The Alzira model looks doomed as Valencia cracks down on the private concessions which run healthcare for over 1m people. The newly elected left wing coalition government is hostile to the model and is carrying out rigorous audits which are likely to destroy profits. Two large insurers have already sold their stakes to Ribera Salud, which is 50% owned by US operator Centene. But there are still international opportunities for Alzira.
Slovakia is slowly moving toward the privatisation of healthcare, with new hospitals being built and state assets being sold. Martin Hrežo, CFO of Svet Zdravia, Slovakia’s biggest group with 12 hospitals, explains what’s going on.
The minority shareholder in AGEL, the big Czech and Slovak hospital group wants to sell or buy the entire group. But AGEL sources say majority owner Tomas Chrenek won't sell and is looking at opportunities internationally.
We talk to academics and policymakers about TTIP's potential impact on public sector healthcare provision in Europe. Fear, uncertainty and doubt surround the discussions between the European Union and the United States on the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its possible impact on public healthcare services.
As revealed exclusively by Healthcare Europa three weeks ago, financing for the first operator led public-private partnership (PPP) in Poland has been finalised after a three-year process. Several more deals are already in the pipeline in Poland and Slovakia. Healthcare Europa journalist Rhiannon Williams speaks to Nasser Massoud of InterHealth Canada, the Toronto-based international healthcare management company that won the 30-year contract, about the deal and the future of PPPs.
If the trans-continental race to buy Espirito Santo Saude, with bidders from China, Mexico, USA and Portugal, isn't proof enough of the increasing internationalisation of the market for healthcare services take a look at the bidders for to build and operate the big Slovak PPP.
The Slovakian Ministry of Health is currently doing some pre-tender surveys and discussions with possible partners to set up the first PPP hospital in Bratislava. Healthcare Europa’s sources say that hospital chain Svet Zdravia, owned by private equity house Penta, could be one of the front-runners in the tender - which includes the construction, financing and operation of the facility - although there are international bidders too.
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