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Home News CUF Authorises Purchase of HPA Group CUF Authorises Purchase of HPA Group The Competition Authority ( AdC) has given the green light to CUF’s acquisition of the HPA Saúde Group, but conditioned the operation on the fulfillment of a set of commitments, including the construction of a new
CUF bought a 75% stake in the group's capital in exchange for consideration amounting to about 7.5% of its total assets. CUF now comprises 17 hospitals, 35 clinics, 13 health centres and one institute.
Fidelidade said it completed on Thursday the sale of a 40% stake in Luz Saúde's share capital to Macquarie Asset Management Group via MEIF 7 MED BIDCO, S.A., after all the conditions set for the transaction—notably regulatory ones—had been met, the insurer said. After announcing the agreement with the Macquarie Group ...
Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC) has approved private healthcare provider CUF’s acquisition of a 75% stake in the Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) private health group under the condition that CUF The post CUF gets green light to buy HPA – but it must build new hospital in Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Two of the maternity hospitals with the highest number of births in Portugal are private institutions, a shift that analysts link to the country’s rising caesarean rate, now at a record high. The expansion of deliveries in the private sector appears to be a key driver of growing caesarean use nationally, while within the SNS the public unit with the most births is Maternidade Alfredo da Costa. The pattern raises questions about clinical practice variation between sectors, implications for maternal and neonatal outcomes, and the need for policy and oversight to address incentives and standardise care.
Difficulties in accessing healthcare are reducing the likelihood that a person will rely exclusively on the National Health Service (SNS) and, once they opt for private care, those with greater means rarely return to the public system. According to data from the Nova School of Business survey on access to healthcare ...
More than half of people resort to self-medication and most do not tell their doctor
Difficulties accessing the National Health Service (SNS) are driving patients away from exclusive reliance on public care and toward private healthcare. More than half of people report self-medicating and the majority do not inform their doctor, while those who can afford private care rarely revert to the SNS once they switch. The trend suggests growing segmentation in access and a potential long-term shift of wealthier patients out of the public system.
Home Business Lusíadas Saúde voted brand of excellence Lusíadas Saúde voted brand of excellence Lusíadas Saúde has been recognised by the Portuguese public as a brand of excellence and a consumer favourite in the healthcare sector.
