Hospitals

 

Ribera president confirms Galician hospital losses

Alberto de Rosa, president of major Spanish healthcare group Ribera Salud, confirms the group’s hospitals in the region of Galicia have posted big losses. He said the tables will turn when a new contract is agreed later this year.

PureHealth completes on Circle

UAE-based healthcare conglomerate PureHealth has completed its takeover of UK hospital group Circle Health. It acquired the asset in August for $1.2bn.

Henry Dunant to take over Euromedica, not merge with it

Hemithea (formerly Imithea), the parent company of Greece’s largest private hospital Henry Dunant, is set to take over the secondary care activities of healthcare group Euromedica, as opposed to merging with it, among a flurry of possible Greek hospital sales.

German prospects in 2024: Twice the bankruptcies, half the investment

Between stark drops in investment, the prospect of mass nursing home bankruptcies, and the German Hospital Association warning insolvencies could double in 2024, Germany’s healthcare market is becoming the sick man of Europe. HBI asks a cohort of market experts how the patient is doing, and whether there is a cure.

Medica CEO being replaced as he departs for GHO Capital

A new year brings a new wave of senior appointments. After four years of service at international teleradiology specialist Medica, CEO Stuart Quin is leaving to join London-based healthcare investment advisor GHO Capital as a new partner. Former Voyage Care CEO Andrew Cannon is lined up as Quin’s replacement, while mydentist executive chairman Tom Riall is Medica’s new chair.

Strikes and workforce malcontent set the tone for 2024

One week into the new year, and it’s already painfully clear that personnel problems persist. As a tide of industrial action by healthcare workers sweeps across the UK, HBI speaks to two market experts for their predictions about the workforce crisis going into 2024.

ICG buys back Cura

Fresenius-owned Australian hospital provider Cura Day Hospitals is returning to familiar hands. Six years on from selling Cura, London-listed private equity firm Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is now acquiring the group again, alongside a consortium.

Interview: Kelly Hudson, Chief Strategy Officer, Lilli

The opportunities afforded by advances in technology to assist with caring for the elderly are huge, but much of the focus remains on reactive tools. HBI speaks to Kelly Hudson, chief strategy officer of UK remote technology company Lilli to hear why the focus needs to be more on proactive solutions.

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