22-Mar-16 Private hospitals are struggling to find patients, with most of them operating at 40-50% of their capacity, according to the Vietnam Private Hospital Association. Most incentive policies are intended for public hospitals, not for private hospitals, said Nguyễn Văn Đệ, chairman of the association. [image: VNA / VNS Photo Hữu Oai]

18-Mar-16 Overcrowded public hospitals in Hong Kong have dropped the idea of asking nurses to prescribe medicine to stable patients due to the objection of medical staff. The overall occupancy of medical inpatient beds has dropped to 104% from a peak of 130% in some major hospitals, but some temporary beds are still required in wards or along corridors. [image: Sam Tsang / SCMP]

18-Mar-16 KPJ Healthcare Bhd will spend close to MYR1.3 bn (USD324 mn) to build eight new hospitals in Malaysia over the next three to five years. This includes the Damansara 2 Specialist Hospital, to be developed at a cost of MYR376 mn (USD94 mn) and expected to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2019. [image: The Star]

16-Mar-16 From 2010/11 to 2014/15, public hospital admissions increased by 3.2% annually in Australia, but 4.0% for private hospitals. 6 mn people were admitted to public hospitals in 2014/15 and 4.2 mn to private facilities. 57% of admissions did not involve surgery. The majority of surgical admissions (60%) occurred in private hospitals. [image: Finder]

16-Mar-16 Bain Capital LLC is paying USD150 mn for control of China-focused hospital operator Asia Pacific Medical Group, in the first deal for the private-equity firm’s new Asia fund. APMG provides primary care and specialty services, with a focus on neurology and oncology, and has four hospitals in China and a chain of clinics in Singapore and Malaysia. [image: Bain Capital LLC]