Company type | Public limited company |
---|---|
LSE: ANH | |
Industry | Hospital management |
Founded | 1985 |
Defunct | 2016 |
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi City, UAE |
Key people | Ian Tyler (Chairman) Ronald Lavater (CEO) |
Revenue | $449.1 million (2014) [1] |
$85.4 million (2014) [1] | |
$82.0 million (2014) [1] | |
Number of employees | 4,500 (2016) [2] |
Website | www.alnoorhospital.com |
Al Noor Hospitals Group plc was a business operating medical-surgical facilities located in Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates. The company transformed healthcare in Abu Dhabi under the leadership of Dr Kassem Alom and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti and for many years the company was the largest healthcare operator in Abu Dhabi: it had a market share of 39% at the time of its initial public offering. [3] It also provided support for several major humanitarian operations in the region including relief for the victims of Bam earthquake in southern Iran in 2003 and setting up the Emirates International Humanitarian Mobile Hospital in the remote town of Juba in southern Sudan in 2009.
It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it merged with Mediclinic International in a transaction which valued Al Noor Hospitals at £1.4 billion (US$2.1 billion) in February 2016. [4]
The company was first established as an eight-bed operation on Hamdam Street in Abu Dhabi by Dr Kassem Alom and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti in 1985. [5] Dr Kassem Alom originally came from Syria and trained in Spain before practicing at Charing Cross Hospital in London: when he arrived in Abu Dhabi there was no healthcare provision other than a group of caravans known as "Central Hospital". [6] [lower-alpha 1] Through organic growth, Alom expanded the business such that the company secured a major share of the healthcare market in Abu Dhabi. [5] Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates subsequently went to Al Noor Hospitals for treatment. [6] Alom was subsequently appointed to the supreme council of the Ministry of Health. [6]
Al Noor Hospitals benefited from the financial support of Sheikh Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, who was at the time of the founding of the business, chairman of the municipality of Abu Dhabi and the Ruler's representative in the Western Region. [2] It also received financial backing from Ithmar Capital. [2] The company became the first healthcare business to open a fertility unit in the country in 1993. [2] The company's second facility was at Khalifa Street, a small polyclinic facility established in 2001, that grew until it had 1,200 patients. [2]
In 2003 the company led an initiative to provide emergency medical treatment to the victims of Bam earthquake in southern Iran; working with the Emirates Red Crescent, it sent a team of doctors and paramedics together medicines worth Dh 0.5 million (US$135000; £106,000). [8] The company expanded further with the opening of a 50-bed hospital in Al Ain in 2006. [2] The company was also involved in lobbying for and, ultimately, benefited from the introduction of compulsory medical insurance, which led to higher per capita health spending, in Abu Dhabi in 2007. [2] [9]
The company supported the Emirates Red Crescent and the Department of Health again, this time in setting up the Emirates International Humanitarian Mobile Hospital in the remote town of Juba in southern Sudan in 2009. [10] The mobile hospital, which was the region's first civilian field hospital, was 26 metres (85 ft) long and offered air-conditioned intensive care unit, operating theatre and pharmacy facilities. [10] The business considered seeking a listing on a recognised stock exchange in 2011 but abandoned plans because of weak market conditions in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. [11]
Al Noor Hospitals was the subject of an initial public offering, which raised £221 million in June 2013. [12] [13] The flotation valued the company at £672 million (US$1.04 billion) and provided funds for future expansion in the gulf states were money is available but where diabetes is prevalent. [14] The company made three acquisitions in the United Arab Emirates in 2014 including the Gulf International Cancer Centre, the only private cancer treatment centre in Abu Dhabi. [15] [16] The acquisition of the Gulf International Cancer Centre, was an important strategic step by the company in the context that while, cancer is widespread around the world, like diabetes, it also very prevalent in the region. [2] In September 2014 Dr Kassem Alom stood down as Chief Executive and handed over to Ron Lavater, who had previously managed Corniche Hospital in Abu Dhabi and joined from Johns Hopkins Medicine International. [2] [15]
Continued growth led to Al Noor Hospitals entering the FTSE 250 Index of leading companies in October 2014. [17] The company which had first performed open heart surgery in 2003, established a 24-hour cardiology department at the Al Noor Hospital on Airport Road in Abu Dhabi in November 2014. [18] [19] In August 2015, the company entered into leases to expand its existing facilities at Airport Road in Abu Dhabi, at Khalifa Street in Abu Dhabi and at Al Ain Hospital in Al Ain. [20] [21]
On 14 October 2015 Mediclinic International announced a merger with Al Noor Hospitals. [22] Shortly thereafter NMC Health also announced a potential bid for Al Noor Hospitals, [23] as did VPS Healthcare on 20 October 2015. [24] [25] A major bidding battle for dominance of the healthcare market in the Gulf Region ensued [26] and, although NMC Health withdrew from the bidding on 16 November 2015, [27] [28] [29] it was not until 30 November 2015 that VPS Healthcare withdrew. [30] The final deal valued Al Noor Hospitals at £1.4 billion (US$2.1 billion). [30] One analyst even suggested that the bidding battle would result in the healthcare sector becoming the next mining sector in terms of its attractiveness to international financial markets. [31]
