The company operates a 50-bed hospital launched in 2004 in Sibiu.
“We are launching a second hospital in Sibiu and we are seriously considering opening a hospital in Bucharest as well. The Sibiu unit will require an investment below (the initially announced) EUR20 million, because we’ve reduced costs and negotiated equipment prices. (…) The unit will have 160 beds,” Vonica told MEDIAFAX.
He added the Bucharest unit might be launched next year.
“We are currently studying the matter, but it is tough to say right now how many beds it will have and what its specialty will be. The study will show us the needs to be met,” Vonica said.
Polisano will also launch its fourth private clinic, in Bucharest’s Otopeni area, within the next three months.
The Polisano clinic, the group’s medical services division, launched Tuesday a fertility clinic in northern Bucharest, following an investment of more than EUR1 million. The center spans over 600 sqm and it has a team of 13 doctors and nurses.
Polisano competitors include MedLife, Medicover, Regina Maria, Euromedic, Sanador and Gral.
The POlisano group also includes the Reteta drug store chain, which has some 50 units.
“We are nearing 50 drug stores nationwide, covering a large part of Romania. We will certainly launch more drug stores,” the businessman said.
The Polisano group has over 1,800 employees, and it includes a clinic chain, a private hospital, nine dialysis centers, two centers for fertilization in vitro, a drug store chain and one medicine wholesale unit.