The inclusion of Al Noor helped Mediclinic International grow revenue for the six months to end-September 27% to £1.28bn, the group reported on Thursday. Al Noor contributed 16% of revenue growth, Mediclinic said in its interim results statement. The combined group’s aftertax profit grew 14% to £117m. Mediclinic declared a 3.2 pence interim dividend, 20% higher than the matching period’s 2.66p. Its Southern African hospitals grew revenue 8% to R7.28bn, which translated into 4% revenue growth to £364m. In SA and Namibia, Mediclinic operated 52 hospitals and two day clinics with a total of 8,043 beds and 17,031 employees. This made it the third-largest private healthcare provider in Southern Africa, the results statement said. Its bed occupancy rate in Southern Africa increased to 74.2% from 73.6% in the previous period. Revenue per bed day grew 5.5%. Its Middle East operations more than doubled revenue to 1.55-billion United Arab Emirates dirham, which translated into 137% growth to ...
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