What a feasibility study analyses in this sector
- Local healthcare need
- Specialties & departments
- Medical equipment & cost
- Health licensing requirements
- Insurance & working capital
Examples of healthcare projects we study
Specialty clinics and polyclinics, radiology and laboratory centres, dental and physiotherapy centres, private hospitals, pharmacies, home-care services, and medical-supply factories and warehouses.
What does a healthcare feasibility study analyse?
- Healthcare need: population and age profile within the catchment, existing facilities and the specialties with unmet demand.
- Specialties and departments: choosing services that balance community need with economic viability.
- Medical equipment: the devices each department needs, their cost, maintenance contracts and useful life.
- Medical staff: numbers of doctors, nurses and technicians, and the cost of different contracting models.
- Licensing and standards: health-authority requirements for space, equipment, staffing and infection control.
- Revenue: expected patient volumes per service, prices, the share of insured patients and how long insurers take to pay.
Key risks in healthcare projects
Healthcare projects carry high equipment and fit-out costs and long licensing timelines, and their success depends heavily on attracting and retaining good doctors. Slow insurance payments can also squeeze liquidity, so the study pays particular attention to working capital.
What to prepare before the study starts
It helps us to know the type of medical facility you are considering and the proposed specialties, the candidate site or building and its size, whether you already have partner doctors or staff provisionally agreed, the capital available and the share to be financed, the price segment you are targeting, and whether you plan to work with medical insurers from day one. This lets us match departments and equipment to your budget and to licensing rules, and to decide whether a phased opening makes sense.
How SCOOP helps
We analyse healthcare need in the area, recommend specialties, space and equipment in line with licensing requirements, build operating and financial projections that reflect a phased opening of departments, and prepare the study for investors or lenders.
FAQ: feasibility studies in the Healthcare Sector
How does the study choose the right specialties for a medical centre?
By comparing need in the area with the services existing facilities actually provide, then assessing the economics of each specialty in terms of set-up cost and expected revenue.
Does the study take health-ministry requirements into account?
Yes. We reflect the general requirements of the health authorities in the target country for space, equipment and staffing, and recommend confirming them with the authority before implementation.