Ramsay Health Care Limited is an Australian multinationalhealthcare provider and hospital network, founded by Paul Ramsay in Sydney, Australia, in 1964. The company operates in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Asia, specialising in surgery, rehabilitation, and psychiatric care.
Natalie Davis was appointed CEO-elect in July 2024, and current managing director and CEO Craig McNally will retire in June 2025.[2]
History
The organisation was founded in Sydney, Australia, in 1964 by Paul Ramsay.[3]
In 1997, the organisation went public on the Australian Stock Exchange.[3] The Ramsay group grew into one of the largest private hospital operators in the world, with over 400 hospitals located in Australia, England, France, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[4]
Paul Ramsay signed a joint venture in March 2013 with Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby to combine Ramsay's three Indonesian hospitals with Sime's three in Malaysia, with plans to expand throughout Southeast Asia.[5] The venture has since expanded to an additional day surgery in Hong Kong and a nursing college in Malaysia.[6]
Europe
Capio
Capio is the Scandinavian division of Ramsay Health Care, having been acquired by Ramsay Santé in 2018.[7][8]
Ramsay Santé
Ramsay Health Care first acquired hospitals in France in 2010 and together with its partner Crédit Agricole Assurances, grew to a total of 40 hospitals across France, before acquiring a controlling interest in the market leader – Générale de Santé and its 75 facilities in 2014.[9][10]
Ramsay Générale de Santé is the largest private hospital group in France[11] with 121 facilities (110 hospitals) making it the market leader in that country.
Ramsay UK
Ramsay Health Care UK - a network of 22 private UK hospitals, 9 treatment centres and 3 neurological units, offering a range of treatments from hip replacements to knee replacement surgery and cosmetic surgery to weight loss surgery. It provides a number of Independent sector treatment centres for the English NHS. In 2007, Capio was acquired by Ramsay Health Care.[12]
