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After the peak: Chinese hospitals fear economic downturn

China's private hospital groups appear to have survived the lockdown with limited financial intervention from the government, but concern is growing, particularly at the premium end of the market, that a long-term economic downturn will push demand away from private care. HBI talks to a Shanghai-based consultant to find out more. 
April 9, 2020

COVID-19: Lockdowns and travel restrictions hit emerging market hospitals

Nationwide lockdowns and travel restrictions are hitting private hospital chains in India, Turkey and Southeast Asia, where the biggest groups garner 10-15% of revenues from international patients. HBI talks to an India-based source to find out more and looks at how operators are faring.
April 9, 2020

NMC Health goes into administration

Listed NMC Health has been placed into administration by a London court today (Thursday, April 9), following an application by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). HBI talks to a UAE market expert about what may need to be sold off quickly to keep it afloat.
April 9, 2020

‘There is no deal for private sector to take UK NHS cancer patients’

Cancer companies in the UK do not have a contract with the NHS to take 20,000 public patients, despite an earlier report to the contrary in a UK broadsheet newspaper. Providers tell HBI that they fear that a mass of 'second-wave deaths' and look at how pressure might transform clinical pathways in oncology.
April 9, 2020

Mediclinic founder stepping down as Chair in July

The founder of EMEA hospital group Mediclinic, Dr Edwin Hertzog, will be replaced as chair of the company board in July, 37 years after he founded the company. What does the choice of replacement signify for the future of the company?
April 9, 2020

Life puts Scanmed sale on hold

South African hospital group Life Healthcare has postponed its sale of Polish subsidiary Scanmed despite already receiving non-binding bids, due to the coronavirus.
April 2, 2020

Exclusive prediction: Pandemic reaching turning point in Europe?

An exclusive analysis by Chinese insurance giant Ping An suggests COVID-19 cases could reach a turning point in the next few days, hitting the peak of new confirmed cases by later this week / early April,  with that figure set to fall thereafter.
March 30, 2020
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