Pihlajalinna Plc Press Release 15 December 2016 at 8.30
Pihlajalinna selected as the social welfare and health care service partner for the municipality of Hattula
In its meeting held in the evening of Wednesday, 14 December 2016, the municipal council of Hattula selected Pihlajalinna as the municipality's social welfare and health care service partner. Pihlajalinna and the municipality of Hattula will establish a company whose share of service production will be less than 50 per cent of the current operational social welfare and health care costs of the municipality. Hattula has roughly 9,700 inhabitants and the value of the agreement is approximately EUR 7 million per year. According to the competitive bidding documentation, the duration of the agreement is 15 years at the minimum and 20 years at the maximum. The service production begins in two stages. The preliminary plan is to begin the service production for oral health care on 1 April 2017 and for other services on 1 April 2018.
The procurement agreement can be concluded at the earliest within 21 days of the date when the tenderer has been informed or is considered to have been informed of the decision and its grounds. The decision on the selection of bidders has been appealed to the Market Court.
Currently, Pihlajalinna produces the outpatient and inpatient health care services for the municipality of Hattula. The current agreement will end on 31 March 2018.
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Pihlajalinna in brief
Pihlajalinna is one of the leading private social and healthcare services providers in Finland. The Company provides social and healthcare services for households, companies, insurance companies and public sector entities in private clinics, health centres, dental clinics and hospitals around Finland. Pihlajalinna provides general practitioner and specialised care services, including emergency and on-call services, a wide range of surgical services, occupational healthcare and dental care services, in private clinics and hospitals operating under the Dextra brand. Under the Pihlajalinna brand the Company, in cooperation with the public sector, offers social and healthcare service provision models to public sector entities with the aim of providing high quality services for public pay healthcare customers.