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Doctor 24 Founders Buy Out Financial Investors

D&T
Jun 18, 2024

The private healthcare services group Doktor24 Medicina Plc. expects a turnover of HUF 16 billion this year, compared to HUF 14.5 billion in 2023, the company said after founding owners János Kóka and Róbert Lancz bought out financial investors and decided to make improvements. It currently employs around 1,100 staff and contributors, including 700 doctors […]

TritonLife: Expanding Network and Doubled Revenue

D&T
May 30, 2024

TritonLife, a Hungarian-owned private healthcare services group, doubled its revenues and significantly expanded its network last year, the group told MTI. According to the statement, the group achieved net sales of almost HUF 35 billion in 2023, up from HUF 17.5 billion a year earlier. TritonLife added three diagnostic centers and a new private hospital […]

Doktor24 Doubles Revenue

D&T
May 30, 2023

Doktor24's revenue doubled last year, from HUF 6 billion in 2021 to HUF 12 billion in 2022, the private healthcare provider told MTI. Róbert Lancz, CEO of Doktor24, said that this year's plans include further growth of at least 30%. The number of doctors and specialists working at Doktor24 has now reached 1,000, the number […]

Shortage of Doctors Getting Worse in Hungary

D&T
Dec 29, 2022

There are more and more vacant posts in healthcare, more and more patients per family doctor, while the number of pediatric practices is decreasing, according to an analysis by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reviewed by the financial website portfolio.hu. GP services are not always available locally for people living in the smallest settlements. 10% […]

Young People Most Open to Private Health Services

D&T
Dec 28, 2022

83% of Hungarians have used private healthcare services, and young people are particularly open to this, with 96% of those under 30, according to a representative survey by Ipsos, a public opinion poll firm for the new patient-friendly project initiative. A summary sent to the state news agency MTI on Wednesday says that the new […]

EU Funding for the Acquisition of Diagnostic Equipment

D&T
Oct 28, 2022

The National Musculoskeletal Institute/National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy (ORFI) will implement 1.3 billion HUF worth of laboratory, imaging and functional movement analysis diagnostics with the support of the European Union in the framework of the Operational Program for the Development of Human Resources (EFOP), the head of the institution, Gyula Poór announced in Budapest […]

Hungary braces for fifth wave of coronavirus pandemic

D&T
Jan 7, 2022

Hot on the heels of the fourth wave of the Covid pandemic, the fifth wave is gradually engulfing Hungary due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus. Data show that 30% of the new cases is detected in Budapest, making the capital the epicenter of the fifth wave in the coronavirus […]

New Patient Path Management App from Roche Hungary

D&T
Dec 14, 2021

EESZT, Hungary's e-health system, will be enhanced with a digital patient path management application, courtesy of Roche Hungary. With the application developed by the pharmaceutical company, patient care can be planned from primary care to specialist treatments, follow-up care and analysis of therapies. Digital Patient Pathway Management Application – or BetMen for short from the […]

Soaring Demand for Private Healthcare in Hungary

D&T
Oct 15, 2021

Demand for private healthcare has grown dynamically in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, with Dr. Rose Private Hospital seeing a more than 30% increase in revenue compared to two years ago, mainly due to an increase in surgical services, the business news site napi.hu reports. More and more people are being forced out of […]

Hungary on the Brink of New Wave of Coronavirus Epidemic

D&T
Sep 3, 2021

Following a marked ease in the grip of the pandemic during the summer months, official data published at the end of August showed that the country is entering the fourth wave of the pandemic as the spread of the Delta variant picked up speed. Authorities reported a 79% increase compared to the previous period and […]

Return to Normalcy?

D&T
Apr 2, 2021

As the British variant of the coronavirus is spreading at an alarming pace in Hungary, causing record numbers of infections and fatalities, Hungary is stepping up its vaccination program to stem the epidemic. The country surpassed the milestone of two million vaccinations, prompting the government to publish the conditions for starting the first stage of […]

Deadly Fight

D&T
Mar 18, 2021

Hungary is in “the most critical” period of its management of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country registering record infection numbers and deaths each day, the chief medical officer said earlier this week. As the nation’s healthcare nears capacity, fears are rising that the pandemic will get out of control. The country’s Chief Medical Officer […]

Hungarian Drug Agency Approves Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine

D&T
Jan 29, 2021

Hungary’s drug authority approved Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine, called Sputnik, making the nation the first EU member state to allow the use of the vaccine. The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seeks to speed up the country’s exit from the coronavirus crisis by securing vaccines from Russia and China. Hungary’s drug authority granted emergency approval […]

A Telemedicine App Selected as App of the Year

D&T
Jan 23, 2021

In 2020, the Application of the Year award in the competition announced by the Hungarian Marketing Association was won by DokiApp. With the help of the telemedicine application, one can consult a doctor or psychologist at any time of the day, after just a few minutes of waiting. Developers could enter the competition with applications […]

Vaccination Campaign Underway in Hungary

D&T
Jan 15, 2021

Political parties, scientists, doctors and other experts are calling on Hungarians to get inoculated against the coronavirus in an effort to defeat a high rate of vaccine weariness among the population. The un-orchestrated campaign comes in response to statistics showing that many Hungarians do not want to get vaccinated either because they are afraid of […]

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