Menu HOME / ABOUT US / INVESTING IN EXCELLENCE Investing in Excellence “Aspen has historically resisted highly leveraging its UK operations. This has enabled us to facilitate substantial capital investment in our existing facilities.” With the constant demand for demonstrating regulatory compliance and sustained business growth, Aspen Healthcare has shown that investing in all areas, and especially quality, not only protects the business, but makes good commercial sense. Aspen continuously seeks to demonstrate that sustained and, more importantly, balanced investment in excellence and innovation is key. The following gives a timeline of Aspen Healthcare’s strategic investments: 1998 Following a management buyout of Paracelsus UK from Paracelsus Kliniken Deutschland GmbH, Aspen Healthcare is established, consisting of two acute care community hospitals: Parkside Hospital in Wimbledon, SW London and Holly House Private Hospital (now known as The Holly Private Hospital) in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. 2000 United Surgical Partners International (USPI), backed by Welsh Carson Anderson and Stowe (WCAS), acquires Aspen Healthcare. 2003 Aspen purchases Highgate Private Hospital, North London in March. Cancer Centre London, Wimbledon opens in August. 2005 An additional site is purchased in Wimbledon, SW London to enable expansion of the existing Parkside Hospital facility. 2008 An additional site in Buckhurst Hill, Essex is purchased for the expansion of Holly House Private Hospital (now known as The Holly Private Hospital) facility. 2010 Aspen rolls out its first ‘Clinician Partnership Model’ at Cancer Centre London [with Clinicians owning 25% of the operating company]. Seymour House Outpatients opens following an £11m construction project on the Parkside Hospital campus. 2011 Aspen enters into a Joint Venture arrangement and purchases 50% of the shares in The Edinburgh Clinic, Scotland. Construction begins on the £17m extension to Holly House Private Hospital (now known as The Holly Private Hospital). Aspen significantly increases its shareholding in The Edinburgh Clinic. Significant investment in upgrading the radiotherapy equipment at Cancer Centre London to offer IMRT/IGRT services. 2012 Aspen commences an expansion and refurbishment programme at Highgate Private Hospital. Aspen takes over Claremont Private Hospital, Sheffield. A majority shareholding in the Midland Eye Institute, Solihull (now known as Midland Eye) – a specialist surgery centre dedicated to eye surgery and eye care is purchased. 2013 Completion of a £21m expansion and refurbishment programme at Holly House Private Hospital (now known as The Holly Private Hospital) (including a fully digitalised theatre suite). Investment in a new 3T MRI Scanner at Holly House Private Hospital (now known as The Holly Private Hospital). 2014 Highgate Private Hospital completes a £12m expansion and refurbishment programme. Purchase of freehold property adjacent to The Edinburgh Clinic for future expansion. Cancer Centre London commissions a state-of-the-art Versa HD linear accelerator. 2015 Additional MRI scanner purchased for Parkside Hospital Outpatients. Aspen enters into a Joint Venture arrangement with Nova Healthcare, a specialist private patient facility of the Leeds Cancer Centre. Aspen acquires an additional 20% shareholding of Eye Docs Limited (trading as Midland Eye). Aspen purchases the freehold of The Edinburgh Clinic and remaining 10% minority shareholding interest. Since its acquisition in 2012, over £5m has been spent on refurbishment at Claremont Private Hospital. 2018 New £650,000 state-of-the-art Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP 160 CT scanner purchased for The Holly Private Hospital. 2019 £2.7m investment in a refurbished Day Unit at Parkside Private Hospital. New MRI purchased for Parkside Hospital Outpatients Department. Company History Aspen Healthcare operates healthcare facilities in the UK Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms and Conditions By clicking 'Accept', you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance your site experience and for analytics purposes. To customize your settings click here: Cookie settingsAccept