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DomusVi president quits

DomusVi's Aymar Hénin is quitting as President, despite the company's recent acquisition spree. Puzzlingly, the company says he quit on November 7 but has yet to make a public announcement despite having a large bond issue outstanding.

European domiciliary care provider breaks even in Asia

Buurtzorg, a Dutch domiciliary care business, is finally breaking even on the Asian market after a challenging first few years. We speak to Buurtzorg Asia's CEO Stephan Dyckerhoff about the difficulties of implementing his model in the far East.

Interview: Fatih Mehmet Gul, COO, Fakeeh University Hospital Dubai

We talk to the COO of Dubai's first university hospital which is being launched by Saudi group Fakeeh Care. Fatih Mehmet Gul discusses what his company's first UAE foray will specialise in, where the national market is heading and how soon the whole population will have mandatory health coverage.

Heads of NMC Health and San Donato sign agreement – but why?

NMC Health's founder and chairman B.R. Shetty has signed an agreement with San Donato, the largest hospital group in Italy, that will allow the latter to export its medical expertise to the UAE, says Italian press. It comes just a few months after San Donato's young president announced the group was considering selling a minority stake or IPOing.

Germany welcomes wave of Filipino nurses to combat recruitment crisis

Asklepios, Germany's second largest operator of private hospitals by revenue, has set up a pipeline from the Philippines with an initial cohort of 260 being recruited and more to follow. We speak to a healthcare workforce specialist and a German-based operator to find out why.

Kate Tulenko, CEO of Corvus Health, on the Filipino skills drain

Filipino nurses have been flooding out of the country for decades to pursue more lucrative opportunities. What does this mean for Filipino healthcare? We speak to global workforce expert Kate Tulenko from US-based Corvus Health on the ramifications of the Filipino skills drain.

Germany welcomes wave of Filipino nurses to combat recruitment crisis

Asklepios, Germany's second largest operator of private hospitals by revenue, has set up a pipeline from the Philippines with an initial cohort of 260 being recruited and more to follow. We speak to a healthcare workforce specialist and a German-based  operator to find out why.

The future of Penta following its CEO’s departure to Capio

Eastern European hospital group Penta Hospitals' enterprising CEO Attila Vegh was the surprising choice to replace the soon-to-be-departing CEO of pan-European hospital group Capio, Thomas Beglund. But with Vegh's fingerprints all over Penta's plans for expansion - and his face still all over its website - where does the Czechia-based group go from here. Healthcare Europa speaks to a lawyer whose firm has advised the group in the past to find out more.

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