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Alvarez & Marsal to sell NMC’s fertility arm

NMC Health Plc’s administrators have started selling off parts of the business according to Bloomberg with an auction of the fertility business as early as June. Consultants Alvarez & Marsal who are handling the business have invited bids for NMC’s distribution business according to the article. Potential acquirers have been asked to submit offers this […]

What does COVID-19 mean for US health groups’ global activity?

As the COVID-19 pandemic reduces international travel to a trickle, what are the short and long-term implications for the international collaborative activities of large US Academic Medical Centres (AMCs) like Cleveland Clinic, Mayo, UPMC and Johns Hopkins? We talk to Dr Heitham Hassoun, now at Cedars-Sinai but previously at Johns Hopkins where he helped create its JV in Saudi Arabia, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. He shares his thoughts on the latter.

Interview: Rodolphe Eurin, CEO, La Tour Medical Group

How do you grow 5-10% year-on-year in the flat Swiss hospital market? We talk to the CEO of La Tour Medical Group, a large for-profit hospital in Geneva. Eurin claims it is the only one to put value-based healthcare at the top of its strategy and has unique payment-for-outcomes agreements with the medtech industry.

COVID-19 and Emerging Market healthcare

We talk to two of the world's largest investors in emerging market health care about Covid's likely impact. Despite so far much lower death rates, the initial effect on health care operators has been worse than in Europe. Covid is set to destroy several motors for growth such as healthcare tourism and the deployment of […]

Spain and Israel’s GPs among worst paid in OECD

Spain and Israel's General Practitioners (GPs) rank among the worst paid in the OECD when accounting for purchasing power. HBI looks at a new healthcare salary index to compare pay across the world.

Who is raising money?

Making sense of the money markets isn't easy right now. But some big players - Ramsay, Zur Rose and TPG are still raising money and some sectors such as German outpatient are still seeing M&A consolidation.

COVID-19 will accelerate outmigration of hospital care

Italy's COVID-19 experience will place a huge new emphasis on reducing inpatient hospital stays, says Bruno Biagi, VP of the country's third-largest private hospital operator GVM Care & Research. He adds that regions will provide financial support to the private sector but the market is likely to shrink this year.

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