Indian hospital chain Max Healthcare saw its Q4 (January to March) consolidated profit leap 75%, despite the start of lockdown at the end of that period seeing occupancy plummet by two-thirds.
Private hospitals in the UAE are seeing higher-than-normal volumes for the summer months as fewer people leave the country because of COVID-19 travel restrictions or hesitation, local sources tell HBI.
UK private hospital operator Circle Health is to divest its Bath and Birmingham hospitals to get competition watchdog approval for its buyout of larger competitor BMI Healthcare.
The recently formed Finnish government's moves against outsourcing spell trouble for big social care providers like Esperi Care, Attendo and Mehilainen, a local source tells us, though a second reckons healthcare service outsourcing might be more at risk.
CVC Capital Partners clearly has big plans in Greece. After a slew of acquisitions, it looks poised to up its bid for Ethniki Insurance now that the process has opened up again. HBI talks to a market expert to find out more about a deal which he thinks trigger a wave of activity.
For-profit hospitals and clinics in Spain are facing bankruptcy and closure unless urgent payment is made for work done and financial difficulties faced during the coronavirus pandemic over the last three months, according to The Spanish Private Health Alliance (ASPE), which represents more than 80% of private hospitals in the country. HBI speaks to a Spanish consultant to find out more.
For-profits in Peru were told to agree fees for treating pandemic patients or face effective nationalisation - the taking over of their administration and caseload for the duration of the COVID crisis.
The Q4 results of India's largest hospital group by revenue, Apollo Hospitals, show the effect of a falling footfall, deferred electives and the loss of medical tourism will make for a troubling start to FY21.
Greece has never been the most buoyant of markets for healthcare services operators, with limited PMI penetration and problems in the Greek economy limiting out-of-pocket spending. We speak to a Greece-based consultant to find out more about how COVID is affecting this landscape.
NMC acting CEO Michael Davis speaks publicly for the first time about the future of under-fire NMC Health. In this exclusive interview, we ask about a possible sale of all or part of the business, and whether and how NMC might recover from its present position.
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