The spectacular leap points to Romanian patients’ appetite for better health services, as well as the rising purchasing power. In recent years, private field prices have also gone up.
There are 14,500 companies generating this turnover and around 55,000 people working in the field.
The private healthcare system has witnessed fast growth particularly in the past five years amid major private players’ expansion drive.
At present, niche medicine is major private players’ target, with investments going in this direction.
The biggest players on the private healthcare market are Regina Maria, MedLife, Medicover.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)