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FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Building a sub-brand to appeal to new consumers

When evaluating its patient base in the UAE in 2016, NMC found that the majority came from the Indian sub-continent and the general perception was that it was an Indian healthcare brand. To change this and to increase expat and Emirati patients, NMC introduced a new “Royal” brand of hospital, which focused on the preferences of expats and Emiratis for a personalised care service adding to the overall patient experience. The leading non-Royal brand NMC hospital has 45% of its patients from India, 2% Western expats and 8% UAE national. With the new Royal brand, this ratio was reversed with 45% UAE nationals, 10% Western Expats and 15% from India. Here is how.

Mehilainen sold to CVC

Mehilainen, the big Finnish occupational outpatient group has been sold in a deal valued at around €1.8bn to CVC by Triton and KKR. We talk to Mehilainen CEO Janne-Olli Järvenpää about the deal and growth plans. Will he look outside Finland?

Romanians turns down Acibadem

We hear that a big Romanian healthcare service group recently turned down a bid from Acibadem, the Turkish (and now Bulgarian) hospital group owned by IHH, the Pan-Asian hospital group. Meanwhile, the Bucharest hospital market is hotting up.

Affidea buys in Portugal

Affidea has picked up Imagens Médicas Integradas, one of the few remaining mid-sized independent imaging groups in Portugal. 

Qualitas delays listing on SGX – again

Malaysia-based outpatient and corporate care group Qualitas has further delayed its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), after lowering the value of its IPO, a market source tells Healthcare Nova.

Sphera spearheads expansion in Africa

Spanish operator Sphera Global Healthcare is expanding in Africa. Carlos Malet, co-founder and CFO, spoke to Healthcare Nova at HBI 2018 about the market for PPPs delivering efficient medical services in Africa.

Outpatient Care—A Capital Markets Perspective: Presentation, Martin Henrichs, UBS – HBI 2018

In 30 years time there may not be many inpatient hospitals. Here Martin looks at the viability of outpatient business models from acute to dentistry and from dialysis to rehab. Outpatient models offer huge advantages in cost, accessibility, convenience and safety. But how should today's medical professionals and operators transition to new outpatient models and what are the risks?

Digital health has “no impact on health care service valuations”

Pureplay digital health operators like babylon, Kry and Peng An have raised tens of millions on promise. But there has been no impact on the valuations of healthcare service operators who are deploying digital health in volume. At HBI 2018, Hedley Goldberg, head of health care service at Rothschild said he saw no sign at all […]

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