“We budgeted double digit growth for next year as a result of the organic growth of the clinics we have, and of the development of three new clinics we plan to open. We want to reach 27 clinics next year,” said Robert Chitan, development director of the network.
Gral group chose a different development strategy than its competitors and settled on a niche segment – especially oncology, lab tests (including imaging) and dialysis. The challenge it is facing is finding specialized personnel and keeping its employees working for it.
“Finding specialized personnel is difficult and migration between private clinics on the market is high.”
Robert Chitan says there is still room for growth on the private medical service market because of the high demand for specialized services. “We plan to invest EUR2 million in new openings next year and we also invest all our profit, hence the limited investment volume.”
Gral Medical is part the Gral group along with Medical Center Gral. The group expects 113 million lei (EUR25 million) revenue for this year, up from RON103 million, according to the latest data available.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)