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PERITUSKLINIKEN

Care without the wait – now
a reality for more people

Perituskliniken reached an important milestone by winning an important bid.
They are now a partner of Region Skåne and made a successful bid under the
Swedish Public Procurement Act for a urology care contract. More people can
now be provided with care without the need to wait, allowing Perituskliniken
to make a better contribution to the Swedish healthcare system than before.

The private specialist hospital Perituskliniken offers diagnosis specialist care in urology, and fall 2023 saw its major breakthrough in
and treatment in urology. Perituskliniken has Sweden’s most this area. It was then clear that Perituskliniken had won a urology care
experienced specialists and surgeons and is the only private contract with Region Skåne that would enter into force in February
clinic in Sweden to offer PET-CT for the investigation of advanced 2024.
prostate cancer. It is also able to perform robot-assisted surgery. Since
it was started in 2020, the clinic has provided proof of its excellence “I’m delighted that we’ve finally been awarded a contract and
year after year. Satisfaction index ratings from both patients and become partners of Region Skåne,” says Åsa Dahm. “This means that
insurance companies are on the rise, and the number of patients is we can make a contribution and offer patients the opportunity for
growing annually. Åsa Dahm, CEO of Perituskliniken, explains: investigation, treatment and surgery with a high level of availability and
quality.”
“In 2023, we’ve increased the flow of patients in diagnostics and
surgical treatments by about 15 percent compared to the previous year. The new contract means a growing influx of patients and the need to
One success factor is that we work systematically on quality and safety hire more people.
and all employees at the clinic are involved in this work. We take rapid
action and continuously develop our business and offering. “I expect that we’ll need to grow the organization, with more
specialist doctors, specialist nurses and other expertise.”
Perituskliniken expanded its activities in 2023 through requests from
private healthcare providers who now use the modern and advanced KEY ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE
technology for knee and hip implants. This is a way to contribute to
the Swedish healthcare system and to utilize existing infrastructure to Working to minimize its impact on the environment is a matter of
increase business volumes.” course for Perituskliniken. The most important issues in this regard
are linked to the clinic’s purchasing, use and waste management of
DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR DNA consumables and plastics, and how the clinic can optimize energy
consumption in its operations.
Locating Perituskliniken at Medicon Village in Lund was a strategic
choice. There, the clinic can contribute cutting-edge knowledge and “As we’re ISO certified, a great deal of our quality and safety work
advanced medtech infrastructure to various research projects. One takes place within the framework of the management system,” says
such project is the collaboration with NanoEcho on clinical image Åsa Dahm. “A priority right now is to optimize our energy consumption,
interpretation of rectal cancer diagnostics for an upcoming registry much of which is linked to our ventilation system and humidification
study. of the premises. Over the past year, we engaged a consultant who
has identified important efficiency measures that we’ll now be
The specialist expertise available at Perituskliniken, combined implementing.”
with the clinic’s excellent reputation, opens many doors as regards
knowledge sharing and collaboration with other hospitals, both At Perituskliniken, staff are the most important resource, as they
nationally and internationally. possess the specialist skills that are crucial to the success of the clinic.
For this reason, the clinic works constantly to ensure that its staff are
“There’s currently an interesting exchange of knowledge with private happy and develop in the workplace by means of various initiatives.
healthcare in Finland, which excels at oncology and new forms of
treatment with cytostatics and radiation therapy,” says Åsa Dahm. “I see this as solid proof of our success, as we have almost no staff
turnover at all,” says Åsa Dahm. “I’m also very excited about the future,
NEW AGREEMENT IS A BREAKTHROUGH as we finally have the contract that we all worked so hard for and were
waiting for. I now hope that everyone continues to work with the same
Since its beginning, Perituskliniken has mainly provided high-quality fervour to deliver the high quality care we’re capable of.”
care to patients coming from private insurance companies or patients
paying for their care themselves. However, the goal has always been to Åsa Dahm, CEO
be a complement to the public healthcare system, with assignments
for specialized healthcare coming via public-sector agreements with
the regions in Sweden.

The development of the care choice system for specialized
healthcare in Sweden is slow, and the country’s regions make use
of the system to varying degrees. This is a very important issue for
Perituskliniken. The clinic has therefore worked strategically to expand
knowledge and awareness of its excellent conditions for providing

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