27-Apr-15 Level 2 hospitals in China have been in relative decline and lost patients over recent years. Health service revenue from Level 2 hospitals increased by 14% on average from 2009 to 2013, compared with 19% in Level 1 hospitals and 24% in Level 3 hospitals. [image: Health Intelligence Asia]

21-Apr-15 Amcare Women's and Children's Hospital has become the first foreign-invested medical services institution in China to set up a general hospital, amid growing opportunities in the private hospital business. [image: Caixin Online]

16-Apr-15 Sabah state's contribution to medical tourism will be boosted by the soon-to-open Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, owned by Parkway Pantai Ltd. Aiming to be the new referral centre in East Malaysia, it also targets patients from ASEAN, Korea and Japan. It is employing local doctors, as well as bringing back doctors from the UK, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. [image: Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu]

16-Apr-15 Canberra's hospitals are facing an impossible task to reach the level expected of a first world health system, the AMA has warned. The latest snapshot of public hospital performance found that despite some improved performance figures, the territory is still below the benchmark on all measurements. [image: ABC]

16-Apr-15 National targets require Australia's Northern Territory to treat 83% of emergency patients within four hours, but just 62% were seen in this time, an AMA report card on public hospitals revealed. The report warns of a “perfect storm” as this poor performance is combined with $60 billion in Federal Government funding cuts over the next 10 years. [image: NT News]