Life Healthcare Group

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Life Healthcare Group
JSE: LHC
Company type Public
ISIN ZAE000145892
IndustryPrivate hospitals
Healthcare
Founded1983;42 years ago (1983) [1]
Headquarters
Johannesburg
,
South Africa [2]
Number of locations
63 (2025) [3]
Area served
 South Africa
Botswana
Europe
Key people
Victor Litlhakanyane (Chairman)
Peter Wharton-Hood (CEO) [4]
ServicesHealthcare
RevenueIncrease2.svg R25.51 billion (2024) [5]
Increase2.svg R2.89 billion (2024) [5]
Increase2.svg R2.18 billion (2024) [5]
Total assets Decrease2.svg R24.34 billion (2024) [5]
Total equity Decrease2.svg R13.51 billion (2024) [5]
Number of employees
16,108 (2024) [5]
Website lifehealthcare.co.za

Life Healthcare Group (formerly Afrox Healthcare) is a South African private hospital group, founded in 1983. [1]

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Headquartered in Johannesburg, the group has a presence in 13 international markets, operates 63 private healthcare facilities, and employs over 16,000 people (including 3,000 healthcare professionals) as of 2025. [3]

History

Founded as Afrox, the company was traded on the JSE Limited until it was sold to Business Venture Investments Limited (Bidco), a Black Economic Empowerment group, in 2005. [6] [7]

In November 2016, Life Healthcare bought European radiology services company, Alliance Medical, for around R10.4 billion. [8]

In July 2025, US radiology company, Lantheus, acquired Life Molecular Imaging from Life Healthcare. [9]

Operations

As of 2025, Life Healthcare operates 63 private healthcare facilities across 7 South African provinces, as well as neighboring Botswana. [3]

The group also has a presence at 22 locations in Europe, and 14 in the US. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Disclosure - Life Healthcare". International Finance Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Life Healthcare - Our Contact Details". Life Healthcare Group. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Life Healthcare - Homepage". Life Healthcare. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Meet Our Directors". Life Healthcare. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Life Healthcare - Integrated Annual Report, 2024" (PDF). Life Healthcare. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Njobeni, Siseko (5 March 2005). "Afrox Healthcare empowerment deal gets green light". Business Day. p. 17.
  7. ↑ Botha, Zonika (28 November 2003). "R3,1bn deal to empower SA healthcare". Engineering News.
  8. ↑ "South Africa's Life Healthcare to buy Britain's Alliance Medical for $727 million". Reuters. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lantheus Completes Acquisition of Life Molecular Imaging and Appoints Dr. Ludger Dinkelborg as Head of R&D". Lantheus. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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