Harlequin aims to expand to seven hospitals

Former Defence Forces captain Joe Kelly is heading up Harlequin Healthcare, which aims to have seven private hospitals within five years.

Kelly, who managed the military hospital at the Curragh before he retired from the army, joined Harlequin as chief executive when it was set up by developer and entrepreneur Jerry Conlan in 2003.

Harlequin owns and manages St Joseph's Hospital in Sligo and Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny, which it bought earlier ...