About the company

With 47 acute care private patient hospitals, over 2,400 beds and the scope to handle major and complex procedures, we are the largest independent provider of acute surgical services in the UK. In addition, BMI recently purchased nine hospitals from Nuffield Hospitals that we anticipate bringing within our existing BMI Healthcare business over the coming months.

As a matter of policy, BMI Healthcare hospitals undertake all of their work to at least the standards set under relevant regulations and guidelines, which are at least the same standards as those required of the NHS. Each hospital has an experienced doctor on-site 24 hours a day to support patient care and a fully qualified nursing, clinical and support team plus diagnostic and treatment technology relevant to the patient procedures undertaken.

BMI Healthcare hospitals work together with the NHS locally to provide added value patient care in a partnership approach that includes sharing facilities and equipment, undertaking operations under contract and providing ten private hospitals and private wings within the grounds of NHS Trust hospitals. Those services to the NHS use the limited capacity available after meeting the needs of the hospitals' primary audience - private patients and their consultants - up to 10% of patient volume.