New facilities at Los Angeles hospital

California’s Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center will open a new 20,717m 2 facility on 1 October

PAM Wellbeing joins amii

PAM currently supports more than one million employees across 2,000 clients

Manulife Hong Kong partners with HEAL Medical

HEAL Medical becomes the first designated medical centre in Manulife’s GBA Medical Hub

Intermountain partners with Vicarious Surgical

The non-profit healthcare system in the central US, has formed a new partnership with medical robot developer Vicarious Surgical

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Bupa Arabia becomes partners with Saudi government

The company will support the government’s DOAM loyalty programme for public sector employees

New emergency department for Ulster Hospital

The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Northern Ireland, has opened a new emergency department as part of its £280 million redevelopment plan

Medbelle and HCML announce new partnership

HCML will be able to refer private patients to Medbelle’s network

Cigna Healthcare launches global health benefits plan for over-60s

The plan provides coverage for hospital stays, inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment, and vaccinations

New private hospital for Cyprus

The American Medical Centre plans to build a new 10-storey private hospital in the city of Limassol, Cyprus

PureHealth to buy Circle Health

UAE healthcare provider PureHealth will purchase UK-based private hospital operator Circle Health Group for US$1.2 billion

Bon Secours chooses MEDITECH EHR

Bon Secours Health System has selected MEDITECH’s Expanse electronic health record (EHR) to support its clinical transformation project

HCML makes three senior appointments

The team will support the rehabilitation case managers and support staff

Hospitals and assistance - working together

Tatum Anderson details how assistance companies and hospitals are working together in different ways in a post-Covid world

Corporate health & wellness trends 2021

Aetna International's Dr Hemal Desai considers the impact that remote working, reduced access to health checkups and a newfound dependence on technology will have on how Employee Assistance Programmes are…

Allianz Partners on expatriate insights for 2021

Allianz Partner’s Michael Markwell discusses the changing needs of expats working abroad in 2021

MAXIS Global Benefits Network on ageing workforces and IPMI

MAXIS Global Benefit Network’s Head of Health & Wellness, Dr Leena Johns, discusses how group health insurers should adapt their IPMI offerings to keep costs low and meet the needs…

Accreditation in the global healthcare marketplace

Tatum Anderson assesses the range of international hospital accreditations available on the global market today – looking at what each of these signifies in terms of international patient care –…

Second medical opinion services

A second medical opinion (SMO) has the potential to change the management of medical care drastically, especially for international patients. Clara Bullock explores why SMOs have become more popular while…

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience, and how payers…

Urgent care facilities in the healthcare market

Tatum Anderson investigates the distribution of and access to urgent care facilities, and why they are proving to be an important attribute to the healthcare market

Medical assistance and healthcare provision in Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as a centre of medical excellence in Asia, presenting a superior destination for a wide variety of high-quality treatments, but how do its long-term prospects weigh…

Exploring international patients’ access to healthcare in Central America

Mike Robertson takes a look at the tapering isthmus of Central America, detailing how access to healthcare for expatriates and travellers varies across the region, and uncovering some of the…

Destination Spotlight: Spain's healthcare system

Tatum Anderson reports on the access to healthcare across Spain's various autonomous regions, identifying some of the main issues surrounding medical assistance in the country both tourists, hospitals and insurers…

Destination Spotlight: Qatar and Bahrain

Clara Bullock explores access to healthcare in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states of Qatar and Bahrain

Destination Spotlight: Vietnam

Looking at how access to healthcare in Vietnam has developed in recent years

Destination spotlight: Costa Rica

A small Latin American country that has become the byword for ecotourism, rainforests and wildlife – one-quarter of Costa Rica is protected area and national park – is also a…

Destination spotlight: Thailand

Thailand is seeking to market itself as an attractive destination for international patients. Tatum Anderson investigates the potential for medical tourists and talks to the experts to find out more…