The merger between Al Noor Hospitals and Mediclinic International was completed on 15 February 2016. [4] The size of the merger resulted in Mediclinic joining the FTSE 100 Index of leading companies in March 2016. [32]
The company operated 227 operational beds at primary, secondary, and tertiary care through three hospitals (Airport Road in Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Street in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Hospital in Al Ain) and nine medical centres. [12] At the time of its flotation its market share in Abu Dhabi was 39%, more than double its nearest competitor. [3] It employed 4,500 people, including 550 doctors. [2]
The United Arab Emirates, or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while also having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the country's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub.
Al Ain is a border city on the eastern side of Tawam oasis and the seat of the administrative division, the Al Ain Region, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi in the Al Buraimi Governorate. It is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city, and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The freeways connecting Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai form a geographic triangle in the country, each city being roughly 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the other two.
Aldar Properties PJSC is a real estate development, management and investment company with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The company's shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
NMC Health is a healthcare chain and distribution business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and has branch offices in Dubai, Ajman, Al Ain and Northern Emirates. The company operates and manages over 200 facilities in 19 countries.
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, known by its acronym ADNOC, is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or 67,340 km2 (26,000 sq mi).
The United Arab Emirates has enacted federal legislation to require universal healthcare, but this has not yet been implemented by all seven emirates. Healthcare is provided for all nationals. While health insurance is set to be mandated for citizens of other countries. Employers are to be required to provide health insurance for expatriate workers. In the UAE employers must also provide health insurance for up to one spouse and three dependents, while in Dubai expats are required to provide insurance for their dependents.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The city of Abu Dhabi is the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the UAE's second-most populous city after Dubai.
Noor Bank was established in January 2008, in Dubai - United Arab Emirates.
Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, commonly known as B.R. Shetty, is an Indian-born businessman and former-billionaire, the founder and acquirer of a number of companies based in the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi-based NMC Health, Neopharma, BRS Ventures, and Finablr.
Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the younger brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former National Security Advisor of the UAE and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
Kanad Hospital is a hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, that was established in 1960 by the American missionary couple Drs. Pat and Marian Kennedy. It is the oldest hospital in Al Ain and the second oldest in the United Arab Emirates. It is currently a 200 bedded facility.
Aster DM Healthcare Limited is a multinational for-profit private hospital network founded by Azad Moopen in 1987. The company has its corporate headquarters in Dubai, UAE, and is registered in Bangalore, India. Aster DM Healthcare currently operates hospitals, medical centres, diagnostic centres, laboratories and pharmacies in six GCC countries and India. The corporation works in a variety of economic sectors through its brands Aster, Medcare, and Access.
Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath is an Indian radiologist and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings. Through VPS Healthcare, his family office, he oversees an extensive investment portfolio including Burjeel Holdings, RPM, LifePharma, Lakeshore Hospital, Ziva, Keita, and Educare Institute. As of April 2023, Vayalil has a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
VPS Healthcare is a multinational healthcare group headquartered at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The group was founded in 2007 by Indian-born businessman Shamsheer Vayalil. The healthcare group now runs 23 hospitals and about 125 medical centres spread across the Middle East, Europe, and India.
Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, is a private general hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Zahra serves some 400,000 outpatients and 23,000 inpatients annually, with a capacity of 137 beds.
Abdulla bin Mohamed Al Hamed was the Chairman of the Department of Health in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and a member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council
GK Investment Holding Group SA is a Lugano-based private equity and investment firm whose primary focus is in the healthcare Real Estate, Private Equity and Consultancy sector. The principal areas of investment interest are in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) was launched with the objective of helping investors and companies of all sizes establish, grow and develop their business in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.