Private hospitals in the UK are seeing NHS revenues drop after the public health services provider relaxed its rules governing fines for waiting times for treatment.
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.
Local media in Buenos Aires have reported that Swiss Medical Group, an Argentinian private healthcare provider, has invested $80m in a sanatorium for Nordelta.
MENA hospital group Saudi German has partnered with a major Nigerian politician's healthcare company to build a referral centre, diagnostic centre and 100-bed hospital in the capital Abuja. This will provide an excellent channel for referring out-of-pocket payers to Dubai - but Saudi German is keen to stress it should also generally help stem the tide of medical tourists flooding out of the country.
Grupo Notre Dame Intermédica (GNDI), the private Brazilian insurer headquartered in São Paulo, has agreed to buy 100% of hospital and online database group Grupo Mediplan Sorocaba (GMS).
While the majority of board members of Malaysian-Singaporian healthcare giant IHH voted to support its acquisition of beleaguered Indian hospital group Fortis, there was one notable exception.
India and GCC hospital group Aster DM has revealed revenue and EBITDA growth of 13% and 79%, respectively, in its first annual report since IPOing in Mumbai in February this year. The increase in the proportion of revenues made in India shows the group's pivot towards that market, although it is sticking to the safe haven of larger cities.
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian government set in motion sweeping healthcare reforms that will allow citizens to sign contracts with private providers for the first time. Healthcare Europa speaks to Michael Amsel, CEO of Lissod, a private oncology hospital in the ex-Soviet state, about the investment opportunities this newly-created free market could engender.
Capio's interim report for the year to June 2018 highlighted its strengths and weakness remain divided along geographic lines - but did nothing to dent a share price buoyed by the prospect of a Ramsay takeover.
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