Mediclinic International plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates private hospitals. The company offers acute care, specialist-orientated, and multidisciplinary healthcare services under the Mediclinic and Hirslanden brand names. It operates 17 private acute care hospitals and 4 clinics with approximately 1,805 inpatient beds in Switzerland; 49 acute care private hospitals and 2 day clinics in South Africa, and 3 hospitals in Namibia with approximately 8,131 inpatient beds; and 6 acute care private hospitals and 22 clinics with approximately 748 inpatient beds in the United Arab Emirates. The company also provides treasury, hospital equipment, debt collection and related, emergency medical, management, food and catering, procurement, and healthcare management services; manages healthcare staff; and owns and manages properties. In addition, it engages in intellectual property holding and medical store/procurement businesses. Mediclinic International plc was founded in 1983 and is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.