Private hospital group Mediclinic has acquired a 64% interest in Switzerland-based healthcare clinic Linde Holding Biel, for SF69m ($71m). The deal, which will be concluded by Mediclinic’s Switzerland subsidiary Hirslanden, will strengthen Mediclinic’s presence in the Swiss market. Located in Biel-Bienne Switzerland, the recently renovated private hospital has 115 beds, an outpatient clinic facility, emergency unit, six operating theatres, physiotherapy, radiology and ophthalmology centres. Mediclinic has the largest hospital portfolio on the JSE and it said the acquisition would benefit Linde by facilitating the recruitment of highly specialised medicine patients. Hirslanden CEO Ole Wiesinger said for years Hirslanden had followed a growth strategy both in the inpatient and outpatient sectors and its goal has remained to develop regional medical care networks to create the maximum benefits possible for patients. "We will continue to develop the hospital together with the affiliate...
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