Our History

	1983	Dr Edwin Hertzog, our current chairman, commissioned by the then Rembrandt Group (now Remgro Group) to undertake a feasibility study on private hospitals, leading to the foundation of Mediclinic.
	1984 - 1985	Mediclinic Group established through purchasing of several medical facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg. These included Mediclinic Sandton, Mediclinic Morningside and Leeuwendal (which later became Mediclinic Cape Town).
	1986	Mediclinic listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa. Mediclinic Panorama in Parow commissioned, the first hospital built by Mediclinic.
	1987	Commissioning of a hospital in Mitchell's Plain (subsequently sold in 1998).
	1988	Medical Innovations established to design and manufacture medical equipment locally. Mediclinic Constantiaberg in Constantia, Cape Town commissioned.
	1989	Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt in Bellville acquired.
	1992	Mediclinic Stellenbosch commissioned.
	1994	Mediclinic Hoogland in Bethlehem commissioned.
	1995	MediCor Group acquired, adding an additional 11 hospitals to the Group.
	1996	Hydromed group acquired, adding four more hospitals to the Group. Medical Human Resourced established.
	1997	Nursing Training Programme formally started. Mediclinic Klein Karoo in Oudtshoorn commissioned.
	1999	Acquisition of Auckland Health Limited (the holding company of the Hospiplan hospitals), adding 12 more hospitals to the Group.
	2000	Establishment and acquisition of a 50% interest in the emergency assistance services company, ER24.
	2001	Acquisition of Lamprecht and Geneva Clinics in George (currently named Mediclinic George and Geneva Clinic).
	2002	Acquisition of an interest in the Curamed group of private hospitals in Pretoria, adding 6 more hospitals. Acquisition of an interest in Plettenberg Bay Private Health Centre (now Mediclinic Plettenberg Bay). Remaining interest obtained in 2004.
	2003	Commissioning of Mediclinic Kloof in Pretoria (as part of the Curamed group), Mediclinic Tzaneen and Mediclinic Howick. Acquisition of an interest in Victoria Hospital in Tongaat. Establishment of Practice Relief, which renders practice administration management services to supporting doctors in Southern Africa.
	2004	Acquisition of Mediclinic Cottage in Swakopmund.
	2005	Acquisition of an interest in the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg. Acquisition of remaining interest in ER24, the emergency services company, now a wholly-owned subsidiary. Acquisition of Mediclinic Legae in Mabopane. R1.1 billion black ownership initiative introducing Phodiso Holdings Limited ("Phodiso") and Circle Capital Ventures Proprietary Limited ("Circle Capital") as the Group's strategic black partners and shareholders in Mediclinic.
	2006	Acquisition of the Protector Group's four hospitals (then with BEE partner Phodiso, who has subsequently sold their interest to Mediclinic). Conclusion of agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Emirates Healthcare in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which then owned one hospital, the rights to develop two further hospitals in the Dubai Healthcare City and five clinics.
	2007	Acquisition of a controlling interest in Emirates Healthcare in Dubai became unconditional. Mediclinic extends its international operations with the acquisition of a 100% interest in Hirslanden, the leading private hospital group in Switzerland, operating 13 private acute care facilities. This coincided with the 75th anniversary of the group's Klinik Hirslanden.
	2008	Division of management and operating structure of the Group into three operating platforms in Southern Africa (Mediclinic Southern Africa), Switzerland (Hirslanden) and the United Arab Emirates (Emirates Healthcare). Mediclinic celebrates its 25th anniversary. Opening by Emirates Healthcare of Welcare Clinic Mirdif in Dubai. Opening by Emirates Healthcare of The City Hospital in the Dubai Healthcare City.
	2010	Opening by Mediclinic Southern Africa of Mediclinic Cape Gate in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. Acquisition by Hirslanden of a 100% interest in Klinik Stephanshorn in St Gallen, Switzerland.
	2011	Acquisition by Emirates Healthcare of the assets of The Dubai Mall Medical Centre, Arabian Ranches Clinic and the Meadows Clinic. Change of company name and rebranding of the Group's holding company to Mediclinic International and rebranding of its operations in Southern Africa to Mediclinic.