicly listed European hospital groups: Financial review and comparison

How is the European hospital sector faring? Who are the winners and losers and what does this tell us about the health of the sector? We compare first half results from the big players - Capio, Rhoen, Helios, Spire, Aevis Victoria, Ramsay Health Care and BMI (Netcare), as well as privately-held Asklepios and listed outsource specialist Pihlajalinna. There are some fascinating differences.
September 1, 2016

The future of healthcare in Nigeria: PPPs and the NHIS?

Healthcare investors generally take a fancy to Nigeria. Africa’s most populous country has a growing middle class and will one day finally put some distance between itself and South Africa as its largest economy. The petrodollars already flow freely into healthcare. But no one has bothered to keep them in the country: not the existing fragmented private sector, nor the government, which has other priorities – President Buhari has been treated in London, after all! So, surely, all that’s left to do is fly in, start a JV with a local partner, consolidate and cut off the medical tourism leak at source?
September 1, 2016
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