Medical clinic business down 30% in summer

Autor: Delia Budurca | Sursa: Standard.ro | Publicat: 18 aug 2008, 00:00

The business of local clinics declines by up to 30 percent in summer, compared to the rest of the year, according to private medical service suppliers. Hot summer days and holidays for both physicians and clients lower clinic turnover by 10-30 percent, clinic operators say.

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“We are like supermarkets, when it is very hot or very cold, when it rains or snows, people do not come, according to the President of the MedLife clinic networks, Mihail Marcu.

The worst months for business are July and August, with clients return to clinics in fall.

Only clinics are impacted by the holidays. “On the real emergency and hospital segments business does not drop,” said the General Manager of Unirea Medical Center (CMU) network, Dr. Wargha Enayati. The business revives after 15 September 15. October and May are the best months of the year,” added Enayati.

The local private medical service market is worth some €300 million and is growing by some 30 percent annually. Main players are MedLife, Medsana, CMU, Hiperdia and Sanador.

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