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Ribera Salud’s President and CEO both sacked by parent Vivalto Santé due to differing strategic visions

Alberto de Rosa, President and founder of Ribera Salud, one of Spain’s largest private hospital groups, has been given the sack by the company’s majority shareholder, French hospital group Vivalto Santé, because of disagreements over strategy. Elisa Tarazona, CEO, has also been booted out.

June 2, 2025

Spire slashing 400 hospital jobs to increase efficiency and flexibility

Spire, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, plans to hand out redundancy packages to about 400 of its ~14,000 employees (~2.5%) as part of an initiative to create operational efficiencies and have a higher proportion of bank (i.e. part-time) workers. The jobs being cut include clinical as well as admin staff, but the group says there will be no reduction in patient-facing clinical hours.

May 29, 2025

How AI can reduce face-to-face appointments by 60+% — an interview with Richard Armitage, Ufonia

Ufonia is a UK digital health company that has developed an AI tool that can automate conversations which would normally take place with a clinician. In an interview with HBI, Richard Armitage, Ufonia’s new Commercial Director, explained the huge potential of this technology.

May 1, 2025

Bupa to open 200 new mental health centres globally

UK-based multinational health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa will open 200 new mental health clinics across the globe, as part of a drive towards providing more “holistic” care.

April 24, 2025

Spanish and Portuguese hospital groups show us the future of European private healthcare — Alberto Fernandez, Healthcare Activos

Like most healthcare REITs, Healthcare Activos is primarily focused on investing in nursing homes. But since 2018 it has begun investing in hospitals as well. In a conversation with HBI, Co-CEO Alberto Fernandez explained why the largely privately funded hospitals run by Spanish and Portuguese private hospital groups are much more attractive investment prospects than the equivalents in Bismarckian countries.

April 17, 2025

CUF expands outpatient and primary care provision with 12 new health centres

CUF, Portugal’s largest private hospital group by revenue, has opened 12 new outpatient health centres in the Greater Lisbon area, to “provide a care response closer to where people live and work”.

April 3, 2025

How Italy’s Humanitas Medical Care is aiming to “revolutionise” healthcare — an interview with Stefano Bison, CEO

Stefano Bison is CEO of Humanitas Medical Care, the outpatient division of Italy’s Humanitas Group. In an interview with HBI, he explained the group's new model of holistic, longevity-focused and personalised outpatient care.

March 20, 2025

Circle’s new Middle Eastern owners boot out CEO and CFO

Circle Health Group, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, is undergoing a major management change. A spokesperson confirmed to HBI that the group’s CEO, CFO and General Counsel have all received the sack, as part of a strategy by its new UAE-based owners to “realise synergies” and “re-focus the business”.

March 20, 2025

Sanoptis gets €250m from Carlyle to fund M&A

Pan-European German ophthalmology group Sanoptis has raised €250 million from US private equity firm Carlyle to fund its growth and expansion through “strategic acquisitions”.

March 20, 2025

Clariane’s 2024 results boost share price

The share price of listed pan-European French elderly care group Clariane shot up 33% last week, after the release of 2024 results showing a return to profitability.

March 3, 2025

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