Mediclinic International plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates private hospitals. The company offers specialist-orientated and multidisciplinary healthcare services under the Mediclinic and Hirslanden brand names. It operates 74 hospitals, 20 day case clinics, 22 outpatient clinics, 5 subacute hospitals, 2 mental health facilities, and 453 theatres with approximately 11,538 inpatient beds in Switzerland, South Africa, Namibia, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom. The company also provides treasury, hospital equipment and procurement, emergency medical, management, food and catering, healthcare management, and debt collection and related services; manages healthcare staff; and owns and manages properties. In addition, it engages in the intellectual property holding and medical store/procurement businesses. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.