American Heart of Poland finalizes deal to acquire Scanmed Group

This is another step in American Heart of Poland's expansion as part of its long-term strategy to support the development of Poland's public healthcare system. The AHP Group's goal is to increase its presence in new locations, as well as in new medical specialties oriented toward treating lifestyle diseases of an aging population. As part of the Scanmed Group's acquisition, American Heart of Poland will nearly double the size of its operations, which will particularly benefit the quality of patient treatment under the National Health Fund by coordinating patients in inpatient treatment, rehabilitation, diagnostics, outpatient specialty care, primary care and preventive programs. The AHP Group will also significantly increase its territorial reach, offering medical care to nearly 900,000 patients a year after the merger - as a result, it will manage facilities in 48 Polish cities, in 13 provinces.

For patients, this means improved access and quality provided by coordinated care, including, in particular, National Health Fund programs such as KOS-infarction, conducte...