Healthcare

Chart of the Day: How profitable are health services?

Profitability was down in 2011 due to lower operating surplus recorded by hospitals.

Why Singapore hospitals became less profitable in 2011

Expenditures are accumulating faster than receipts resulting in lower operating surplus.

Far East Orchard has cash to purchase Pacific Plaza: Maybank

Company could acquire the healthcare property as early as next year.

Advance SCT scuttles acquisition over delay disputes

Legal battle also looming between the company and its former vendor.

Cordlife Group eyeing growth in three Asian markets: UOB

It will likely acquire cord blood bank operations in India, Indonesia and Philippines.

Mary Chia Holdings appoints Tan Chui Peng as Financial Controller

She will in charge of overseeing the overall financial and accounting function of the Group.

Health check right at your fingertips

The Asia Pacific region is set to become the world’s largest mobile market by 2020, with mobile health services representing the largest growth...

Mary Chia Holdings’ Chief Financial Officer steps down

Koh Poh Beng’s post will be temporarily replaced by Wendy Ho.

Price cuts could put Biosensors in code blue

But it can ramp up the sales volume to resuscitate profits, says Maybank.

LMA subsidiary wins sole supply agreement in Australia

LMA International’s subsidiary LMA PacMed will supply products to Australia’s Ramsay Healthcare Group for three years.

Cordlife profit down 18.3% to S$6.9m

This was mainly due to one-off IPO expenses and higher capital expenditure to drive business growth.

Get a glimpse of the healthcare sector's expansion plans

Raffles Medical eyes a seven-storey Specialist Centre worth S$100m.

Almost half of Singapore drug abusers now aged 40 and up

Narcotics bureau arrested 826 in oldest demographic, or 48% of total abusers.

Singapore the healthiest country in the world

Singapore bested 145 countries in a Bloomberg survey.

Pacific Healthcare Holdings names Wu Chin Loong as Director

Mr Wu's appointment coincides resignation of Chee Hong Leong from the same post.

$120 monthly disability grants begin in October

Stipend allotted for families taking care of frail and disabled members.