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Winners and losers revealed in Dubai

A recent report shows which for-profit hospital groups in Dubai are doing well and which are doing badly. The Saudi groups fall into the "could do better" category with bed occupancy rates around 20%. And Dubai's massive Dubai Healthcare City project is more than a little peaky.

FREE BLOG The secret of Israeli healthcare

It is ironic that conferences on best practice in healthcare are dominated by Americans – the people who have the world’s most dysfunctional healthcare system. Israel and Taiwan are much better bets. So how do they do it?

Is the sky set to fall on German for-profit hospitals?

Healthcare Europa hears that a new minimum nurse-patient-ratio in the German hospital sector looks to be more onerous than first thought. We also discuss the sector's prospects more generally, looking at margins, market share, DRG trends, budget ceilings and how you can grow in such a highly consolidated sector.

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.

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.

Mediclinic consolidates Geneva hospital market

South African, Middle Eastern and European hospital group Mediclinic has expanded in Geneva through its Swiss subsidiary Hirslanden. A joint venture between Hirslanden's Clinique de la Colline and the Clinique des Grangettes will see Mediclinic take 60% equity with a call option to take the remainder in four years time, dependent on performance.

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