Life Healthcare Group
Private hospital company in South Africa
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Life Healthcare Group (formerly Afrox Healthcare) is a South African private hospital group, founded in 1983.[1]
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| JSE: LHC | |
| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | ZAE000145892 |
| Industry | Private hospitals Healthcare |
| Founded | 1983[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 63 (2025)[3] |
Area served | South Africa Botswana Europe |
Key people | Victor Litlhakanyane (Chairman) Peter Wharton-Hood (CEO)[4] |
| Services | Healthcare |
| Revenue |  R25.51 billion (2024)[5] |
| R2.89 billion (2024)[5] | |
| R2.18 billion (2024)[5] | |
| Total assets |  R24.34 billion (2024)[5] |
| Total equity | R13.51 billion (2024)[5] |
Number of employees | 16,108 (2024)[5] |
| Website | lifehealthcare |
Headquartered in Johannesburg, the group has a presence in 13 international markets, operates 63 private healthcare facilities, and employs over 16,000 people (including 3,000 healthcare professionals) as of 2025.[3]
History
Founded as Afrox, the company was traded on the JSE Limited until it was sold to Business Venture Investments Limited (Bidco), a Black Economic Empowerment group, in 2005.[6][7]
In November 2016, Life Healthcare bought European radiology services company Alliance Medical for around R10.4 billion.[8]
In July 2025, US radiology company Lantheus acquired Life Molecular Imaging from Life Healthcare.[9]
Operations
As of 2025, Life Healthcare operates 63 private healthcare facilities across 7 South African provinces, as well as neighboring Botswana.[3]
The group also has a presence at 22 locations in Europe, and 14 in the US.[5]
