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PERITUSKLINIKEN

Major increase in patients and
more growth opportunities

Since 2020 the inflow of patients to Perituskliniken has increased significantly,
and more urology care contracts have enabled more people to access care
without having to wait. The clinic intends to explore new opportunities in

education and research along with partners and suppliers in the near future.

Perituskliniken was the only private healthcare provider and COMPLEX TASK FOR SOLUTION-ORIENTED CLINIC
partner to start offering urology care to patients in Region Perituskliniken currently employs over 50 people and has plenty of
Skåne, in early 2024. The new contract has meant that the capacity to take on more patients. But running healthcare operations
clinic has seen a sharp increase in patients. is also a complex task. With an inflow of around 130 referrals per week,
thorough planning between the various departments is required.
“We’ve increased our net sales by 40 percent since 2023, mainly as The challenges include establishing an efficient logistical flow, from
a result of the contract with Region Skåne,” says Åsa Dahm, CEO of patient admissions to surgery and aftercare, and ensuring the right
Perituskliniken. skills are in the right place in the flow. This is particularly evident
when there is a shortage of certain specialists.
Perituskliniken has a negotiated contract with several regions and
also has collaboration agreements with other healthcare providers. “The care we provide at Perituskliniken requires nurses with a range
In addition, the clinic is seeing steady growth in patients with private of specialisms, and it’s not possible to simply move staff around if
insurance, as well as private-pay patients. someone is ill,” says Åsa Dahm. “If we don’t have the appropriate staff
at all times, we may have to close an operating theatre.”
“The contracts with the regions make a big difference in terms of the
inflow of patients and reducing waiting lists,” says Åsa Dahm. “At the The number of staff increased by 29 percent in 2024, but in the
same time, we’re not at capacity – there’s scope for further growth.” long term, larger patient flows will require additional recruitment and
complementary skills.
The contracts with the regions
make a big difference in terms “Some specialisms are more difficult to recruit for than others,
and in order to deliver high-quality care, we do not use recruitment
of the inflow of patients and agenices,” says Åsa Dahm. “This means we need to take good care of
reducing waiting lists the staff we have in the clinic to ensure they want to stay with us for
a long time. We’re solution-oriented and work efficiently in teams to
COLLABORATION TO GAIN MORE SPECIALISTS make a difference for our patients. We also look for this attitude when
Perituskliniken has some of the most experienced specialists and recruiting staff.”
surgeons in Sweden. This specialist knowledge, combined with
advanced equipment and modern treatment methods, has raised
the clinic’s profile as a potential partner in research and education.
Discussions are now underway to deepen collaboration in areas such
as specialist training and advanced technical training.

“We’ve been discussing development opportunities for education
and research in urology with Region Skåne and Lund University,” says
Åsa Dahm.

Perituskliniken is already planning to admit newly qualified doctors
as residents for specialist training in urology in the first half of 2025.

“At the same time, we’ve noticed a lot of interest from our technol-
ogy suppliers,” says Åsa Dahm. “We have vacant space in which they
can install new high-tech equipment and invite specialists to attend
continuing professional development and training.”

We’re a solution-oriented ÅSA DAHM,
team that wants to make a CEO
difference for our patients

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