Affidea, the largest European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services has announced acquisitions of two reputed operators in Spain and Northern Ireland, adding Medicentro, an outpatient provider located in Madrid, Spain and Hillsborough Private Clinic in Northern Ireland, a healthcare provider that offers a range of outpatient services and advanced surgical procedures.
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With these acquisitions, Affidea's network reaches 312 centers across 15 European countries, working with more than 11.200 professionals and seeing more than 10 million patients every year.
Affidea has a long track record in acquiring and integrating medical centers building a strong and resilient European medical network with diversified services.
As part of its overall strategy, with these acquisitions Affidea has enhanced its outpatient and laboratory operations in Italy, Greece, Portugal, Lithuania, Romania, Croatia and the UK to create a powerful synergy with its existing business model.
Giuseppe Recchi, Affidea CEO, said on Affidea's latest investments in Spain and Northern Ireland: "These additional two investments in Spain and Northern Ireland follow our recent expansions in Italy, UK and Croatia that add onto the outstanding execution of more than 17 acquisitions and mark a significant leap forward in Affidea's growth strategy.
"This milestone is part of a consistent and well-executed strategy to accelerate our transformation journey and deliver an integrated service model for outpatient care and digital imaging, while building upon a large geographic footprint to compete for national leadership in the countries where we are present.
Medicentro is a reputed outpatient health provider in Spain's capital, with three outpatient centers in the south west of Madrid, operating on the market since 1986.
The company provides a wide range of outpatient specialties, such as family medicine, cardiology, dermatology, gynecology, ophthalmology, traumatology, etc. as well as diagnostic imaging and blood collection points.
By adding Medicentro to its network, Affidea Spain will enrich its diagnostic imaging portfolio for private patients and PHIs by offering a direct access to multi specialty private healthcare services for our patients' convenience.
With this acquisition, Affidea Spain reaches 47 centers, serving in total more than 390.000 patients every year and working with 730 professionals, of which 145 coming from Medicentro. Medicentro is the second acquisition this year in Spain, after the addition of the nuclear medicine provider Gamma Clinica, in January 2021. ■