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About Life Healthcare
Life Healthcare is one of South Africa's largest private-hospital groups, operating a national network of acute-care hospitals, along with complementary healthcare services such as diagnostics, imaging and rehabilitation. It has also expanded internationally into diagnostics and molecular imaging. Listed on the JSE, Life Healthcare earns from hospital admissions, procedures and healthcare services, so its performance tracks private-healthcare demand, medical-scheme membership, occupancy and case mix. As one of the country's big three private-hospital operators (alongside Netcare and Mediclinic), it is exposed to healthcare regulation, tariff negotiations and the long-term structural demand for private medical care.
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