Riyadh – Mubasher: The UAE-based NMC Healthcare is negotiating with Saad Specialist Hospital to acquire the hospital.
The largest healthcare provider in the UAE is also in discussions with medical firms to acquire the hospital which has suffered losses since months, Al-Hayat newspaper reported, citing informed sources as saying.
There are informal negotiations between the Saudi Ministry of Health and NMC to manage the hospital, while the ministry asked the companies to present their offers to obtain the operation licence by the end of December.
In a previous period, NMC had obtained regulatory approvals to operate Chronic Care Specialist Medical Center in Jeddah, it acquired a 60% stake in new hospital in Najran, in addition to taking over another hospital in Ha’il.
