Amethyst Healthcare Launches Portugal Presence

Amethyst Healthcare, one of the leading providers of advanced radiotherapy and integrated cancer care in Europe, has announced that it has now established a firm presence in Portugal, following the acquisition of private Portuguese radiotherapy provider Júlio Teixeira.

This strategic move will ensure that people in Portugal are better able to enjoy even greater access to radiotherapy cancer care.

New Radiotherapy Centres

In an exclusive interview with Healthcare Business International, Amethyst CEO Stéphane Carré explained that the acquisition of Júlio Teixeira will add to Amethyst’s ever-expanding clinical network and increase the number of patients treated by the group each year by approximately 3,000.

Júlio Teixeira clinics are located in Porto, partnered within CUF, the leading private healthcare hub in northern Portugal, and a second centre in Braga.

Mr Carré said: “The Portuguese market is relatively small compared to others in Europe, but it is a well organised and well administrated one. Since I first joined Amethyst, we’ve been interested in entering the market, it was just a matter of identifying the right opportunity. 

“I genuinely believe acquiring Júlio Teixeira was the best opportunity we could have found to enter the market. The centres enjoy a very strong reputation; they’re really considered to be among the best centres in radiotherapy.” 

CyberKnife

An important milestone of this acquisition is that the clinic in Porto features CyberKnife, the only one in the country, with Mr Carré noting that this integration will enhance Amethyst’s treatment offering and deliver “valuable expertise and knowledge” that can be leveraged across the wider group.

The hope now is that this move will enable further expansion in Portugal, with other potential acquisition targets now under consideration in the main cities and the south of the country.