Pickup in patient activity encourages Mediclinic, even as third wave looms
The hospital group expects profits to improve amid signs that non-Covid-19 patient activity is gaining momentum
26 May 2021 - 09:36
SA’s biggest private hospital group by market value, Mediclinic, has opted to hold on to its final dividend due to pandemic-induced caution, but expects profits to improve amid encouraging signs that non-Covid-19 patient activity is gaining momentum.
Hospital operators were not left unscathed by the pandemic, with patients delaying non-essential surgeries while costs for health and safety equipment picked up...
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